The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-20
SOLID ICE,
Avenue Is in
Grand Shape.
FAST STEPPERS OUT


The sleighing upon the avenue NeSlef-
day afternoon was simply grand. The
thaw of Saturday and the freeze Of sun
day night had rounded the roadbed into
perfect condition, making it almost
solid ice.
And yet with the footing Of the best
the best for years-the brushes and
the speeding We're both Of a desultory
character. AS is so often the case, for
some inexplicable reason, the days
when weather and snow path condi-
tons are the best are the very ones
when there is the smallest amount Of
fast work. So it was yesterday after
noon.
Road drivers, bearing in their mind
that only poor sIeighing prevailed
down town and upon the city streets,
evidently took it for granted that the
footing on the avenue would be but
little better. Herein, however, they
were badly mistaken. Today there
Should be plenty Of fast work and in
teresting sport.
The avenue parade was small but Sc
Iect all through the afternoon. At no
time were there over $50 horses on the
avenue. At the same time the exhibit
ton of horse flesh was the best so far
this winter, there being more horses
With fast marks on the avenue than
upon any preceding day. Nevertheless,
none of them was started up in COM
pany, their owners and drivers simply
parading up and down along the side
lines and letting them out a link or two
IN spots.
The two gray mares Of the avenue
Rehna and Abbie V--were among the
haa -, Il. ~.
Taylor. Abbie VS. owner, drove over
with groom and a couple of new horses.
Mr.. Taylor speeded one animal down
while his hired man held the ribbons
over the other. Then the two changed
places and another heat followed In
each case the horse that Mr.. Taylor was
driving won right handily. Neither ami
mai, however was blessed with an I'M
usual amount of speed and is not likely
TO cause the owners of the top notch
ers any appreciate amount of worry.
After trying out his new animals, Mr.
Taylor drove off, but. on account of
business engagements down town, could
not return with old Abbie V.
Refina DR.. Frost's dappled gray
mare, with a mark of 20S. took no part
in the speeding. In fact, she was not
GA the avenue any part of the after
noon. Dr.. Frost hooked her to his Con-
cord buggy and drove her down town
on 8 few errands. Then he returned
and put her up for the rest of the day,
appearing later behind his handsome
gated bay daughter Of Oxide.
For the first time this winter Walter
G. Warren rode behind his little bay
mare Baby Strathmore, with a mark
Of 2:12 "a at the pace. The little beau
W was fully booted and drawing Mr.
Warren and E. N. Dean to sleigh.
stepped down through one or two times
alone. She moved like a bit Of machin-
cry, going level and true and never fall
tering. Mr.. Warren is not likely to
give her any considerable quantity of
SNOW work, as he intends campaigning
her next summer He may take Baby
,.Strathmore to Canada when the season
IS more advanced, to race on the ice
there.
maggie w, a speedy black mare,
with record of 2:26 IA as a three
,Xear-old, was never intended to be
speeded on the avenue. Saturday af-
ternoon, while A. 3. Brunell was driv-
Ing her, the bit broke, and it was only
by good luck that the mare was
stopped without injury to herself or
TO her driver. Monday afternoon Tom
Morrill, of Holland had her out and
started her up a few times Coming
down once with q field of slow ones,
she went into the air, and when she
had squared away again, it was seen
that she had. badly cut her quarter. She
was taken to a veterinarians but il
may be several weeks before she can
be used.
Nelson w. Jones Of This city was on
the avenue, exercising F S. Pierce's
nay geloing, Uncle Tom. A week or so
ago, when being driven double with
Major Wonder, the horse reached over
and cut his quarter, and Yesterday was
his first appearance on the snow since
that time. The quarter was bandaged.
but the gelding did not favor it at an,
Mr.. Jones did not start the gelding out
of jog.
Charles H. Perry sat behind the bay
mare, Nancy Harkaway. PIP IA and
let her step down three or four times
alone. She went yell and Mr.. Perry
may decide to take an active part in
the brushing with her before the end
of the season.
Al Haven of the Haven Brothers was
out with his new purchase, the big
brown PAGER, Turko, with a mark of
~ nat. The big fellow has had very
little fast work, and is really in no
condition for racing purposes. He was
started up alongside Of A. 3. Brunell
with 5alrey Camp, but had to admit
defeat when the barn was passed.
Paul Henry drove the black pacing
seiding Correct with q mark of 2.2i.
S-NA ~ NAAN lGAiOW ELcD along a lew
times, but he was not hooked IN quite
right and the gelding, in consequence
did not move quite so smoothly as
usual.
Sairey Camp was Of course on the
avenue hitched TO the combination rae
ing sulky and sleigh in which Mr.
Brunell drives her. Sairey INDUCED
in a few brushes ana won them all
Captain Frank L. Allen came onto the
avenue late with his pacing mare Pc.
cahontas. He figured in some Of the
brushes, however
John Kervick attracted considerable
attention behind a big bay geding
whose name, John says, is Billy-WilI-
Go. The fellow has only recently beer
taken UP and is far from being in con
d1tion for fast work John says h,
sees in the gelding a prospective Tran.
Fylvania winner but so far nobody else
shares Kervick's opinion.
The avenue saw its first out tow