The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

great success. The Manchester cluh
wants to join the Worcester circuit and
it is to be hoped it will.
The timers at the recent meeting of
the Driving Club in this city were APP
preached by owners and drivers of
horses and asked to be given at least
ga of a second more than the time
they made. For instance if a horse
made PIC the time to be given 2.16 ga
in order that the horse would not be
out of his class and gave as basis for
the request an alleged statement of
Secretary Coehes of the N. T. A. that
it was allowable. These men were told
in each and every instance that it could
not be done, even if Mr.. Coches did say
so, but that the exact time would be
hung out. While in Hartford last
week Old Sport had a conversation
with Secretary Coches who repudiated
any such statement and oomplimented
the timing done by the Worcester
Driving Park Association In West
field the PAGER Gloria was given at
least one second and one-half on the
ground of a statement that Secretary
Coches sanctioned it but the associa-
ton will hear from the N. T. A later
on.
Frank Hayden" so says the Ameri-
can Horseman" is likely to be rein
stated by the board of appeals" This
may be so but the charge stands
against him for ringing at Rigby and
he has made several attempts to get
back and even had "Granty of Provi-
dence" help him but it didn't go.
The National Board of Appeals is a
curious tribunal. This is the only court
that fines a culprit first and then tries
him afterward and, as to horses that
have been expelled from the turf, Mr..
Coches, secretary of the N. T. A, says
that there have never been over six
of the many reinstated And another
thing, a lawyer who is hired to argue
a case before this body is rarely toler-
ated because this tribunal does not
consider itself court of jurisprudence
and lawyer eloquence does not make
any difference.
A. B. Brunette will again be seen on
the avenue having bought a crack-a-
jack trotter from way down East.
An old timer said to me yesterday:
DO you remember the race that took
place down on the old Millbury road
on Uncle John Sherman's track be-
tween Lady Fountain, driven by Geo.
Wesson. and a buckskin horse driven
by "Rube" Titus? 1t was for 10 miles
and Lady Fountain won. All" said
he, there was trotting in those days.
1t wasn't quite so fast but it was on
the level"
Jimmy Carpenter, the we'll known
driver, has driven winners this season
and can now lay up heats around the
stove in serene happiness.
Chester w. Lessel has gone on a
two days trip with his four-in-hand.
He can well afford to for his horses
have won nearly everything they have
started for.
Nothing more has been heard of in
regard to the matinee races that the
prospective new driving club has in
augurated or is about to inaugurate.
It is said that Larry O'Neil of Hol-
yoke raked in many shekels at the
Westfield races.
Walter Warren has gone into winter
quarters with his string of trotters
and PAGERS. He has had a fair sea-
son, take it all in all, and will come
up smiling next year.
The old Full Moon track still stands
out to horsemen as a place where if it
was fixed up would be a great place
for holding race meetings. There is not
better built track in New England
and it is a mile track, too. just what
is wanted in the grand circuit. Just
what will be done next season is
question, but wait and see.
Snow is next in order and racing on
the boulevard. Men bring out your
trotters, single footers and PAGERS.
"OLD SPORT"