Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-11
LlMBER BOY, 2.1sl-4, SOLD.
New York Gentlemen Purchase the Out
lawed GeIdIng Of Many Names for $500.

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The notorious gelding, Timber Boy
for it was by that name that he was
! best known in this city--who has been
raced under about as many names as
he is years old, has been sold. He was
purchased of Mike Henry, Thursday af-
ternoon, by New York parties for 500.
AS soon as he was purchased, he was
shipped by express to New York city,
where his new owner resides.
| Timber Boy WAS we'll sold for 500.
men. He has world of speed at the
| pace, and could undoubtedly win some
money in his class on the track. But
he is at present outlawed, and to re-
store his standing, If it could be done,
would cost more and necessitste the re-
turn of more money unlawfully won
| than he could ever be expected to win
! in future races. But for a road horse
| he is valuable, although many might
| look at 500 twice before deciding to put
| them down in payment for Timber Boy.
1t is understood to be the intention Of
| his new owners to race him In friendly
| brushes on the ice, and then relegate him
to the road, where he will join the pro-
cession Of fast ones on the Harlem
River speedway.
| The gelding's history from the day he
was foaled would make interesting read
| ing, If the data could be collected and
| published. Timber Boy has been raced
from California to Massachusetts, un-
| der four names that are known and
| perhaps under other cognomens that
have not yet been discovered. AS Lev
erone, given as a son of Gen. Hancock,
he had paced in a race in PIG, and there
is little doubt but that he had been to
the wire first in even faster heats. But
| that Is the fastest time that shows on
| the records. AS Timber Boy, he came
/ to Worcester eligible to the 2:23 class
and had a mark of 2:18 IA under that
name before being held up. Still third
name which has graced his shoulders
was Richard W., and entered thusly he
| paced in 2:17. And finally as Little Fred
!, he took a mark Of 2:20 in the heat of
winning race. For all his campaign
ing, he Is sound today, has apparently
all Of his former speed, and is only
eight years old. 1t is not likely that
| there is a horse in the country of his
| age that has seen so much crooked
work.
Since being brought TO Worcester
about two years ago, Timber Boy has
been owned by three different we'll
known local horsemen. None Of them,
| however, has been intentionally a par
| ty to any unfair tactics, although 1t was
while he was owned here that the horse
was shown up in his true colors
| c. B. Cook, who first and last has
owned many good ones, brought him UP
| from Georgia and was told at the time
| that he had a mark of 2:22 and a frac-
i ton. Mr.. Cook with Walter Warren
raced him through the season of '96 and
hewent into winter quarters with mark
of about 2:19 to his credit. During the
winter he changed hands, and was pur-
chased by e. N. Dean, but Warren was
retained to drive him
| Timber Boy was looked upon as being
able to step in about 2:12 and prac-
| tically sure winner in his class when
he was brought up with sharp turn
He was held up early in June as being
/ the bay pacing stallion Leverone, and
was suspended awaiting Identification.
At first Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Dean be-
lieved it was a case Of mistaken identi-
/ ty, but the more Cook looked up his
former history, the more he became con-
WINGED that he had been imposed upon
and that the horse was q rank ringer.
An arrangement was made with Mr.
Cook, whereby he took back the geld
ing and Mr.. Dean got another of Cook 5
horses, the little mare Baby Strath-
more, which last season took a record
of 2:15 IA.
/ Cook again sold Timber Boy, this
time to Mike Henry, for road purposes,
and Mr.. Henry has driven him ever
since. This winter Mr.. Henry has been
working him some on the avenue, and
was just getting him into shape for stiff
work, when he was asked to place a
price upon him. This he did, the prop
osition was accepted; the money was
paid over and the horse changed
hands, And thus ends the history, so
far as Worcester is concerned, Of the
bay pacing gelding of many names.