The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-30

The card was far from interesting at
Bennings yesterday. because a majority
OF the races looked TO be one-sIded af-
fairs so many OF the bookies took day
on. The only races where they looked
to be the semblance OF contest were
the first, nfth and the steepechase. The
weather and track were splendid and
there was a great attendance. There
were no stakes and the feature was the
fifth race, which brought about meet
ing between Sats and Torchlight, both
winners at the meeting
Mimon set a merry pace TO the stretch
IN the first race. followed by Alpaca and
Paul Clifford. The latter then went 70
the front. and drawing away, won cley-
erly by length and half from Mlmon:
backed favorites OF the meeting.
Dulcibella, the odds-on fayorite IN the
second race, jumped away In 'front.' ana
Job OF II. winning in hard drive by
narrow margin, from Jade. Latheron
and Rockland raced head and head TO
the stretch, where Latheron drew away
and won easily in the third race.
The fourth race was only gallop TOT
Andrew Mack. Tide, by stalling or
rush by brotherhood. secured the place
by two lengths. Sais, the favorite, won
the fifth race easily, Honolulu %cono
and Trspezist third. The sixth race was
won by Impertalist, Trinity Bello secohu'
FTTZ WILLING.
Since Sandy Ferguson OF Chelsea
whipped Joe Waloott he has been hot ar
ter a match with Bob Ettzsimmons. lhe
latter has issued challenge open 10 any
heayyweight IN the world. and once
named Sandy as an especial target fof ms
deh Al tho time Alec Mclean, SANDY
manager answered the challenge. put
there was nothing coming from lanky
Bob but silence. Since then Mclean nhs
left 20 stone unturned TO get rltz lnto
a match, and Il now looks as though ne
has succeeded Since Robert came 70
Boston Mclean has hung about the royh
Robert and yesterday morning got hm
anv kind were signed, Mclean being
happy 10 get Fitzsimmons 10 even agree
TO meet the Chelsea iceman. ana IN oolns
SO the former allowed the nght hea'y-
weight champion to name almost all OF
AS things now stand Bob viii meet
Sandy probably in May. F1tz Is willing
90 meet him IN philadelphia, Chicago
or st. Louis A Philadelphia club has Of
fered n purse of $500 for tho pair for
six-roslnd bout and Ffts is perfectly Will
ing 10 go there II the club fails to live
up TO it's agreement. then F1tzsimmons u
perfectly willing that the club onerins
the best inducement, in either OF me
two other cities named, can nave the
event.
In speaking OF Ferguson, Fitzsirnmons
gave him every credit for being bic,
stn,ng fighter and feels that he Is worthy
of his own consideration. Ferguson feels
that he can outpont the Cornishman ana
if ne succeeds IN doing this. Jer11es VIII
have TO consider him. This rs LOOKING
long way head, but Ferguson feels that
Al is In him TO whip Bob, and is willing
40 take the chance, and his manager has
money to bet OF the outcome.
candy was billed to fight Gus Rubin
IN Chicago next Friday night. but the
latter asked for a postponement TOT NJ
least one week. without giving any rea-
sons. and Ferguson had 20 comply with
the request
AUSTRALIAN MIDDLEWEiGHT.
rTnlees eli signs fail. Jack O'Brien and
Arthur Cripps. the Australian middle-
weight cha hampfon, now In thls country
will como together at Philadelphia In
six-round bout in few weeks Sanuei
Fitzpatrtck. Cripps manager, Is at pres
eut In that city trying TO bind match
and from present indications the chances
are that he Will be successful. The other
dav Fitzpatrick received an offer 10 nave
his man meet George Cole, VINO knocked
out Kid Carter a few days ago, Cripps.
who has never fought a negro, drew the
color line and the proposed encounter
wap abandoned. Fitzpatrick then looked
IN the representative Of O'Brien. The
pair had n talk, but 1t Is up 20 the quaker
10 agree II the mill can be brought
about Il ought TO prove hummer. Crlpps
is certainly a clever nghter II his work
IN private IL any criterion. In action
ne reminds one forcibly OF Young Grino
IN the Iatter's palmiest days. Ills foot
work e. superb and It ie evident that ne
can-give and take punishment.
Fitzpatrick is also looking forward TO
Introduce Cripps on tho Pacific coast.
rYtzpatrick Is willing TO let Crfpps tackle
RYAN, O'Brien or anyone else IN Cah-
for-nja for n long fight II they Will not
take him on in tho east Those VINO nave
.aor crinps p.rform agree that the for
etvne- ts a real champion and think that
he viii make good on his first appearance