The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-04

Dick Roche has Harold H.. 2:o4. and
several others owned by r. ]. Mckenzie.
in training in Canada. Harold II IL again
sound.
Walter Cox will campaign Midnight
2:12%. by Alcantara. again next season.
This is one OF the handsomest horses
'as0ing.
The stallion Jupe. 2:o7A. is to be expol r
ed. d A. Smell. who formerly owned him.
having sold the stallion to a Russian
horseman
j. s. willett of Rochester has recently
purchased The Squire, 2:2lh. from DR.
Scott OF Medina. The Squire is by Palo
Alto Chimes.
While here Irwin also approached BIZ
Scanlon. the Brooklyn team pitcher. and
Lew Carr and Billy O'Brien Of the To-
ronto team. all Syracuse products.
-pineen said last night that he WAS con
siderng the Altoona offer, and that un-
der no circumstances would he submit
TO a salary cut in the Boston American
team.
The latest report is that B. s. AcKer-
man of Alabama now owns the late r. II
Plants Idle Hour Farm at Macon, Ga. He
will stock the place and breed trotters
and PAGERS.
Maj Wonder. 2:e%. that took his rec
ord over the old Ferry street track In
1898, dropped dead while being driven at
Worcester. Mass. the other day. He was
20 years old.
The grand circuit stewards will soon
hold their meeting in New York and fix
the dates for this years racing 1t is
quite likely that Albany will be added 10
the circuit.
Fed Tenney would take his men to
Charleston II there was a good field there
The hotel accommodations are all that
can be desired Doubtless Durham N. c.,
will be the place.
Frank Erne. the ex-lightweight cham
pion, who retired from the ring some
time ago has changed his mind and he
is going TO engage In some of those
three-round bouts In New York.
Another harness horseman who has
been with the runners for some years is
coming back 10 his first love This time
1t is Crit Davis who has just signed 10
train for J. q. Cecil of Danville Ky.
George Mcpherson. the Canadian horse
man, who brought out Angus Pointer.
2:o41e. is working a green PAGER he thinks
will do to take on the grand circuit This
is Jimmy o, by Lord Ferguson. 2:1s1s.
Benny Yanger the Chicago boxer. who
Is signed to box the winner OF the COM
ing Deshler and Goodman bout. Jan. 10.
has aleo been matched to meet Kid Sui
Ivan I'm Baltimore within three weeks
Fred Sydney. who has been picking up
some easy money In New York. returned
TO Boston yesterday at the call OF his
manager. who, has signed him TO meet
Andy McGarry In Portland Monday night.
Arthur Irwin, the new manager OF the
Altoona. Penn, hall team OF the Tri-
State league, was in Syracuse yesterday
and made a hatterng offer to Billy Din
cen. who is wintering at his Syracuse
home.
Terry Martin. who was slated to meet
Peter Sullivan in Marlboro tonight has
refused 10 come from Philadelphia to hll
the engagement He says his hands arc
too sore. but he has another good reason
for not boxing at that club.
The athletic authorities Of Michigan
university have asked the University OF
Pennsylcania for a dual indoor track
meet. Michigan suggests that II Penn
evlvania accepts the invitation the meet
be held at Ann Arbor I'm April
Julian w Curtiss has been appointed
chairman OF the finance committee OF the
American committee for the Olympic
saHaas--IIa - -Lhe- Ilght-naan- Tor the -righL
place. and his personal popularity will be
a great help to the community
Charles Longbotham Of Chester. Pa has
begun suit against the Pennsylvania
Railway company for $4,000 damages 20
the PAGER Frank Yoakum. 2.0iit. M
wreck on that road. IL II said the PAGER
will never race again he was so badly
hurt. Bast year this horse won over 1909
purse money.
Griffith will have Is pitchers from