The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
Massachusetts, Stake
Brings Out Some
Fine Horses.
THE EVENTS ARE UNFINISHED.
Towboy, Lecca and Charley
Herr Will Seek to Win
Out Today.

Readville, Aug 23.-The Massachu-
setts stake of $4,000 value. the biggest
event on the card at today's grand cir
cult racing on the Readville track, by
decision Of the judges at dark, is un-
finished, and three horses have an equal
chance to win it tomorrow 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,
and the judges decision found favor
and objection alike from the excited
throng, which had poured out upon the
track in the gathering fog and dark
ness.
Tomboy. owred by Frank Jones of
portsmouth; Lecco, the favorite Boston
stallion, and the stallion Charley Herr
are left TO battle to a finish. None was
a favorite picked to ain, and tonight
the result is in doubt, with Tomboy as
the favorite. At the end of the second
heat ii looked as if Mr.. Jones stable
was again on the winning side, and a
little later, when Tom Marsh drove Who
Is 1t to an easy win in the PIP class
trot that opinion was strengthened.
Mr. Jones has three winners thus far in
tbe meet.
The day was lowering, but the crowd
at the track was the biggest yet. The
track was quite mealy from last nights
rain and was made very heavy little
later by a dfizzle and fog which came
IN from the sea. The dampness did the
most tonpset calculations, for the heats
beSan, to be decided in the home stretch
with tbs strongest horses well at the
ltonH Sometimes the time suffered a
httPe, but 81 many finishes were whip
piPg ones that the average was not cut
nllch. .4MS
The stake race brought out Is start
ers, with Bonnatella the strong favor
lite, in 18th place, Fred Kohl 9Th, Tom
boy l1th and Queen Alfred at the pole.
With such crowd starting the heats
wasno sinecure. In the first two heats
To1p1ooy and Charley Herr fought all
the way from the first quarter to the
WIRE.
Each time Lecco broke repeatedly,
but would steady down so that in the
stretch he strcde by the field with
greatest ease and got his nose to the
leaders fianks and then all the drivers
would whip their horses. Next time
.Tomboy showed a tired feeling and
Herr was so strong that no one ques-
toned his right to lead until the last
quarter, when the favorite, Bonnatella,
n
but fruitless burst of speed.
Surpol also showed up we'll, but Lee
cos breaks kept him back. In the
fourth heat Lecco didn't break, and
after racing Herr all the way round
made an easy finish by 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
1ecco and Charley Herr began to leave
Tomboy in the rear Lecco broke at
the quarter, half and the three-Quar-
TIERS, each time dropping back many
yards, but yet only half distance be-
tween 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 in
TO second place for running. Excite
ment prevailed. but the judges de-
cision was accepted with fair grace.
All the other races had rafting fin
1shes in every heat, although the two
In three style made a quick close
In the 2:1S pace Tyson drove the ia
vorite King Albert to win, after very
fast first heat.
The 2:12 trot went to Frank Jones
Who Is It? in the first race of the sea-
son for the gelding.
The 2:14 pace is unfinished, Art Alco
the favorite, having been distanced in
the first heat after breaking at the start
and then coming to a standstill under
the wire. Summary:
THE MASSACHUSETTS STAKE, SIG, 900;
2:1S TROT Unfnished.)