The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
CHIPPY WON EASILY.
Beaudry's Horse Won From
Lucier's Grafton Boy
at Full Moon.

Chippy, the sturdy little PAGER OF
Joseph Beaudry, Jr., of this city, proved
the winner at Full Moon track yester-
day afternoon in a race with Grafton
Boy, Tim Luciers trotter. A big crowd
saw the sport and there was consider
able betting on the result.
The track was in fine condition, and
as both horses showed up well, interest
in the result was intense. Backers for
both horses were numerous and there
were as many greenbacks in sight for
a while as is ordinarily exposed in a
bank
| The race was the result of a bet made
between the owners who had friendly
brush on the road the other day. Lucier
said that Beaudry's horse wasn't fit to
step on to the same track as his trotter,
and Beaudry thereupon went down deep
into his clothes and produced a roll of
bills which he said he would wager in
g match race. his horse Chippy against
Bucier's Grafton Boy.
Lucier not to be outdone, and deter
mined to stand back of his statements
or the superiority of his own nag, i'm
medfafetY covered the money and yes
terday was set as the time for the races
The word was sent out among the
sports and they congregated in force to
watch the outcome. Had it been an ex-
hibitian run Of Star Pointer against the
record, the interest could hardly have
4been more manifest.
In addition to their 500 a side, both
Beaudry and Lucier put up side bets. |
and to the last the two men were con-
hdent that the stamina of their respec-
tive nags would win out the race for
them and add to their bank account
Be9udry's horse Chippy was driven |
by w. c. Warren of Shrewsbury. and |
Lucier appeared in the gig behind mis- |
own equine. The race as to be in one |
mile heats best three out of the five to |
win.
There was a good deal of wrangling. |
and Beaudry and his friends claimed |
that Lucier wasn't acting square. He |
was to trot his horse while Beaudry's |
paced, according to the conditions. and |
this Warren asserted was not being
done. In the first heat he said that /
Lucier ran his horse and resorted to ali |
sorts of pockey tricks over half the die |
lance.
The track officials were Paul Henry |
Walter Ripley and George Haven |
These being old-tinle uare-out-from- |
the-sboulaer horsemen. the crowd, ir- |
respective of partisan feeling, had con- |
ndenoe and they announced that there |
would be no crooked dealing tolerated. |
Luoier, OF course, disolaimed the insin- |
uations Of Warren, and the crowd was
divided on the question
The judges went over the track and |
watched every move made by either /
driver as we'll as the manner In which |
the herses were handled, but Warren |
still claimed that Grafton Boy was moi |
trottlng according to the articles Of I
agreement.
Despite this, however, Chippy won
three heats to Grafton Boys one, and |
py common consent the raoe wes
awarded to Beaudry without the nm |
ming of the fifth heat.
warren told The Spy man after the /
race that Chippy won on merit He
was very pronounced in his assertion
that Lucier violated the articles Of
agreement, and had Grafton Boy won,
there would have been a protest lodg-
ed beyond a doubt
Ch1ppy finished the winning heat in
2:34 with Grafton Boy a good two
lengths behind
There were any number of Beaudry's
friends ready to stand back of the
claim that Grafton Boy was not trotted
as the articles called for, but as the
Stockholders promptly paid over the
LiAJhSy NAlCIc WtIt no Settles. Iucl6rl
in rebuttal of these statements was
equally positive that he had complied
with every condition and attributes mis-
failure to the fact that his horse was
not in proper shape for the race. Some
OF the sports at the track wish to have
another race but 1t is hardly likely
that either Beaudry or Lucier are eager
for one.
Paul Henry, who gave the decision
in favor of Chippy, said that it was one
of the prettiest races of this kind that
he has ever seen. He would not, how
ever, take issue either way In regard to
the tactics pursued by I4ucier. The
men, he said, would have to settle that
question between themselves.
Beaudry says he believes that I.ucier
did resort to the tricks mentioned by
his driver, Warren, but as he has got
the decision he is willing to let the
matter drop.
Persons suffering from piles will find re-
lief in