The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-17

third money.
THE 22O PACE.
Wanda was first choice in the 220
pace, but she did not have speed
enough to win from Rex Wilkes, a lit
tie black gelding that worked his way
up from last place at the word to sec
ond at the finish of the first mile.
Then he took the lead from Wanda,
and it was all over, as he had speed
to spare, and won the last three heats.
Wanda had a cinch in the first heat,
which she won with five lengths to
spare, in 2.16A. Kerwick had the pole,
but he held it only long enough to lead
the field to the wire with Ed Wilkes.
Nat c. paced into the lead, with Will
Curry second, and they showed the
way to the upper turn where Nat c..
broke and curry took the front. Wan
da came up to second place and she
went the third quarter by Curry's side
At the three-quarter pole, Swan urged
her a bit and she went by Curry with
scarcely an effort, and that heat was
decided. In the last furlong, Rex
Wilkes got the whip and beat Curry
for second place by half length.
Rex Wilkes got away with the sec
ond heat after a hard mile, in 2.15A.
He went to the front at the word, and
was never headed, although Wanda
pushed him every yard of the mile.
She trotted at his wheel to the three
quarter pole, where the hot pace car
ried her off her feet, and she lost 10
yards before she could be righted.
When she recovered her balance, she
came on like a whirlwind, but Rex
Z Wilkes had too great a lead, and mn
ished length in front.
1t was Rex Wilkes all the way in
the third heat and he had to shake on
two fighters to get there, in ZIG. Cen
evieve did the pushing for the first
three-quarters, and then Wanda came
up to challenge the little black, but he
had plenty Of speed and endurance and
he shook her off half way down the
stretch, and finished under pull two
lengths to the good.
Rex Wilkes won the race in the
fourth in 217 Ruth Leyburn forced
him to the half, when Wanda came up
to do business with him. He met her
challenge and had her beaten 100 yards
from home, finishing easily with a
couple of lengths to the good, in III
THE PIP PACE
Another favorite went wrong in the
PIP pace E. E. Knott was picked by
the wise ones to be the best in the
LOT but he fooled them, as George G.
was a trife better and carried off first
money. The judges used their derrick
on Knott's driver in the third heat, but
it was no use and they had to put Sun
derlin in again. The change did the
favorite more harm than good, and
he was easily disposed of.
The first heat was great race pc
tween E. f Knott and George q. and
the favorite was trimmed in 2:l512.
Phebon w. had the pole, but broke
on the turn and George G. took the
lead with Knott at his sulky. At the
quarter Knott went to the front, but
George G. fought him every step and
they went the middle quarters on even
I terms. It was pretty race until the
last furlong was entered and then Gill
lies gave George G. the CAD and in
the sprint for the wire he won by a
length from Knott, who finished under
a hard whipping.
The second heat saw the most spec
! tacular finish of the week and George
C. got there by a head in 2:15%, after
A whipping drive. The race was a pro-
cession to the last turn, with Knott
leading, George G. second, Minnie B.
third and Phebon w. fourth. There
was an open length between all the
horses until the home stretch was en-
tered. Then Gillies made his drive
with George G. He swung out from
1 the pole at the opening of the last fur
long and gave the gray the whip. The
animal responded gamely and worked
his way at every stride closer to the
leader Twenty-Five yards from the
wire the horses were on exactly even
terms and both were getting the lash.
In the last few strides George G.
pushed his head to the front and just
landed the heat, while the crowd ap-
: plauded.
Things were doing in the third heat,
but George G. landed it and first money
in 2:16Ib. When the horses were called
out the Judges summoned Sunderlin to
the stand and had a heart-to-heart
talk with him because it was claimed
! he was not driving Knott to win.
He protested he was doing his
/ best, but the judges dericked him ana
nut Cox behind the favOrite. Cox could
do nothing with the horse ana scored
down four times far in the rear with
Knott on the jump. The judges saw
the horse would do nothing IN Coxs
hands and put Sunderlin behind nm
again, while the crowd applaudeo the
idethroned driver as he took his seat.
The change had done the taVorlte
no good and it was easily seen he was
nervous. sunderlin could not get him
J6 where he belonged, in second place
and after half a dozen attempts, the
field was sent off with Knott hve
lengths to the bad. Sunderlin gave him
a hard drive and came down foF the
half in first place, but the pace had
killed the horses chances and on the
back stretch he fell back to last place,
George G. taking the lead and holding