The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

the plan of campaign of Woreester's
prospective money winners:
Medford, Mass, (Combination) June
6 to 9.
Holyoke, Mass, June 10 to 16.
Boston, (Mystic) June 10 to II.
Saugus, June 20 to %.
Meriden Conn, June 20 to %.
Bridgeport, Conn, June q to 80
Waterbury, Conn.,, June II to 80.
Dover, N, H., June q to 30.
Hartford, Conn, July to 6.
Portland, Me-, July 3 to z.
Readville, July 10 to IA.
Portland, Me-, July 10 to IA.
Bridgeport, Conn, July II to 10,
Medford, July Is to 81
Holyoke, July Is to q.
Meriden Conn, July % to 2S
Waterbury, Conn.,, Aug. l to 4.
Portland, Me, Aug. to S.
Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. s to II.
Holyoke, Aug. Is to is.
Readville, Aug. u to 26.
Meriden, Conn, Aug. q. to %.
Hartford, Conn, Aug. % to sept. z.
Holyoke, Sept. to 8.
Providence, r. l., Sept. II to 10. -
White River junction, VT, Sept. Il
to IA.
Kingston, R. l., Sept. II to 10.
Medford, Sept. 70 to Is.
Portland, Me, Sept IS to p.
Rutland, VT, Sept 10 to q.
Hartford. Conn, Sept. 10 to p.
Newtown, Conn, Sept. 26 to %.
Waterbury, Conn, Sept. 26 to 29
Burlington, VT, Oct. to g.
Providence, r. l., Oct. to 49,
Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. IL TO 10.
Holyoke, Oct II to 20.
nEe.sla,, Cam Oct "a To 2I.
This is the list as entertaining to the
horsen1an as the base ball schedule to
the most pronounced fan. To 1t must
be added the races at Brockton, Woon-
socket. Pawtucket and the numerous
blll ring races and plowed field prom
enades that come along with the an
nual fall crop of county and country
fairs. Then, too, Worcester horses Will
patronize the old stamping ground to
be found at the excellent tracks
throughout New York state.
Two circuits. the western, composed
of Ithaca, Elmira, Auburn, Newark,
Geneva, Utica, Medina, Brockport, Ba-
tavia, jamestown, Wellsville and Hor-
nellsville and the eastern, made up OF
the tracks at Rochester, Geneva, Bing-
hamton. Syracuse, lion, Troy, Albany
and Gloversville, will keep the starter s
bell in motion from opening to close OF
the racing season in the east.
At Westfield this year, the track at
which the Worcester mare, Baby
Strathmore, trimmed the bunch and
narrowly escaped death in fire that
destroyed a portion of the stalls last
summer. there will be little or no rae
ing this season. A new board of Sc
lectmen has voted to prohibit pool sell
ing in rigid fashion, and when the box
is tabooed harness racing is off. Some
warm racing has been seen at Worono-
co Park. and horsemen generally will
miss the track from the list.
In the list of claimed dates, Worces-
ter figures for two race meets, one July
II to IA. and the other August 8 to II.
Worcester Driving Park company has
as yet made no move looking to aban-
doning the dates, although it is well
nigh a foregone conclusion that Wor-
cester will not see the horses start nor
hear the bell this summer.
Secretary Julius f. Knight is await
ing developments, and will make no
move either to relinquish the dates or
to advertise the races until the COM
mittee appointed at the annual ban
quet to investigate the question of
races and location submits its report.
Meanwhile. affairs are moving merri-
ly along at the fair grounds track and
the activity of the past week at the
doomed track that has seen some of the
warmest horse racing of New England,
is like the dying struggle of huge
beast. Trainers and handlers realize
that their days in present quarters are
numbered. and are improving the days
of uncertainty by hard work in shak-
ing out their strings into working
shape.