The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-27
AMONG HORSEMEN.
Nothing Lively Promised in Worcester
This Season.

No'ning LIVELY Promised in Worceste
This Season.
trainers of horses in this city are be
ginning to work out the animals il
thelr charge on the road. Road worl
is preferable to track training at thi
season Of the year, even if the track
We're in good condition, which is no
the case, as it gives the horse variety
zeal track training won't begin unit
ABOUT May l. for the trainers don't wan
the horses to become tired of continu
| ally circling a ring
| Inc men whose stables are located
at the fair grounds have come to the
conclusion that they will get up anC
move. John kervick will doubtless 10,
! cate at one of the Boston tracks. He
Will look for a mile ring. There isn't
better conditioner or a GAMER driver
IN the business than Kervick, and wher
ne strikes the mile ring, he will un.
doubtedly increase his continued sue
ceSseS.
w. S. kilton of this city has sold tc
Boston parties the bay gelding Yukon
!2;lS1D. The horse Is believed by good
9uGSes TO be good for three heats in
ZIP or better.
In the announced dates of trottine
meets, the July meet of the Worcester
DRIVING Park Company is given from
July II to IA, and August meet
from August 8 to Ii.
Entries for the early closing races al
Readville have closed. Topples have
been barred. but the entries are larger
than at the Charter Oak meet. and the
opponents of hopples are tickled tc
death. Col. John e. Thayer of Lam
caster president Of the New England
Irotting Horse Breeders Association
ana owner of Baron Wilkes and Maple
hurst farm, writes to us: 1--WE have
scored big victory. Readville has q
great entry putting Hartford into the
shade. We have given hopples her first
black eye. New York will do the same
and by the time Lexington and Louis.
Vile have gotten through with her. She
won't have rag on her back"
Among the entries for Readville are
2:3O class, trotting, Baron Victor, br. c.
baroness Alberta, b. f., and Baroness
OF Donerail b. f., all by Baron Wilkes
OF Maplehurst farm of Lancaster; 2:1(
class. trottfng, Benton M, c. h., by Gov
Benton. In the 2:13 class, trotting, en-.
eIles 10 De announced later, the Ma.
plehurst farm has made entry.
At the Hicks sale which takes place
at COMPUTATION Park Medford, April
4. and 8, Maplehurst farm consigns
Lelah W. (2:08H) and a half brother tC
Moth Miller (2:10%).
Among the non-residents of the Gen.
tlemen's Driving Club of Boston, is G
" Laselle of Whitinsville, owner OF
Rubensten.
There is no possibility of having the
New England fair at Worcester this
year. Manager Porter of the Old Or.
chard track, is after the fair The in.
Vltation of the Old Orchard track sub.
mitted at the annual meeting of the
New England Society two months ago
was not seriously considered. but since
1t became known that the Rigby man.
ayers did not care to run the fair This
year Manager Porter has been renew.
ing his proposition, and hotel men al
Old Orchard are naturally very enthu.
siastc over the project The Rigby
management declines to run the fair
independently or on shares, but Presi.
dent Burnham and Director MiIliken
nave volunteered to give the New En-
gland Society free use of the track and
indorse notes to the amount of $1,000 to
pay premiums due on last years ex-
hibits. The Hon. Frank Jones is also
hoping to locate the fair at Dover N IT