The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-06
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Tobias Burke will send all his horses TO
Readville, in charge or Fred Clark, next
Monday. The horses will be given their
spring training over the Massachusetts
track this season. Up to date no Boston
horsemen has accepted the challenge of
Mr.. Burke TO meet Leonora on tho road
for a good-sized purse.
Jockey Nones not only bungled the Sec
ond race on Al Powell but he threw ava =
first money for his employer. Willie
Shields. on Reidmore I'm another race
He was nearly thrown while racing down
on the backstretch by going up on the in.
side OF his field. After ne had been
knocked back last he steered around has
field so wide that he came over TO lhe
outside fence I'm the stretch. Reid,nore
closed up eight lengths in the run home.
but was unable 10 finish better than
fourth. Well handled he would have won
easily
The stewards suspended Slaughter. the
rider OF Garter Knot, for five days Re
cause they thought he rode that horse
carelessly through the stretch and lost
the race which Black Death won. Garter
Re-mas-the- paeaaalsnE- -nper-tha- two
mile steeplechase course and entered the
last quarter with commanding lead.
Slaughter was so confident that he would
win easily that he eased Garter Knot up
in the last furlong. Bowner. on Black
Death, took advantage OF this and. rally
ing his horse for a inal effort, just nipped
Garter Knot on the post.
The students OF the University OF Wis
consin held n meeting last night and de-
clared themselves in favor of the retention
OF football A petition was signed and
sent to the co-eds for their approval II
will be presented TO the faculty Presi-
dent Van Hise held conference with n
committee OF students and found that the
sentiment is largely I'm favor OF football
under certain regulations He frankly ad-
mitted that he favored the sentiment OF
the student body but he could not vent IRE
guess as 10 the probable action Of the
faculty
The Duquesne Kennel club opened its
eighth annual dog show last night at
Pittsburg with total OF 500 entries
Among the exhibits the noticeable feature
was the large number In the toy class
Other classes passed upon were Great
Danes. 81. Bernards. Russian wolf hounds
pointers fox terriers. bloodhounds ana
English settlers.
The second night OF the national ANA
teur boxing tournament at Mechanics
pavilion showed marked Improvement I'm
the class OF boxing.
Harry Baker OF the Olympic club got
the decision over Thomas r. Rawson Of
the Boston Athletic club in the 1l5-pound
class
Roy Rainey, the young multi-millionairc
or Cleveland who made fortune in
coke. purchased from Fred Littleheld yes
terday the 2-year colt Computer for 5000
Littleheld acted on behalf Of his daughter,
Thelma. miss l3 years old. who not only
owned Computer. but his dam. Charlie
This little horse owner helped 10 raise
and develop the youngster that Ralney
paid such good price for Charlie has
hf.nr 90 fs,ff 20,
her three foals-Mount Hope. Yelled Lady
and Computer-are all winners
Computer Is a descendant of the mighty
IIindo lie Is a son of Compute. by Han
over: he by Hindoo
4 bout between George Gardner and
Jack Johnson will probably be m the
card AZ the Lincoln club next month.