The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-21
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Ed. Geers Is selecting his 1906 string
at Memphis He now has 20 horses In
his stable at the Southern track. Geers
has had Walter Direct, 2:06A, In his
stable all winter. and although the PAGER
is going sound II has been decided to
put him I'm the stud this year, racing
him again in 1907. Geers will try Hal
Chaffin on the grand circuit this year
w. j. Andrews is busy with his East
Aurora stable every day. One OF his
good prospects is The Captain General,
by The Director General, that showed
a mile in 2:l51s as a three-year-old. The
Captain General is owned by local man.
The East Aurora trainers have been
working their horses over the snow I'm
pretty glib style the past week w. b.
Mcdonald. w. ]. Andrews. Harry Bene-
dict Ed. Baker and the others have all
been pretty busy
Hal Patron got quite a bit OF the money
at the Ottawa ice races. winning no less
than three races
Nervola. 2:04h, will be raced by Thomas
Murphy next year Murphy has just
taken up the PAGER.
latest reports are 10 the effect that
Hazel Patch. 2:O5%, will be campaigned
by Farmer Flack OF Milwaukee, again
next year. IL is said that Ed. Sherman,
the Chicago man who has had the black
PAGER IN California, has been racing him
on shares, and did not buy him out
right. as was reported from Chicago last
fall.
Another well-known race driver who
is located at Memphis is James Hogan,
with Snyder MoGregor. 2:GA and Is
others.
Report says that the board OF review
OF the National Trotting association will
try the. Lou Dillon Ma jor Delmar charges
at its next meeting which will occur
In May.
The three-cornered match between
Wentworth. 204iA. Sweet Marie 2:04A.
and T'Wrton, 2:04la. is an assured fact.
and details and dates are now being
arranged. The race will be for $500 a
corner.
The Kenilworth and Fort Erie dates
for next summer show. that Buffalo will
have continuous racing during June. July
and August. From June 4 TO July Z the
horses will be at Kenilworth. and from
that time until August they-wiii be
at Fort Erie.
The Hot Springs meeting started off
in good shape Saturday. Jockey Radtke
rode three OF the six winners, starting
his season IN great shape.
Racing Is now going on at five points
two New Orleans tracks. San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Hot springs.
Sunday racing is still going on at AL
giers across the river from New orleans,
balance OF the southern season.
Coach Richard Glendon OF the Naval
academy rowing squad put two crews on
the water yesterday and today. This Is
the earliest Annapolis crews have been
able to get in their boats While the
Navy loses all but two of last years
oarsmen the work is improving, and In
gram, stroke OF last years second crew,
is doing we'll In the same position for
the first crew The crew is somewhat
heavier than last year, but most OF the
men have little experience.
Sir Thomas Upton offered, and the Bos-
ton Yacht club has accepted, in trust.
$500 cup TO be raced for in the 2-rating
class of the Yacht Racing association OF
Massachusetts,. Twenty-six clubs, repre-
senting the ports from Provincetown 10
Annisquam, belong to the organization.
The trophy is the finest ever offered here
for small boats.
The cup will become absolutely the
property of the owner first winning two
championships. He need not necessarily
years In succession. Pending such per-
formance the Boston Yacht club, n char
tered body, while the association is not,
will hold the cup in trust.
AS usual with bench shows In Boston,
the Boston terrier led the list OF entries
at the Kennel club exhibition yesterday.
although there was a large array OF bull
terriers. The Airedale terriers were also
numerous. and while the collie classes
were not heavily filled, the best dogs IN
the country were represented and a keen
competition is looked for later In the
week between the kennels OF Samuel Un-
termeyer and ]. Z. Morgan OF New York.
Five breeds were judged during the
afternoon.