The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-19


naments at the St. Nicholas rink this
spring. No program has been arranged,
but IL is planned 20 begin four weeks OF
play following the skating season at the
rink. Two weeks OF this time VIII be de-
voted TO play by the foremost men OF
the country at both singles and doubles.
W. w. Evans has bought OF w. r.
Freeman the bare mare Baroness Helen.
by Baron Wilkes (2.iS). and her yearling
brown colt by Cresceus. Jr. 2;25l, The
mare is in foal TO Todd l2:14&p. She is
the dam OF the sensational yearlng flly
Helena Todd. that trotted a half in l:0SlA,
Port Henry, n. Y.
George ID. Sherman OF Port Henry.
n Y; has engaged c. II. Baldwin OF
farm horses this season Mr.. Baldwin
was formerly trainer at Suburban farm,
Glens Falls, ~ Y, when the late w. Il.
spier owned shajor Delmar g;5stO. Di-
several OF Mr.. Shermans horses at Rush
Vile. Ind, and will race them when the
season opens.
looks so much like Ben Wilkes G:l1A)
that most horsemen have mistaken the
mare for the gelding at the speedway.
Dick Lawrence thinks that his old fav-
orlte, Emma f. GOO, would pace in 2:O5
II trained this year. She has had a two
years rest and is sound as a dollar.
John r, Madden. has purchased from F.
NJ. Whitaker of Cincinnati the noted
young trotting stallion Prince Selma.
2lOa.. by Bow Bells. dam Cora F.. by
Kentucky Prince, and he will head the
trotting stud az Hamburg place. Prince
Selma was purchased TO take the place
OF the famous Adbell, that was destroyed
after breaking leg. Madden will cam
paign the horse after a short season I'm
the stud He has shown trial miles in
2:O7
The Metropolitan Handicap. the great
big turf fixture Of the spring. will be run
at Belmont park on the opening day.
May 10. The action of the Westchester
Racing association in dividing Its spring
meeting into two parts caused local race
goers 10 ask when the Metropolitan would
be decided.
The Whitney Memorial steeplechase.
named I'm honor of the late w. {. Whit
ney. will be decided on Memorial day. ON
the same afternoon the 40 Belmont stakes.
for three-year-o will be on the pro-
gram.
pion. will play an exhibition Ml-balk-
line match tonight at his West Thirtieth
street academy with Walter Aborn, the
Union club expert.
Daniel O'Dell Of New York has shipped
TO e +. Geers at Memphis. Tenn. tho
black mare Lady Gail Hamilton (2:1lh)
and the bay stallion Bonnie Russell
C2:1OiO. Both will be prepared for the
coming campaign.
u. n. G. Hyams, proprietor OF Somerset
farm Milton. has an addition TO his sta
BILE i'm the 2-year-old gray colt by Todd
(2:14SD. out OF the dam of Poindexter
(2:09) that arrived from Kentucky last
week The youngster is pronounced very
promising.
Peter the Great Sadie Mac. Grace
Bond and Miss Abdell. all winners OF the
3-year-old division OF the Kentucky fu-
turity, were all single nominations, and
majority OF the winners from the inau-
guration OF the stake have been produced
by small breeders.
The supreme court at Nashville declared
the Rice-L Levin Anti-Race Track bill un-
constitutional II there are no interven-
ing steps by persons favorng the bill. the
decision means that horse racing will be
resumed In Tennessee this spring.
The bill was passed at tho last session
of the legislature.
Memphis racing devotees were greatly
elated over the desicion OF the supreme
court declaring the Anti-Racing act un-
constit utional.
Secretary McFarlane Of the Memphis
Jockey club announced that the usual
spring meeting Will be held here. The
secretary said that the Tennessee Derby.
the Oaks Montgomery Handicap and Pea
body Handicap have all been literally
subscribed to- Many stables are wintering
here and Will take part I'm the spring
meeting.
The old regime I'm harness racing Ia
again In control and exerted its power at
the annual meeting OF the National Trot-
ting association i'm New York two days
ago
Three Grand Circuit stewards were
dropped men most prominent in the rae
ing world They are: F. r. Perkins OF
Providence Senator Horace White OF
Syracuse: James Butler OF New York and
c. X. G.. Billings OF Memphis.
Those elected to succeed them are:
Alexander Maclaren OF Quebec. Can; II.
N Balm OF Poughkeepsie: John II. Shuts
OF Port Chester, and George Campbell
Brown, of Spring Hill. Tenn.
H. Is Devereux. a friend OF Billings
asked the congress TO pass a vote OF re-
gret and explanation that Billings name
was not dropped ION account OF the turf
scandal we all deplore." An awkward ST.
lence followed De Forest Settle OF Syra-
cuse. seconded the motion and IL passed
without dissent.
Jack Donnelly says that he has one OF
the greatest pairs of small horse show
horses in the country in King Wilkes and
Baron Posey. They will make their debut
at the Boston horse show In April
An English turf critic thinks Foxhall
Keene's Grand National candidate is not
an ideal chaser. Another says he is a
good locker but will not become acclima-
ted In time to do well by March 30
Turtles who are watching the latest
move before the New York legislature
against racing assert that IL is inspired
by the poolrooms, which are thus trying
for revenge on the jockey club.