The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
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Wrong Side of
the Betting.
LORD VINCENT'S GREAT RACE.
Wins $4,000 Pennsylvania
Stake and Surprises
Kentucky.

Lexington, KY, Oct 5.-The $4,000
Pennsylvania today, in which it seemed
moral certainty that Peter the Great
could not be beaten, was one of the
greatest surprises ever witnessed in
Kentucky. After a terrific battle, in
which fortune was in Peters favor up
to the third heat, which he lost by
break within $50 yards Of the wire, Lord
Vincent won the great stake By sheer
pluck.
Two other races were on the card, but
only the bettors watched them. The
betting ring was a tangled mass of men
by II o'clock Peter the Great sold ia
vorite at 100 to 40 for the field. Thomas
ii. Lawson, the Boston plunger, had
bet $4,000 on the favorite in the pre-
vious nights pooling, and was taking
pools on Peter the Great still. He
drove the price to 100 to 80 before the
first heat was called.
AT 1890 the candidates were on the
track for the first heat They were
sent away with Charlie Herr in the
lead. Peter took the lead at the first
turn At the quarter Peter still led,
with Charlie Herr half a length away,
and Halle Rocket third. 1t was the
same at the half, with Peter a length
ahead Up the far turn liter was re-
| straining Peter They came to the
hree-quarters in the same fashion. and
began driving through the stretch. Pc
ter the Great, coming easily, wor by
length from Charlie Herr, whose driver
mad used the whip from the half pole.
Peter now sold for 30 and the field
| Drought 10. They were away again for
the second heat. Peter was a length in
front at the first turn. They passed
the quarter in 1924 in this order, with
Halle Rocket third. In 1:O3h they
reached the half with Charlie at Peters
saddle. AT the three-quarters Peter
was still leading, and Charlie Herr
gamely hanging on, his driver whip
ping. Under the string they went in
the same order, Peter winning by a
length from Charlie
Betting did not change for the third
| neat, but there were few takers for the
field. They were sent away the third
Time AT the quarter Peter led Charlie
! Herr, who was a length in front of
] Kingmond. Passing the quarter, Herr
began to move up, and neck and neck
with Peter passed the half in 1:O31e.
Around the far turn, Peter increased
his lead and turned in the stretch a
length in front. They were coming
fast, Herr under the whip, Peter broke,
passing the last pole. Kingmond COM
ing like cyclone on the outside took
the heat, with Herr second and Peter
third in 2:09 fiat.
The betting shifted to so for Peter and
! 6b for the field. Lawson still backed
Peter. Kingmond was away first, with
Peter in the fourth heat and Herr close
up Before reaching the quarter King
mond and Herr left their feet, and Pc
ter went on two lengths before Lord
| Vincent. Peter led by four lengths at
the quarter. Vincent was second and
Herr third. punched, but in the same
order, they came in the stretch. Peter
/ broke halfway down and Vincent came
Oh even terms. Peters head was six
inches in front. but he came under the
wire in break, The heat went to Vim
cent, Herr third.
Peter sold. so, field 100, for the next
heat. Herr and Peter fought to the
head of the stretch. Here Tudor
! Chimes and Kingmond joined in and
| Vincent, who had left his feet at the
half, was out of it. Peter broke at the
distance pole and finished fifth. King
Elond took the heat with Tudor Chimes
second and Herr third.
In the sixth heat Kingmond led to the
quarter. then broke. Peter took the
lead by two lengths, but tired and was
passed by Vincent and Kingmond the
winner finishing pulled up. In the last
heat they were sent away with Vincent
in the lead. This order was maintained
to the half, Peter and Kingmond lap
ping the leader But Peter was too tired
to keep the pace and the finish was a
procession with Vincent. Kingmond
and Peter finishing as named.
Free Bond was a strong favorite for
! the 212 and won as he DleaSed Praise
the favorite in the 227 class, likewise
spread-eagled his field without trouble
Summary
THE TRANsYLvANIA, FOR 2:1S CLASS
TRoTTERs, VALUE $4,000.