The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-11
SPORTING GOSSIP.

William McGrady OF this city is driv-
ing a new matinee horse. Christmas
Carol, by Oakland Baron, 2:09A.
The Erie county bred stallion, Iecco.
2o94 by Bonnie Boy. is now at Macon.
Ga. where he will make a stud season.
Lon Mcdonald has been driving Lady
Sealskin 2:06i9. and Nellie g.. 2:12A. dou-
bic in Boston, and they go we'll together.
]. Boyd Thacher, the mayor OF Albany.
has just purchased York Boy, 2:06A,
from the we'll known trainer, Barney
Demarest.
J. NJ. Johnson. the prominent Maine
horseman. is the new president OF the
New England Trotting Horse Breeders
association.
The stallion, Lord Russell. a full broth
er to the ex-trotting queen. Maud s..
died at Newark. o., a few days ago, at
the age of Is years.
Jack Kinney now has charge Of the
horses owned by William Ryan OF New
York having resigned as trainer for the
Granite State Park stable.
Rube waddell is just as modest as ever.
This is his latest: II think / shall win
the pennant next year. The rheumatism
has left my arm, and when am in form
they can't beat me-"
Manager Billy Murray has signed r.
Grant of the Harvard Law school for the
Jersey City club Grant played second
base for Cleveland one day last season
i'm Boston and did well. M
~ Henry Richardson, the New England
horseman, owns a full sister to the peacr,
Locanda, 2:02. that is a natural born
trotter. In all other ways she resem-
bles her famous brother
Prince Alert the fast sidewheeler, at
tracted much attention in Austria last
year. His best showing was In Septem-
ber. when the paced a mile In 2:07 5-10
which is a record for Austria
George H. Ketcham has purchased
Don Carr, 206. from Toby Burke of
Pleasant Valley Stock farm. Providence.
r. l. 1t is said Mr.. Ketcham was acting
for Walter Winans. the European horse
man.
Ben White has just returned from Mem
phls with the IA head OF Ideal Stock Farm
colts he has had at the southern track
for some months. He will work them
over the snow at East Aurora the rest
OF the winter.
1t is said that Samuel Hyde Of Fall
River, Mass. has recently refused $4,000
for the three-year-old colt, Silence, by
Chimes, that forced Bon Voyage. 212A,
to his record in the Hartford Futurity
last summer.
j. T. MCGUIRE who trains for G.. III.
Estabrook, the Denver horseman. has a
full trotter to his old campaigner. Win
field Stratton, 205h and he expects to
make a great PAGER. The colt is named
Rightaway, and has worked a half In
1:07.
George Lachance is now a magnate.
He is the owner of the Wnsted (Conn.)
team. and next season, with Daniel Kelly,
will launch the Naugatuck Valley Base
ball league, including Winsted, Torring-
ton. Naugatuck Bristol and probably
Derby and Waterbury.
Old ICY" Young has been offered a cut
I'm salary by the Boston Americans and
has been advised to quit by friends. "Cy'
is wel-to-odo and. like other veteran
pitchers, does not fancy the hard work
necessary for twirler to condition him.
self for the seasons work.
The reorganization OF the old Virginia
league recalls the fact that this organiza-
ton turned out such star players as
Christy Mathewson, Jesse and Lee Tan
nehlll, AL Orth. Jack Chesbro. Dan Nc
Gam Sam Lever. Billy Nash. Frank
Sparks. Bill Donovan, Norman Elberfeld.
tnlCK Stdnl ana tit ldtt JdineS hOJdihcs.
Tim Murnane is getting his all around
the circuit SAYS the Philadelphia North
American: Tim Murnane comes out with
an article that gilded brick was palmed
on Garry Hermann when he signed Ned
Hanlon to manage his team. As the
Boston writer has never been known TO
call the turn, fans in Cincinnati naturally
are elated"
ri,
Hubinger. purchased Axcyell. 2:ioA. one
of the stars Of the Chicago Horse Sale
last week. paying S20o Axcyell IS a
son OF Axcyone, by Axtell, and took
his record over a half-mile track last
year lie has shown a trial mile In 2:ois,
and is likely to step in 2:O5 over mile
track.
Manager Hughey Jennings of the
Baltimore club Is bit worried as 10
what will be done by Brooklyn with the
Baltimore players covered up by
BROOKLYN. Ned Hanlon owns the Baiti-
more club and now that he Is no longer
connected with Ebbets. and latter may
pay the price for the players and keep
them. They are Jennings himself. Catch
or Byers. Pitcher Buchell and First Base
man Tim Jordan. with his big black
bat" the pride OF the Baltimore smals
boy
Hazel Patch 2:03at. the black stallioK
that was raced on the grand circuit last
summer, has been showing great speed
In his western campaign. AZ Phoenix.
Ariz.. the last week IN December. Hazel
Patch paced a mile in shade less Than
200. and II looks as though he Will mo
hard to beat on the Grand Circuit next
summer Last year the PAGER was owned
and trained by a western farmer named
Flack. who has since sold him 20 a chi
cago horesrnan with fha result that he