The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-23
THE RRADvILLE RACES.
Boralma Wins the Massachusetts
80 Stake in STRAIGHT IHents.

q 2
x: Stake in Straight Heats.
sBosToN,yA Aug. % The feature ofthe
grand circuit meet at the Readvills
track this afternoon was the$big Mas
sachusettes stake, $40 900. the fifth re-
newal for 2:12 ,trotters, and Thomas w.
sIawsonls Doralml won I'M straight
heats. Despite the fact that the geld
Ing was notlceably lame in his of hlEd
leg, he made new mark for himself,
as well MS for the event, 2:o9is, In
none ottthe heats did he exert himself,
50 that his performance, Is looked. upon
ias one d. the greatest feats Of the year
and places the son OF Boreal well up
among the fast trotters on the truf.
Boratma was barred In the betting.
while. Joe Watts, another favorite. won
the Ell ;trot. The other two events OF
the day went to outsiders. the 2:oS pace
being taken by Courier Journal, while
the,2:1o pace was captured. by Dumont
Nv. 81
E;G Gu. & Harry HamlIn's geldlng, The
Abbott, trotted a pretty mile and Gu !;
his own time half n second to BOSE.
The Massachusetts, was the5frst race
OF the day and twelve OF tho fifteen
horses nominated faced the starter in
the first heat. With Boralma out in
the betting, Big Timber was played for
a place, closely followed by Lord Derby
and Lady Geraldine. Tho last named
horse had the pole, but broke almost
Immediately Boralna was soon In tho
lead with Big Timber well up, On en-
tering the stretch Geers sent Lord
Derby into second place and managed
to get within a neck of the favorlte at
the wire.
The second heat was the best OF the
race. for Boralma and Lord Derby ran
neck and neck almost from the quarter
pole, land at the wire 1t looked like a
dead heat. The time was 2:Oah, new
record for Boralma, but tho same might
be said for Lord Derby. Boralna SEEM
ed to have something In reserve. while
Geers had to push Derby hard to get
near the Lawson horse.
In the third heat, Boralma, Lord
Derby and Big Timber were together
to the turn. The first named, however.
had the speed, and while; Derby was
punished severely he could only get VS.
far as his rivals wheel. Is
The. crowd played Bob Fitzslmmons
strongly In the 2:OS pace, but Free Bond
had little, difficulty in taking the first
heat, Courier Journal being beaten by
half q length. &
The second heat looked like Free
Bond until the half, whhen he tired fast
and Courier Journal fought it out with
Choral, winning by a neck.
The last heat also went to Courier
Journal. who led from the start.
Mazctta was the favorite in the 2:1o
pace. but Dumont W. won without dr.
fculty. It took four heats to decide
the2:17 tros, as Joe Watts, thhe favored
ONT, in the betting, was pocketed In the
first one. He took the next three, how
ever, easily.
2:l2 class. trotting. the Massachusetts
stakes, $1,000, best In 5:
Boralma. oh. g., by Boreal- Eral-
ma. by Fart. w. Lawson,
Boston. owner (Gatcomb)..... !
Lord Derby<b. s., by 9lambr!uo
Kin (GcerS) .............,.......2
] Big Timber. b. h. tPerrlni...... I
Ebert, b, g.'(Vnn Rikkelen), s....4 s 3
Minue;, CHI. IN. (Peasej ........,.. 6
Roster. b. s. (Carpenter). 49,. s C
| Edna Cook. b. IN. collins. ....s,iG 4 Z
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