The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-12
GENERAL GOSSIP

The second week of the Saratoga Rae
ing associations meeting began with
cloudy and threatening weather. and end
ed up with the last three events being
run in a rainstorm. In the absence of
stake race. the ffth event at a mile and
quarter. proved TO be the star event.
Six ran in the race. and owing TO the fact
that rain fell before the race IL was
thought to be against Advance Guard 5
chances, except by the stable people.who
backed him from TO TO III to Ia
vorite. When well Strengthened out for
the run home Sombrero moved into the
lead, and IL looked his race until the final
sixteenth where Advance Guard closed
and got up In time TO win by head. IL
Is more than likely that Chris Fitzger-
aid the ell-known starter, will not Of
ficiate as starter here for the balance OF
the meeting. Fitzgerald was taken sud
denly III yesterday morning. The physi-
clans agree that he was suffering from
typhoid fever. Fitzgerald will be taken
TO his home I'm Brooklyn in w. c. Whit
ney's private car
In the polo match between Bryn Mawr
and the Country club of Westchester at
Saratoga yesterday IL was necessary TO
play FIVE minutes and 45 seconds over
time to decide the tie existing at the end
of the fourth period. Bryn Mawr finally
won by the score of IAN TO 1914.
The second seaside meeting of the New
York Trotting association began yestef-
day at Brighton Beach under favoraole
auspices The big feature OF the card
Was the $40 600 Bonner Memorial purse
for trotters OF the 2:12 class. for which
there were IL starters. The blind horse
Rhythmic. who has won hll his races
down the line from Detroit was the
choice at $50 to $40. but eventually sold
AT 2 to 1. Silver Sign and Major Delmar
made the clip hot TO the half, where the
10 ha home
bv n length In the second heat Rhyth-
mic led all the way. but In cracking
finish with Lady Thisbee he won, very
tired. by half a length The faVorite
won the third. The disappointment OF
the race was Dan L., who. with record
as fast as Rhythmic's. but never Tor
midable.
The United States national lawn ten
MS championship will he held at Newport
TUESDAY. August 10. and following days
Entries for the singles must be received
by James Dwight at the Newport casno
Newport. on or before Thursday. August
IA. An entrance fee OF 81 should accom-
pany each entry. Besides the singles
championship. II. +, and II. H. Doherty'
eastern doubles champions. will play Col
ltns and waidner. western doubles cham- :
Mons nrobably Tuesday, Aug ist 10, and
the winners will play Ward ssnd Davis
holders of the national doubles cham-
pionship probably on WEDNESDAY, Hu
gust 90. The interschoastic champion
shin will also be played. The members
OF the English team. Messrs. X, T. DO
herty. II. l.. Doherty and DIR. PIN, VIII
play for the singles as well as Tor the
doubles championship.
The fourth Of the New England trap
shooting tournaments OF the present sea-
son was opened on the grounds OF inc
Auburn, Me. Gun club yesterday, under
very inauspicious circumstances. pour
ing rain rendering everything unfavota7 :
HE In spite OF this. however. there was
a good attendance and some excellent
scores were made.
Today the team match between Maine,
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire ana
Rhode Island will be shot ard also a l0-
man match between Massachusetts, and
Maine teams. In the former Maine has
won two OF the matches already held and
NIassa chusetts the third.
The last cricket match between the
Australian and English teams was com
menced at London yesterday on Ken
sinqton oval before 10000 spectators.
The Australians were all out In their first
inning for 32i runs.