The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-26
CHARLEY HERR WON.
Took Big End of the
$4,000 Stake at
Readville.
GREATEST TROT OF THE YEAR.
Benton NJ. Drawn After
Taking 18th and 18th Posi-
tons in 2.10 Glass.
GREATEST TROT OF THE YEAR

Readville, Aug. 25,--The card at the
grand circuit races this afternoon was
the finest ever presented at the Read
vile track and fully $1,000 people were
present to enjoy it. Excitement con-
stantly spiced the events, for every heat
was fight for the wire and not a few
times the spectators thought they knew
batter than the judges as to the winner.
The Massachusetts stake race, which
has proven to be the greatest trot of
the year, was quickly finished after the
start was given, Charley Herr, owned
by David Cahill of Lexington, KY, win
ming it. The event came over from We'd
nesday, Charley Herr, Tom Boy and
Lecco having two heats each Tom Boy
at the time of .postponement was a fair
favorite, the sporting men being scared
of Lecc0s aptness to break and run, al
though claiming that he had speed
enough. q
Charley Herr was admired for steadi-
ness, but people thought his speed limit
had been seen. Tom Boy was sick
Thursday and today he had no chance
to win, acting lifeless. Herr became the
faVorite, and by trotting an honest mile
won in almost a dead heat with Lecco
The latter repeated his performance
of the sixth heat Wednesday in which
he was expected to win, by breaking
three times, each at q quarter, and then
coming into the last turn of his stride
but with speed which closed up yards
of distance behind the leader.
Through the last eighth came the two
horses almost neck and neck. Every
body was on his feet shouting lively,
and everywhere except in the judges
stand it looked as if Lecco was under
by nose. But there was no question as
to the winner on merit and Charley
Herr took the big end of the $4,000
stake.
1t is claimed that upwards of s1o0, 900
depended on the event, in fact, the larg-
est sum of any trotting race in this
country, barring the futurity at Louis
Vile
Private stakes on the race had ac-
cumulated through the six heats of
Wednesday, and yesterday the outcome
of the race was yet a good wager.
Lecco's loss was his first one of the sea-
son; Charley Herr is unbeaten, and Tom
Boys reputation has not suffered as she
is looked upon as the most promising
four-year-old on the circuit.
The track was quite soft after two
days soaking, and that the time was
cut but little, was due to the fact that
most of the horses were driven to win
despite the bad footing. The sun dried
out the course late in the afternoon,
but bad spot in the first quarter was
troublesome, and it took the half mile
to split up the bunch of horses.
OF the regular events, the 2:07 pace
was the fastest, and the 2:10 trot the
most split up. The 2;14 pace, an un-
finished one, went to Darrell, owned by
Hubin9er New Haven, which had two
straight heats Wednesday.
The 2:1S trot went to Senator L., the
picked winner, after Pilot Evans each
time had come into the stretch in the
lead. Both finishes were in doubt until
the wire was reached, and Pilot Evans
longs to T. w. Dellinger of Portland,
Ind.
The 2:07 pace was fairly easy for La
dy of the Manor, driven by the veteran
Geers She lost the second heat through
being pocketed in the back stretch, and
as all the horses slowed up Helena Du-
pick came home in almost a walk. The
other heats were driving ones. The
Lady of the Manor comes from East
Aurora, N. Y.
The 2:1e trot, which finally went to
the Toledo stallion Cresceus, the ia
vorite, was rafting affair. Cresceus
had been beaten in two heats through
Geers' excellent handling of Dare Devil
The latter seemed to tire after that and
to lose his feet when close pressed by
the field, although he had generally
benefited by good send-offs.
The 2.1A trot was called the last thing
and after a heat which Timbrel took
with no effort whatever, the race went
over to give added interest to the clos
ing card, which includes the 2:04 pace
and free-for- Summary:
MASSACHUSETTS, STAKES, SIC, COO; 2:1S
TROT-CFinished from Wednesday,.