The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-26
A GREAT HORSE.
A. H. Brunell Buys
"Airship,' the
Noted Pacer.I
MARK is 2.11 IA.
John Kervick to Handle
the New Acquisi-
ton.

Airship (2:11A), one of the most SEN
sational performers on the American
track last season, when as three
year-old he stepped within the EIz
class. has been purchased by A. Il.
Brunell, and will be oampaigned the
coming season. Airship is a full
brother of the black PAGER, Tugboat'
tracked by Mr.. Brunell last season. He
is by Barada, he by Nutbreaker; DAM
Reinette, by Gamhetta Wilkes, and
traces back through the most azure OF
blue blood lines.
The speedy PAGER started in his first
race as a three-year- early last sea-
son, and was paraded in the best OF
high society against big money. ne
won his maiden race in straight meats,
lining them out in 2:l4A, 2:16 and 2:2O4
and about month later he was a
winner of the $1,000 stake race at Fort
Wayne, Ind, arguing the field TO a
standstill by putting in heats in 2:lS15,
2:14A and 2:16h. He next appeared
well up in the bunch against the great
race horse, Klatawak at Dubuque, Ia,
finishing third in a race of which the
fastest heat was reeled off in 2;O972.
The last of September he took his
mark. 2:11A, over the track at Peru,
Ind, finishing second in race every
heat of which was put in in 2:l5 or
better. All told, on his first season out,
the smooth black PAGER started In SIX
hard races, winning three of them ana
landing outside the money contingent
only once.
Airship should be one of the most
conspicuous figures on the eastern cir
cuff this summer, and if he stays right
should be a great race getter. His
mark is none too fast for him. He 1s
eligible to start in the same class and
in the same races with A. B. Brunch S
grey PAGER, Peter Turney, and the RI
valry between the Brunell brothers on
the track will be watched with interest
by Worcester horsemen.
A. H. Brunells Tugboat, run
brother Of Airship, has wintered Like
an Bsquimo, and comes out Of winter
quarters as clean as a whistle. Tug
boat was logged on the snowpath dur
ring the days of sleighing, and Is al
most in condition to go the race Of his
life with little handling. He was start
ed twice last year, winning second
money each time so that he is eligible
to any class that comes his way. When
Victor F. Roberts took him in hand last
spring, Tugboat was as untutored as
an Indian and as green as the green
est of grass. He righted into form
handily. In his second race he figured
in a collision which gave him a wicked
knee, and he was on the hooks for the
remainder of the season. He is now in
the best of condition and ready to go
TO his limit.
Tugboat is now in fiveyear-Old form,
being year older than his brother
Airship. The four-year-o horse is
the hardest proposition to handle in
the trainers category, but enough was
seen of Tugboat in his short career last
year to satisfy his owner that he has
all the possibilities of his famous
brother as a race horse of the first
water.
The two horses will be given to John
Kervick for handling If present plans
are followed. Victor F. Roberts, who
handled Tugboat last summer, is under
the ban of expulsion from the tracks of
the American association, and it is
probable that when John Kervick
leaves Worcester A. H. Brunelrs two
horses will go with him.