The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-19
EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS

Jockey club asking that Starter MarsI
Cassidy be instructed 10 send his horses 81
away from the barrier while in motion.
These men say that Cassidy has proved
conclusively this winter at City Park that
this is the best method OF starting. Ilel
achieved excellent results by sending hisI
horses back behind the barrier a hundredI
yards and walking them up TO a. Whcnl
i'm line and I'm motion the barrier was re- l
leased. Cassidy the trainers say, was al
failure last year as a starter because heI
had TO use a system he considered all
wrong-the standing or "hat-footci" start.
w. c. DAILY will ship his string OF horses
from Gravesend TO Bennings today. PA"
has his horses we'll forward. md II theyI
arc not able TO win II will not be hecauseE
they are not ready 10 race. His colt
Warning made the fastest move of the
spring recently-six furlongs In l:l6. andI
seven furlongs better than 81 This fcl-
low ls I'm the Bennings handicap. and the
horse that beats him will have TO stepl
along lively. The material, In Days
stable is not very high class. but the
horses should earn s9me money during
the early part OF the meeting on account
OF being ready to race
There will not be enough stable room
at the Long Island tracks this summer.
There are so many thoroughbreds in
training and so many race-horses will be
shipped to New York from the West and
South during the next two weeks that the
supcrintendents OF the various courses
are at their wits end. H. T. OXnard. the
sugar king and one OF the turf's biggest
subscribers TO the produce stakes Of the
country. recently tried to secure a few
stalls at the Gravesend track. but was
told by Philip ]. Dwyer that all had been
engaged for the season many days ago.
Miss May sutton holder OF the ll-Eng-
land women's lawn-tennis cham2ionshIp
and American ex-champion. will go TO
London I'm July and defend her title The
California girls decision to do this was
received I'm this city yesterday and shS
will cross the Atlantic ocean az the same
time as the American challenging team
which will compete for the Dwight +.
Davis International Challenge cup Before
sailing for England the American girl has
arranged to play In many OF the Eastern
tournaments. She will be accompanied by
at least two and possibly three Of her sis
ters. all OF whom are experts with the
lawn-tennis racquet.
Willie Hoppe and Thomas Gallagher
viii begin their five days session OF IS
inch balk line billiards. one shot in ba,k.
this afternoon. at Hopes academy.
Hoppe will play 300 points 10 Gallagher's
POO The youthful champion is confident
he will defeat George Slosson In their
coming match. Hoppe says he will prove
that he il master OF any man living at
either the 1871 or 1872 game He will con-
tinue his eight-mile walks to get in good
physical condition.
The next boxing show OF the Morri-
SANTA A. G. win be held at the~club- house.
one Hundred and SEVENTEEN street and
Third avenue, tomorrow night. Eddie
Johnson and Artie Edmunds are sched-
uled TO meet i'm the main bout. and Neil
Miller and Eddie Bouser will meet I'm the
sefni-inal event. Ralf Linder and Bull
Mccarthy will also fight
Joe Youngs and Kid Stein are sched-
uled TO box tonight at the show of the
Navarro A. c., in American theatre hall.
Forty-second street and Eighth avenue.
Youngs has been doing good work re-
Gently, and a hard fight should result
when he meets Stein. Kid Murphy will
box Kid Egan. George Hoey will face
Grover Hayes. George Kitson will take on
Eddie Boggs and there will be about FIVE
other bouts.