The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-26
SPORTING GOSSIP

The Rhode Island Automobile club is
planning to hold a pool tournament I'm the
near future and the committee which has
the matter in charge has arranged the
following handicaps: William +. Mather.
80; r. l.. Lippitt, 40 Eugene F. Sawin, 40;
Herman Waterhouse, 75; Cliff Edwards,
100 G.. A. Wilson 40; George Briggs. co;
James Smith, 90; A. Hughes, so. A meet
ing OF the board or governors will be held
next week when considerable routine
business is to come up for consideration.
Guss Russ, captain Of the Brown foot
ball team last season, is employed at the
Rhode Island Electric Protective COM
pany Custom House street. He began his
duties there last night. Gus says that
he hopes to bag several burglars before
college closes. This is Russ senior year.
Bill Higgins, the former Brown univer-
sity baseball and football player. is at
present a student at the University of
Vermont. He intends 10 complete his col
lege course at that institution. 1t Is very
likely that Higgins will continue his star
athletic career In the Green Mountain
state Higgins was also captain of the
present Brown team until conditions
forced him out
John A. Powers OF Prospect Hill. Paw
tucket. who has been playing baseball
for the past few seasons wit hthe Albany
and other fast teams. has received a con-
tract TO sign TO play with the Denver club
for the coming season. The players have
been ordered TO report for duty at Kansas
City, Mo-, April T.
Winfield stratton 2;o5h4. goes 10 Nova
Scotia, having been bought by A, B. Etter
OF Amherst.
Two mares are being shipped from
Russia 10 be bred TO the matinee king,
John A. McKerron.
Alcyoner, 2:9o is dead. He was a son
OF Alcyone and sired NeH Alcyoner. 2:12L,
and ten others.
Hazel Patch. 2:os%, is reported sold
again. This time to w. W. Fleming OF
Winnipeg. Man. for 1900.
Last week eight trotters with records
below 2:S were bought for use on the
Pioneer coach this season
Billy Mcdonald, the Buffalo trainer. will
take his horses TO Belmont park, Phil
adeIphia, early In May.
The register association credits 1.22a
trotters with records Of 2:sO or better. aud
II, 500 PAGERS in the 2:25 list
Tobins Burke Of Providence talks OF
bringing Leonora. 2:12ia, to 30 ston this
spring for the speedway matinees
WillMiam will locate at Readville with
the horses OF j. Frank Rowland. In the
lot Is the stallion American Law. 2.22L
Millard Drinkwater thinks he has n 2:i5
trotter In green 5-year-old by San
Mateo. 2:154. out OF the dam OF Cello.
2:lTIk
That extremely fast but erratic pacing
mare. The Duchess. 2:12k. by Gambetta
Wilkes. IL wintering at the Belmont farm.
Nenia, q. This marc went a mile below
2o6 laet year, but like Stein. was no Ssure
TO get away from the wire. Her owner
intends 90 try II again this year. and N
she goes good is sure 10 take lower
record than her full brother. Bubanola.
2Osi.
s. w. Parlin. editor % the American
Horse Breeder win send n sister TO Oc-
tone. 2:2sh. 10 Cochato The offspring
will be something very choice IN tho
way of breeding
New York dealer lately signed
contract with n western shipper FOR S
carriage horses at 500 PEE head The
shipper would not agree to deliver them
inside two months
John p Halls good more Nelly Nc
Gregor. 7.ii. has given birth 10 bay
colt by Bingen. ,:s'.. and has been bred