Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
THREE EXCITING RaCLs.
Treadway, Ben Harrison and Wonderful
Cure the " inners.

of two year-Olds coming on the track fol
the contest The colts were as follows
Belle of Fordway, r. f., Il. D. Kinds, Pitts
ford Jennie H., b. f., Eli Porter, Ticon
heroga, n. Y; Wonderful Cure, CHI. s.,
Femming 81 Peck, Ticonderoga, n. y.
Belle drew the pole. Immediately after
the word was given she left her feet, AMI
stayed at t1e foot for the remainder of the
heat. Jennie led down the back sire tCh
but broke on the turn, Cure going up
The latter trotted at the head the remain
der of the heat, making one fault i'll her
gait. Jennie made II good squirt on the
honestretcn, but was little too Id e
Time, 300.
In The second heat Cure led off, the
other two taking a rest uu the first tUrU
and taking others At intervals through
the heat. Cure made but one p. Com
ing down the stretch there was a good
finish between Cure and Jennie, but the
latter was not quite fast enough and left
hey feet iu-t before the wire; time 3;GS12
The colts ali did well tor their age. Fol-
lowing is the summary:
Wonderful Cure, oh Fl. mining & Peck,
Jennie H., +, iii Por:tr, Ticondcrog6,
Bel e Of Fordway, f, il. Kinds -
'fioc; 500, 8O,Je
The three minute class, purse $50. wae
the next race called with seven horses in
the fled, as follow; Lilly, b. m, j. :
d. Mute, Marshlitld; Little Wondei. b.
IN, w j.. Stafford, B IRE Charlie s., -
Z, w. q. Hami tOn Bridport j. b. 3, b.
Z, } b. Sabcr, Chazy, y. Y; Squire, g
2, Fred Foot, Middiebu'y ; Henry L.. b .,
| II. f Pierce, Stansteud Charlie B.. dr.
the pole. He broke immediately or III"
turn with Ben rapidly coming TO the
front, bat the latter made II skip suun
| settling down again, when he Went 10 Ia
front and led the rest OF The way coming
in an easy winner in 35ll4 with ciosr nnp
| exciting finish for third H-tw"en j b. ;.
aud Charlie b., witt tn first scarcely II
| nose ahead.
| The second heat wd5 very close and OK
citing, Ben in the lead vita squirrel con.
inV up from seventh p! 81 in de frs; T."
: -rcDut. pIshing Ben hard some OF tue
| way around for the lead, eat he could NO.
catch him. Time 3d..
She third and iintl "rdt was chiefly re
! m lkable for the nu'',hi" performance %
Squirrel, owned by NJ. j l}dteil OF Md
! dlthury, y four year uir put in barnes. FOR
on Inc first turn 10y Little Wouder aud
was SOM what disturbed, but h. m7an II
/ all riIht, hoi'ilnE MS own sronHd HE iir-
| inru, ana on tue b1ct stretch b." repu.N
! N-rh4u. d the two &Nead of him ~ %
! msgujlireAt burst az speed and gave Ben
/ = close call Ground the turn and down the
last stretch for lir,t piace. Ben. nowever
came first not haNlUe been EeJded the
entire heat Time 3:31
! lien Harrison, 2, l., D. Nulc, Ma sh-
Squirrel, Z. Fred Foul. Middlcbury.. , ,
Little w onder, br INV. Il. stafford.
Liz : m, j. ii. Nyc bostoa Ma;s.. )
}. d s, b Z J. Is; saD,rr Caazy, N y. 3 . D
Cnarli4 H., pg, W. q. Hamilton, Bird
H, hr, L., g H F. pierce, staastead,
$'''' Time, aaj5j., 2:3;jG, 23,. . .
The 2:29 class was thought to be the best
Of the meeting, and it WAS the last one
IN this race, they being rs follows Tread
way. b z, Gilligan & Arthur, Ticonderoga,
| \. y Greenwood, oh <, John Ulton,
Morlsville; Billie, b g, j. N. Oliver Bur
lington Bessie, bn, w. A: skinner, Or
vel; Blanche B., BIN, Joseph Bacon, Bur
Ryan, Fairfax; Nathan, blk &, H. F.
Pierce, Stenstead, p. O.; Tleadway led
from the first, trotting the entire heat
without skip or break of any kind, in
J a manner that was admired by all. Green
wood was in second place, closely followed
by Nathan, the others ali along up, time
2314
s. III the second heat Treadway led of
a With Greenwood on his flank, who eXhib
400 peculiar gait 10 his endeavor tC
A overhaul the bay. His travelling was Sc
= mixed that although he came in fourth
z a good second and Blanche third, over
hauling and passing the chestnut horse
= on the home stretch: Time 2:3l4.
e In the third aud final heat Nathan got
5 the lead and held 1t for the first quarter
| but the speed was too much and he broke
4 Treadway going to the front. Green.
{ wood continued to exhibit his mixed gan
/ and when at the half, in front of thu
judges stand, his driver cut off Bessie
the two coming almost into collision. Fo
this and also his gait, Greenwood wa
e distauced. In justice to Mr.. Utton, i
t should be stated that he was not Green
l. woods driver. Ballard did much bette
: work in this heat than before, and Green
wood being distanced he was given sec
/ ond place. lime 2;3l. Following is thu
II summary
o Treadway, b g, Gliligan & Arthur,
~ Iiconderoga, N. ". ........... /
Bessie, b m, W. A. skinner. Orwell -, 2
Gen, G. A Ballard, biz 5. p. II.
4 Ryan, Fairfax ....,...... ..,........
e Blanche B., b m, Joseph Bacon, Buzz
Nataa5' blk g, H. F. Pierce. Stanstead.
t Billie &, j. N. Oliver, burlington.
J. Greenwood. CHI z, John UttJn, Nor
4 Tnc, 2;aijl, s3lJl, 2;,i.. 80 'D'
4 Treadway shows remarkable improve
r ment over last year, although he was
= good one then, He trotted the three heats
y winning them all and broke only once
( moving very prettily.
e Between The heats Aristos, owned b,
J. Lester Fish of Ira, who won at RUTLAND
0 the title King of the Morgans, was givel
halt mile, being specdeo the last QUA ter
4 trottlng 1t in SO, a 2:24 clip, and the who'll
j. half in Ills.
: Among the other well known horse
e shown before the grand stand was Gilroy
/ owned by q. S. Blodgett, record 2:2Ss1
e Clay Jones, owned by w. NJ. Partch o
o New Haven, together with some of hi
:, stock Alexander, by Alcantara, he b,
: George Wilkes, and Alcman by Alcyon,
d young stations owned by f. f. Brownel
II of this city.
6 Ambition. by Onward, 1885, by Georg