The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-23
Spencer Accords the
Candidate a Cor
dial Welcome.
A RINGER DISQUALIFIED.
Owner and Driver Expelled
From National Racing
Course Of State.

Spencer, Sept. 22.-With ideal wea-
Their, good management and first class
attractions, everything combined tc
make the second days fair of the Spen-
Ger Farmers and Mechanics associa-
ton big success from the standpoint
Of the spectator.
From managerial point of view the
success was not so great, the dismal
weather of yesterday leaving its chill
ing effect and preventing the 18th an
nual fair1from being a financial success
The attendance was large, about 170C
people paying admission, and the esti-
mated number on the grounds being
about 200O
Nevertheless, it was not as large by
several hundred as was expected, and
the management does not hope that
there will not be loss, for it is prac-
tlcally certain that there will be. 1t was
expected that the people who were kept
away by the rain yesterday would be
on hand today and help to make up the
deflclt, but the first day attractions are
entirely of a different variety from the
second days and the people who had
intended to come yesterday for the most
part remained away altogether
There was a surfeit of horse racing
and in most cases it was good The time
was neither very fast nor remarkabl
SLOW, all the winnersgoing in close to
their class with the exception of the 2:5C
horses, Leon N, owned by Leon N.
Moreau, was the winner in this class
and could have distanced the field. The
Judge saw when Leon N. finished sixth
in the first heat that the animal was not
being driven for the race, and promptly
pulled the driver down, putting the old
war horse, Rat Benson, on the sulky,
The old jockey, feeling good as is his
+ wont, received rounds of applause as he
took the seat and showed he deserved
it by winning three straight heats with
out the slightest difficulty
OF course one of the great features
was the dinner, at which the distin-
guished guests were Gen. Curtis Guild
OF Boston and Hon. John r. Thayer Of
Worcester. Spencer is unqualifiedly a
Guild town, if today's spectacle can be
taken as any criterion. Speaker Bates
came in for liberal applause yesterday.
but it was as nothing in comparison to
the reception given Gen. Guild, today
Congressman Thayer was introduced
by e. Harris Rowland president of the
Spencer Farmers and Mechanics AS
ISOLATION. and showed his usual wit
He spoke of men making two classes
the farmer and the candidate for office
The farmers he classed as the most re-
liable set of men in the state, and said
other things that tickled the men who
brought their CRITTERS" to the cattle
show.
When Gen. Guild was introduced the
applause from the 300 or more people in
the hall was loud and long. The can
didate for the lieutenant governorship
paid neat compliment to the abilities
of Congressman Thayer, after which
he confined himself to the good things
Massachusetts furnishes. He gave as
his opinion that the large concourse of
people present BODIED well for the ag-
ricultural industry. To the soldiers Of
Massachusetts. he paid glowing trib-
ute for their conduct during the late
war. He styled the man who refuses
to attend caucuses and to serve on a
jury as true patriot, and compared
politicians of today to men like George
Washington and John Hancock, and the
comparison in the vernacular made the
latter day politician look like thirty
cents.
Among the guests of the president at
the dinner were Judge Curtis, DR.. Nor
wood and wife John G. Avery and wife,
E. H Rowland and wife, Rev Mr. Dow
ney, James H. Ames, c. N. Prouty; on
the grounds during the day were Dep
uty Sheriffs w. w. Scott of Worcester
and Charles A. Bartlett of Clinton, be-
sides John P. Ranger of North Brook
field and Henry N. Draper Of this
town.
The crowd was orderly and easy to
handle The free-for-all class did not
I'LL. so Peter Turney of Worcester was
driven an exhibition mile which he ne
gotiated in 2:21h. Mr. Packard of
Oakham drove a double team consist
ing of his fine stallion, Brightwood, and
one of his colts an exhibition mile, the
pair doing the distance in $40.
One of Germans companies gave a
clever entertainment during the day.
The officials were commended for the
good work done in finishing the whole
card The summary is as follows:
2:5O CLASS PURSE, $75
Leon n, b, g. (Moreaul ..........s ! | !
Shenango b. m. (Boyer) ..........1 8 8
Cerise br. m. ellsworth .......2 2 2 2
Time, 2:S7]6, 2;S7, 1851, 2:S61a
2:32 CLASs-PURSE, $3.50.
Fred B., b. g. draper ...............1 1 /
Michael Strogoff Wood .............2 2
Petrol, b. m, (Dwinell ................3 8
Time, 2:S219, 2;35, 2:36.
TROTTING COLTS-PURSE, $50
Unnamed. CHI e. (Stevens) ............1 /
10 Ango, CHI. g. (Bouchard) ...........2 2
]. W. S., br. g.. (Snow) ...,.............3
Time, 800, 2:55
2:40 ASs-PURSE, $780,
Henry o. b. g. (Kennedy) .........1 1 /
Redshed, b. 6. (Houghton) ..........2 2 2
Time Tine, 2:s8, Al s:8iA. '''''''',''''
2;27 CLASS PURSE, $500
Gail b. M CTower) .........1 /
Maggie w, blk. M (sterans) ........2
Queen Bayard, b. m CHoughton) ....4 3 8
Conundrum, blk. &. (Tupper) ....3 Ads
IN this horse trot the horse driven by
George Draper of Medford was protested
by S. d. Houghton of Worcester. on the
grounds that his horse was running under
an alias. An investigation took place and
1t was found that Diapers horse known
today as Fred B., has been playing the
races under the names of RobertH. Rob
ert Boy and other aliases. It's record
was found to be 2.09. For this alleged
imposition the Judges expelled George
Draper of Medford. driver and Fred
Burns of Cambridge, the owner of the
horse, from the national racing course of
the state. %
The officials of these races were as fol-
lows: Judge, w. w, Hill; starters ano
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