The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-18
GENERAL
SPORTS
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The second interclass cross country
run at Tech will be Tuesday afternoon
at 445 o'clock, -s
Ground has been staked out at the
Worcester Golf Club for tennis court
in front of the clubhouse.
To the Algonquin Club belongs
the credit of having held the best con-
Quoted tournaments of the year.
Con D. Cronin reports that he has
had good offer from New York golf
goods firm, and doesn't know whether
he will accept It or not: .---
San Telno is considered the good
thing in the 2:26 pace that is to open
the program this afternoon.
There are lots of picturesque
scenes on the golf links nowadays.
Blazing red sweaters and Tam
O'Shanters are doing their part.
-Abner Tabb, formerly greenkeeper
for the Tatnuck Country Club, is now
in Connecticut playing exhibition
games and giving lessons.
The exhibition match between Gill
bert Nichols and Con Cronin at the
links of the Worcester Golf Club will
probably come the last part of the sea-
son. Gilbert is very busy these days.
The track record of 2:11 IA, held by
! oss II "
ternoon in the free-for-all pacing race.
Three horses that can cut that mark
by at least five seconds are to take a
crack at it.
Chehalis, Common and Roam Wilkes
are the fastest three horses that ever
came down for the word on track in
Worcester and a big crowd will see
them go this afternoon.
Open foursomes at the Tatnuck
Country Club tomorrow are expected
to bring out a good list of entries.
Charles F. Davis of the Worcester Golf
Club will play with Walter Wesson.
Light harness racing is winning
it's way into popularity in Worcester
When 1000 men and women will take
chances with weather like that of yes
terday afternoon to see the horses go,
it means something for the sport.
No track in the country could fur
nish better racing than that seen at
the Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon
Every one of the six heats was a race
from wire to wire and neck and neck
finishes were the rule of the afternoon
Young Crowley stacked up against
trio. Of hard men in Forshner Fox
and Swan in the. trot yesterday after
noon but his game little chestnut, My
1IldHtt, 1lfttlf lllt oPCCO olilh ClANiul allNN
to carry him to a win under difficult
ties.
The final round for the club cup
at the Algonquin Golf Club will be to-
morrow afternoon. C. H. Masten has
| nine points to his credits. and Marvin
M Taylor six. 1t is up to Mr.. Taylor
to win Saturdaysand to the two others
to beat Dr. Master, otherwise it is his
cup.
Among the projected changes in the
Lincoln Street golf links are the
lengthening of several holes. This can
be done without much trouble. With
the present lengths there is really only
| one hole, the sixth, where a good
| brassie is useful. At the other holes,
| unless one makes a poor drive, a bras
| sic shot carries too far.
Worcester golfers are interested in
a professional foursome for $500 a side
| between the Nichols brothers, Gilbert
and Bernard, and Fem and A. H.
Findlay. Neither the place nor date
of the match has been decided. When
| the stake money has been raised the
! match will be. played over some long
| course which will favor long driving.
The admonitions of Starter A H
| Merrill to the drivers at the BARRIERS
| Crossing track furnish almost as much
| sport to the crowd in the grandstand
| as the races. He will stand just SO
much jockeying, but when the drivers
| try to push 1t too far he will caution
| them about 1t something after this fash
| ion: "Now we've had enough of that.
| That horse there has the pole. If he
comes down right this time and any
of you come aheard of him, I'll pass
| the contribution box and buttons won't
go. Now you go down to the turn and
come here with that pole horse" And
| they generally do. They can tell by
the way he says it they will lose a
weeks pay if they fool with him.