Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-24
READV|LLE RACES.
Fifteen Starters in $4,000
Massachusetts Stake.
leccO, Tom Boy and Charlie Herr
Each Win Two Heats.
the Other Races Won by King Albert,
Who Is II and Daniel.

Readville, Mass, Aug. 23.-The Mass
achusetts Stake of 10000 value. the
| biggest event on the card at today's
grand circuit racing on the ReadviIle
track, by direction of the judges. at
dark, IS unfinished and three horses
nave an equal chance to win, tomor-
row, with two heats each.
The race was, without question. one
Of the finest exhibitions ever seen on
| this or any other track, for the class.
ana the judges decision found favor
and objection alike from the excited
throng which poured out upon the
track in the gathering fog and dark
| ness.
Tom Boy, owned by Frank Jones of
Portsmouth, Lecco, the favorite Bos-
ton stallion, and the stallion Charley
Herr, are left to battle to a finish. No
one was favorite picked to win, and.
! tonight the result is in doubt with
| Tom Boy as the favorite
AT the end Of the second heat II look
ed as if Mr.. Jones stable was again on
the winning side, and little later
when Tom Marsh drove Who Is II TO
an easy win in the PIP trot that opin-
ion was strengthened. Mr.. Jones has
three winners thus far in the meet.
The stake race brought out Is start
ers. with Bonnatella (2.1O Ia the
strong favorite. in 18th place. Fred
Kohl t2.01 sd sixth. Tom Boy 2.111-4
18th, and Queen Alfred (212 3-D at the
pole.
with such crowd starting the heat
was no sinecure. In the first two heats
Tom Boy and Charley Herr fought all
the way from the first quarter to the
wire. Each time Lecco broke repeat
edly but would steady down so that in
the stretch he strobe by the field with
greatest ease and got his nose to the
leaders TANKS and then all the drivers
would whip their horses
Next time Tom Boy showed a tired
feeling and Herr was so strong that no
one questioned his right to lead until
the last quarter. when the favorite
Honnatella made her hackers happy
by grand but fruitless burst OF
speed,
Surpol also showed up well. but Lee
cos breaks had kept him back. In
the fourth heat Lecco did not break
and after racing Herr all the way
around made an easy finish in two
lengths. The fifth heat was similar.
and the question of putting the race
over arose. With darkness coming on
the Judges called out the heat winners
The word was quickly given and Lee
co and Charley Herr began to leave
Tom Boy in the rear. Lecco broke at
the quarter half and three-quarters.
each time dropped back many yards
but yet only half distance between first
and third horses. On the last quarter
Lecco ran so much that he came up
TO Herr and in the last sixteenth poked
his nose in the lead and went under
the wire first
Everybody waited for the announce
ment and when it came, Lecco went
INTO second place for running. Elk
element prevailed, but the judges de-
clsion was accepted with fair grace.
In the 2.1S pace Tyson drove the fay-
orite King Albert to win, after a very
last first heat. The 2.12 pace went 10
Frank Jones' Who Is 1t in the first
race OF the season for the gelding.
The 2.14 pace is unfinished, Art Alec.
the favorite. having been distanced in
the first heat, after breaking Just be-
Tore the start and then coming to
standstill under the wire.
The summary:
THE MASSACHUSETTS STAKE-s,Ooo,
- V-1