The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-16
CIRCUIT CHASERS WERE
DUMPED BY CASQU5'
Big Easy Going S of Stranger
Took the PA Trot From tine
FaVorite May Smith, Although
He Had to Finish First in Five
Heats to Get Decision

drenching it received Monday, and the
horses found firm footing except in
small SPOT on the back stretch.
The races were scheduled to begin at
1 o'clock but a series of minor accidents
such as horses casting shoes and
breaking straps, delayed the start for
an hour and a half. Then Starter A.
H. Merrill kept things moving and in
the next three hours he got through IL
heats.
The races were of that kind which
kept the talent on the ragged edge and
in one event, the 224 trot, the men who
follow the circuit were given great
dump by Casque, big, easy going son
of Stranger who had to go under the
wire first in five successive heats be-
fore he was declared the winner over
the favorite, May Smith.
Birdie Hal was the good thing in the
PIT pace and she won 1t easily after
dropping the first heat to Belle Mine
The 229 pace is unfinished, Harry
having the two heats that were paced
to his credit when darkness put stop
to the sport at $50. He is the favorite
and looks good enough to close it out
today in one heat unless the unnamed
son of Adoolio can remain on his feet
long enough to go a mile.
THE PIT PACE.
The program opened with the 2.17
pace in which there were eight starters,
with Birdie Hal the favorite and she
deserved the confidence placed in her
by winning a four-heat race, one heat
Of which was in 2.15 IL. Belle Mine
was the only th'~~ in the lot that
could touch her - she got away with
the first heat but mat was all, as Bird
lie Hal had plenty of speed and beat
her out handily in the next three heats.
The field was sent off for the first
heat at 2.30 with Arius at the pole but
he went into the air at the word and
was pulled to a stand in last place, mar
rowly escaping the flag with Jessie S.
Birdie Hal took the lead when Arius
went up but he showed the way only
to the stretch where Belle Mine went
by him as il he were standing still
and finished the half 10 yards to the
good with the reins lying on her back.
The Governess was going easily in
third place and when Birdie Hal made
break at the three quarter pole she
paced into second place and entered
the home stretch in that position. But
Swan righted the favorite on the bend
and came down the outside with a
great burst of speed, beating The Gov
erness for second place so yards from
the wire and causing Putnam to put
the CAD on Belle Mine to hold first place
by a length in 216. The rest of the
field was 20 yards away from the lead
/ ers.
Birdie Hal got up where she be-
longed, first place, in the second heat
but it looked as If she were dumped
when she made bad break at the first
turn. This gave Belle Mine an undis-
puted claim on the lead and Arius went
up into second place while Birdie Hal
was back in the ruck. Swan got the
favorite level on the upper turn and
came down to the half in third place.
He had Arius beaten in going around
the turn and then he set sail for Belle
Mine, a grand race resulting. He cut
down Belle Mines lead step by step
and came around the last turn with
her side by side. 1t was a magnifi-
cent race to the wire but the favorite
had just a bit more speed than Belle
Mine and beat her by half a length in
2.15 IL, Uncle Angus and Tamerlane
beating Arius in the race to the wire.
Arius was drawn in the third heat
which was an easy win for Birdie Hal.
Belle Mine set the pace to the back
stretch on the second time around and
then Swan urged the favorite. 1t was
all over in a few seconds as Birdie
Hal outfooted Belle Mine easily and
won the heat with three lengths to
spare in 2.16.
Belle Mine led the way in the fourth
heat to the three-quarters when Swan
made his drive with Birdie Hal and it
was all over. Belle Mine had a cinch
on second money and When Putnam
saw he was beaten for first place he
eased her up and Devlin went into sec
ond place with Harry Hotspur, getting
third money. Time, PIG IL.
THE 2:24 TROT
Things were doing in the 2:24 trot,
and it looked as if there were a deter
mined move on foot to keep Casqua
from winning. but he landed a great
race under difficulties finishing first
in five straight heats. but being set
back twice for running. Casque is a
big. easy going son Of Stranger. and is
owned by Graham Brothers of Whit
insville, who are evidently not on the
inside, judging from the way their
horse was treated. He was backed
heavily by a big delegation from
Whitinsville, and it is hard to say
what would happen If he was not Civ
en- the fifth and deciding heat, because
the Whitinsvllle crowd was hot under
the collar at his treatment by the
judges in the first and third heats.
May Smith, who won her race
nandily at the september meeting, was
the hottest kind of a favorite. but
Casque was too much for her, and beat
her out in five miles. Porter's driv-
ing of the favorite was severely criti-
cised as he swung his whip very wide
and used his voice like a bowling Der
wish to break up the other horses He
succeeded in his game in the third heat
when he sent Casque to a break a few
yards from the wire, but he was warned
by the judges teskeep quiet, and in the
remaining two heats he was beaten in
fair contest.
Casdue went under the wire first IN
the opening heat but his repeated
breaks cost him win, and he was set
back to last place. the Judges giving
the heat to May Smith, who went the
mile without a skip. Casque had the
pole, but in going around the bend he
made one of his resting skips. that also
had speed in 1t, and he opened a lead
of 10 yards on the favorite. On the
stretch May Smith settled to business
and --as going as steady as clock in
second place. while Casque was doing
a song ami dance in first place. At the
three-quarter pole, he went up for fair
but recovered quickly and came to the
wire with lead of five yards, in 2:23h.
but he was set back to last place for
his running, and all the other horses
were advanced a peg.
Casuue won the second heat. but he
did it under difficulties. and the crowd