The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-29
SPORTING GOSSIP.

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Pat T.. 2:1Ola, will race on the grand
circuit again in 1906.
No sleigh speeding this season. The
weatherman says so.
Another sweepstakes race for the trot-
ting championship OF Philadelphia is being
agltated.
II will be Starting Judge Newton and
Presiding Judge Hoyt probably all down
the line.
Lew Dockstader the minstrel. owns n
fast trotter by The Director General, dam
by Blue Bull.
The Maine and New Hampshire horse
men are having a lot OF fun on the snow
paths and ice tracks. How we envy them
The sister to Locanda. 2:O2. owned at
Thorndale farm. will he raced this year.
She IL a trotter and could beat 2:30 last
fall with practically no work
Charles De Ryder is working a three
year-old own brother TO John A. McKer-
ron. 2:O4L. at Pleasanton. Cal. He is
called Lord Alwyn, and is PAGER.
Tobias Burke OF Providence has a me-
mento OF Don Carr. 2:o6. which he values
very highly. II Is a handsome oil paint
ing from the brush OF w. l.. Duntley.
Frank Taylor OF Worcester is so well
pleased with n yearling filly by Achille.
2:l5L. out OF Valence. 2:12a.. that he will
breed the mare back to that stallion the
coming season.
A slight but persistent lameness kept
Alice Edgar, 2:26. the fast daughter Of
Moko, from campaigning last year. Ed
Benyon is now trying to get her ready
for the races in 1906.
The fvc-year old mare Rayberry. by
Bingen. 2:0Si.. out OF Matte s. Wilkes. by
Simmons, Is booked for fast record the
coming season She trotted in 2:l5 i'm races
last year but has no record.
Helen Keyes, the sensationally fast
green trotting mare by Sidney Dillon, will
probably be heard from this year. Her
speed IL believed to be only a degree less
marvellous than that of Lou Dillon.
Bertha James dam OF Harrison Wilkes,
2:1lL. and full sister of the noted trot-
ter, is owned by George Stengel of New
ark, y. j., who also owns two-year-
old by Lynne Bel, 2:1o1s, from Bertha
James.
The management OF Charter Oak park,
Hartford. Conn, proposes opening a fu-
turity for three-year-o olds, fosls of 1906. TO
be raced in 1909, nominating fee 81 per
mare. Conditions and date OF closing will
be announced later.
Elmendorf. ]. r. Haggn's great thor
oughbred breeding establishment in Ken
lucky, the home of Salvador, Water Cress
ete7,-hss been taxed sSS,o0 by the as
SCISSORS. The marble mansion recently
built there by Mr.. Haggin was hsted at
100000, and the land valued at sll0 per
acre.
The performance of Paul u. Kelly in
lowering his record to PISA at Phoenix.
Arz. last month makes him the cham
pion two-year-old pacing colt OF 1905. He
is by Armont, dam Black Beauty by Ed
mond son Of Sprague Superb. 2:2sa.. and
in 1904 took a yearling record Of 2:20a4
The PAGER Roamer C2:O5A), by Moquette.
owned by A. II. Gaffney OF Kane, Pa,
which has been campaigned by the James
town trainer Jimmy Stahl. has a race
record that few PAGERS can duplicate. He
started S times since Mr. Gafney has
owned him. has been first in 2l races. sec
ond In four. third in three and has been
outside the money just five times.
il turns out that the New Zealand
rugby football team, that arrived in New
York last Saturday. are not on an exhibit
tion tour at all. but are only going home
by way OF the United States They leave
New York tomorrow and sail for home
from San Francisco on Feb. Is. There
Is some prospect o. OF rugby game IN
cities on the way west. az several OF
which they will make stops OF a day or
two.
A horseshoor who has shod many OF the
grand circuit stars has made public the
weights OF the shoes worn by some OF the
more notable PAGERS and trotters. Among
the trotters Sweet Marie. 2WL: Dr.
Strong 206s.. Wentworth. 2N4h: Sadie
Mac. 2:osl4. and Norman b. 2:Osl. wore
bar shoes In their races last season. while
among tho PAGERS. Docanda. 2:O2. was
about the only one that wore that kind OF
a shoe. In weight most OF the trotters
wore front shoes ranging from seven rs
nine ounces. with hind shoes ranging
from three To Ave ounces. The PAGERS
wore still lighter shoes. those in front
usually weighing from 49, 10 So ounces.
the hind shoes weighing from three 20
four ounces.
Tho college fencing enthusiasts have
been enjoying tempest Of their own. but
appear TO see good times again soon.
Their trouble has been over the method
OF deciding the championships. where
West Point. Naval academy. Yale, Har-
ward. Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell
have each sent teams OF three men each.
who under the antiquated rules must con-
tend In 1913 bouts before an individual win
ner was found. IL required three days
TO find him. and everybody rebelled. Now
IL is proposed TO adopt one OF two plans:
One 10 adopt n knockout system as a ten.
mis- the other 10 divide the league into
sections. each 20 produce one winner and
small group OF these 10 fght tor the
championship