The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-12
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"Jake" Stone, the
Horsenan, WillSet-
tie in Worcester.
VETERAN HANDLER.
Good Local Strings Have
Already Been Put in
His Charge.

N. ]. Stone, one of the most popular
drivers and among the most competent
horse trainers in New England, has
located il Worcester and intends to
campaign his string from this city as
a centre
Jake" Stone, as he is known to fol-
lowers of the track, has reputation
second to none as a half-mile track
general, and is a past master OF the
art Of driving over the small ring.
There is not a maneuver in TIE man
ual of the craft with which he is not
familiar, and by the generality Of
horsemen he is known as ore of the
most skillful manipulators of the rib
bons that ever sat a sullly seat in New
England.
Jake" Stone is veteran in handling
horses, and has developed many Of the
best of prominent money winners. HIS
speedy mare Maggie was one Of the
most consistent money-geIters out last
season on the eastern half-mile rings.
In the fire at the Westfield trsck last
year, in which Maggie and another of
her stable mates was burned to death,
Stone lost his complete racing outfit,
ture. From this misfortune he did not
recover until this sprink.
A month ago, through the efforts of
DR.. F. H. Kendrick and DIR. r. E. Frost,
Stone was induced to come to WOrces-
ter. At present he is located at the Iair
grounds track, and has the nucleus or
a fast string in training.
DIR. Kendrlck has turned over TO him
his string Of three horses: MoCcasin
Boy, Orlando and Bellfeld. DR.. Frost
has put into his hands the stallion
Bion and his bay Oxide mare. and be-
sides these Mr.. Stone is working John
N. Watsons trotting mare, Floe Spen-
Ger.
These six horses are all of pronounced
racing prospect and are being shaken
out into condition to step more thar.
jog, and will be worked at the doomed
ring until the time when the pillow OF
the purchasing syndicate puts an end
to the famous track. When removal
from his present quarters becomes a
necessity, Jake" Stone will take stalls
either at Clinton or Westporo. For the
three men whose horses are now in
Stones hands, half the pleasure Of the
sport is watching the green ones devei-
op, and DIR. Kendrick has pronounced
fondness for getting into the seat and
handling the lines on his own account.
For this reason, Stone has decided to
take quarters on some nearby Worces
ter county track.
The Westboro track has suffered un-
der the reputation of being cuppy ant
| full of that bugaboo of horsemen-holes
and lots Of them. 1t is understood, how
ever and on good authority that the
track viii be given a thorough over
hauling before the spring becomes sum-
mer and the surface put in excellent
condition. The track at Clinton is in
good condition for working and is said
to be one of the best in Worcester
county for that purpose.
There is a movement on foot to in
duce the trainers that are soon to leave
the fair grounds to rehabilitSte the
old Full Moon track. In spite of the re-
putation of the track as hard and rough
it is thought the surface could be put
in condition for training with but
slight expense. Walter Warren, who
has worked more horses over the lake
track than any other Worcester driv-
err says that although the ring appears
to be for the most part of gravel, yet
he has never known a horse to be-
come sore over it. He believes that the
track can be put in first class shape
with but a slight amount of work
All needed is proper stalls and for
this need it is proposed to purchase a
section or two of the fair grounds stalls
to be sold at auction Monday and to
transfer them to the old track. Wal
ter Warren and Jake Stone" will in
spect the track this morning and it is
not unlikely that the formers inten-
ton to go to Westboro and the latter
plan to take quarters at either Clinton
or Westboro viii be altered in favor
of the Full Moon.