The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-22
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Nancy Hanks. 2:04. after foaling to John
A McKerron. 2:04la will be bred 10 Todd.
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Stein. 2:06. is owned in partnership by
Howard Cobb, Al Thomas and Theodore
Cobb.
Lon Mcdonald looks for Swift B. PIP.
to be one of the crack stake horses of
the year.
The PAGER Rudy Kip, 2:l0A, winner OF
seven races last season, will come down
the Zine in Tommy Murphy's stable
one of the members Of Charley de Ry-
ders winter stable at Pleasanton Cal.
is a 3-year-old pacing brother to John A.
McKerron, 2:04Is.
c. X G. Billings will breed six mares
to John A. McKerron, 2:04tz They are: Lou
Dillon l:5s11 Mazette 2:o4A, Bugle 2;121s,
and Fannie Foley 219h.
Florence Wilton. who showed 2:o7%
while maiden, and was loudly touted
as green phenom. took a time record
Of 2:ll the last day but one In 1905.
John Shepard was one OF the visitors
at Thorndale farm last week. The hand
soonest horse | have ever seen he ex
claimed as Glenwood NJ 2:07A, was lead
out for inspection.
George Dixon and Joe Grim have been
secured by the Plaza Athletic club of 36
Oak street 10 box at its show on Fri
day night. Dixon will meet Kid Murphy
and Grim will face Harry Lenny. Eight
bouts In all will he put on.
Trainer Alta Mcdonald is reported to be
much improved in health and expects TO
campaign small stable next year. Sweet
Marie (2O4h) will OF course he the main
4 - a 81 .l.k.,
well OF F. f. Smather's green trotter
Lady Babbie.
Mack Mack (2:l2i4), the fast son Of Nc
Kinney (2:1lAl, will again appear in the
East this season. He went lame last sum
mer after a couple OF races I'm which he
showed high form. but IL is now thought
that long course OF treatment has rem
dered him sound.
T.. T. Barnett. the new owner OF Wood
lawn farm. at Lexington. Ky. is said 70
have amassed large wealth In mining OPP
erations In Alaska. He expects 10 reside
at the farm. for which he is stated TO
have paid $4,000 and will breed trotters
on an extensive scale.
William OBJ McDonough OF California
has presented the skeleton OF Orrnonde,
the famous horse of the century, TO the
British museum. and II is 10 be mounted
and placed on exhibition there. The muse
um previously possessed the skulls OF
his sire. Bend Orr. and great-grandsire.
Stockwell.
A Cleveland (O) paper states that c. X.
c. Billings has announced that Lou Dillon
and six other mares owned by him would
be bred 10 John A. McKerron (2:04l0. The
list given out by Billings includes Lon
Dillon q $50. Musette (20lA). Lucille
(2:o7iR, Louise Jefferson (2;O9lkN Fanny
Foley C219ia and Bugle (212h).
The death is announced at Portland. n
Y, OF the stallion Alfonso (2:29A). son OF
Baron Wilkes (2:ls and tho great matron,
Alma Mater Although the sire OF %
standard trotters. including Alfonso Maid
(2:i2&), Marie G.. (2:l6h) (wagon matinee
record 2:l5) and Freeland (217aD. he was
not on the whole a successful sire He
was foaled in 1850. and just missed living
10 be %.
The annual meeting Of the Nestchester
Golf club will be held at the Manhattan
hotel on Tuesday evening and officers for
the ensuing year will be elected The fol-
lowing have been nomlnated For presi-
dent, William A. Boylan; vice president.
Millard n Guiltord: secretary. James w
Dean; treasurer, r. a. Austin. captain.
James T. LaSher. board OF governors. A.
D. Compton, Joseph Pickard. Jr.. Webster
h Marble H. s. Nusen and r ". Rosen-
quest.
The three-round bout between Sailor
Burke and Joe Grim. scheduled as the
star bout AZ the opening stag Of the Cen
trail a. e. I'm Maennerchor hall 205 East
Fifty-sixth street. is being discussed along
Broadway. Men who have watched the
sailors progress as a three-round fighter
are ~ the opinion that he Is moro likely
10 put the Italian To sleep than any other
man who has tried this seemingly inn
possible stunt Burke yas hard wallop
and knows when and where to land ~.
While Lewis. the hard hitting New York
welterweizht. and Harry Lewis of Phila-
delphia. who has beaten such good men
as Young Erne and Cnk Russell. will
meet I'm the star bout AZ the next show
of the Marlborough Athletic club in the
American Horse Exchange next Thursday