Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-09
MORE FAST ONES.
rbree Speedy Horses Purchased
by Local Horsemen.
E 6 Pierce Buys PAGER to Mate Major
Wonder, But viii Not Tell His Name
j. J. Quinn Secures Mag
gle o, 2.22I-4

The ranks of the local light harness
horse brigade have been swelled during
The past week by the addition of three
Arst-class animals, two of them with
good records, while the third has shown
miles in better than 2:20, although hav-
ing no mark. Never before in the his
tory of road driving in this city have
there been owned here more fast horses
horses that have won good money in
fast and furiously-fought races and are
yet far from being out-classed. One can
easily reckon up dozen or fifteen
horses owned by local men who have
marks of better than 2:2O, while there
is a score or more Of others that have
stepped within the 2:3O list. And there
are still others that are capable of do
ing the trick whenever called upon.
Inc fastest of last weeks importa-
tons was dark brown gelding which
d. $. Pierce of this city has just pur-
chased. Mr.. Pierce bought him as a
mate for his gelding, Major Wonder.
Inc new animal arrived here Friday
afternoon, but where he came from,
what his mark Is and what is his name,
no one knows excepting Mr.. Pierce, and
ne won't tell for he says he wants to
nave some fun with the boys and keep
them guessing for a time The horse
men have already put on their guessing
caps and are trying to solve the identity
or the newcomer, but they have not
made very much progress as yet.
A representative of the Spy asked Mr..
Pierce about the horse, Saturday after
noon, but no amount Of persuasion
would induce him to tell, even on the
quiet, what the new horse was "You
can just tell them" said Mr.. Pierce,
''that Major Wonder and my new one
will make the fastest pair of PAGERS, by
the records, that ever were hooked to-
gether in New England, barring only
John R. Gentry and Robert ]. I pun
chased him solely to have a good mate
for the old Major, and 1 think L have
succeeded. have been on the lookout
for such horse for a long time, and
l guess at last | have found one"
The animal comes from the west, but
from how far west, horsemen do not
know. He stands about 1873 hands high
and, when travelling on the road, is as
square trotter as one could ask to
see In that respect, he much resem-
bles the horse with whom it is intend
ed to hitch him. But when started I'D
for speed, he shifts over to the lateral
gait, and at that style of going, he
makes the dust fly. He is FIVE years
old and as sound as dollar in every
way.
The Spy man further learned that the
horse was cannpaigned in 1896 on some
Of the western tracks, where he took his
present record, losing but a very few
heats in all the races in which he was
started Thus The took his mark in his
four-year-old form, This past season he
has been raced only at matinee meets,
where it is said he had excellent sue
cess. With this information his identity
could probably be established with the
aid of a year book, if any one had the
patience to undertake the job. Some
horsemen incline to the belief that the
new horse in either Fellfare, 2:10%,
by Commodore Belmont or Bright Light,
2:08A. These are but guesses, however,
and may be very wide of the mark
J. ]. Quinn is the owner of one of the
others Her name is Maggie B., and she
Is handsome gray mare Weighing
about 1000 pounds and standing 1872
hands high. Maggie is natural PAGER
with lots of speed and in the first race
in which she was ever started she took
mark of 2i22A in the third heat of a
race over a half mile track. She is five
years old and is said to be able to pace
the coming season in close to 2:10. She
was sired by horse called Broekton.
Mr.. Quinn drove out behind his mare
Friday afternoon, and was more than
pleased with her style of going
]. H. Quinn of this city was the third
purchaser. During the week he picked
up promising PAGER in Lady Stewart
She is Vermont bred and was sired by
Rare Ben, 1927, brother to Peerless
Ben, one of the Ben Franklin stations
that George Hicks used to drive when
he was devoting his attention to
campaigning rather than conducting a
trotting track. Lady Stewart is young
mare, only five years, and has no mark.
She has, however, trialed over slow
track, half-mile ring at that in 2:19.
Mr.. Quinn will undoubtedly race her the
coming season.