Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-07
All Records Broken
at the
Ninth Meeting of VT. Horse Breeders
At White River Junction.

The ninth annual meeting of the
Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders at Billings
Park was the best the association has
ever had, being characterized by beau
tiful weather, fine track, interesting
races, and record-smashing by PAGERS
eligible to the ? 80 class, fully estab-
fishing the claim that the mile kite
track here is very fast one. The at
tendance was very small.
On Wednesday, the attendance was
not large and the track was heavy and
slow. Ia the forenoon, there were two
races. Christopher Columbus took
first money in the Otter Creek stock
farm stakes for toals OF 1898, Coon
Point Maid, second, and Lolita W.,
third. Madge Wilkes was the winner
of the Kent stakes for foals of 1890,
Abdallah Rex, second, and Betsey
Bobbett, third.
The futurity stakes No. / was a
walk-over for Jack Brooks, he being
the only animal upon which the final
payments were made.
In the afternoon, Robert II. won
the 2 :45-class purse in straight heats
Polly b. was second and Roadster,
third. Pearl was the winner, also in
straight heats, of the ? ;33 class Wan
co, second, and Maxey, third. The
pacing stakes for ioals of 1890
was won by Duck Nancy Harkaway
was second and Lady Lee, third
The event Of the meeting was the
race for the association guarantee
purse of $500, open to PAGERS eligible
TO the 80 class June 10, wherein
Edison Allen led off with 2:l71-4 low
ering both the track aud State records.
The next three heats were by Cob
den, Jr., in the three fastest consecu-
tive heats ever made in Vermont, each
being below the State track record. In
the third heat, this track record, 2 49,
l-2, made by PAGER, Sankey, at the
June meeting this year, was lowered
four and d half seconds, while the State
record of 2:lS 81, made by Ned
Winslow OF Brattleboro last fall, was
lowered three seconds. Golden, Jr. 3,
record of ;29 previous to this race
was made at Troy this year.
The trotting 2:30 race was also
first-class and interesting. Besides
regular events originally booked for
the day, there were three matched
races as follows;
Roadster beat Allen Wilkes best
time, 2 ;29. Montrose, in the matched
race with Expert, was driven by
Homer Brewster in 2 1926 1-2. The
previous best record was driven by J.
j. Bowen and other noted drivers in
?: 30. Opal beat Nixen; best time,
? 80. In the three-minute class,
Euroclydon won in three out of four
heats, taking the last three best time,
:25. Julia NJ. took second and Col.
Crombie, third. In the Brookside stock
farm race for foals of 1890, Bachel-
Or Wilkes won in two straight heats
Katie NJ, second best time, 2 81 3-4.
Rare John, br 5, by Rare Ben
Cuts, was the only entry in the
SEQ. W. Hooker stakes for 1889 foals,
having walk-over in the :3S record,
made in :39 l-2.
Official timer, George A. Graves of
Boston; weigher, +. l.. Austin of
Ninooski clerk, F. c. Manchester of
West Randolph.
Premiums Awarded.
Glass A-Standard-b stations of
my age, with four of their get, none
over two years of age. First, $50, to
solicitor 1925, S, sired by Belmont,
lam Blandina, shown by A. b. Man
hester & Sons, West Randolph; sec
md, s25, to Goldville 1904, bl 5, c.
VI. Hazen OF West Hartford.
Class B-Stallion colts, four years /
Id. First, 500, to Duck. 5, Duck .
million, shown by G. j. Mongeon of
Burlington second, s10,to Lord Dun
on, b 5, Aristos, J A Tappen of Pan. ,
on.
Three years old. First, SIS, to
Bachelor Wilkes, b 5, Victor Wilkes, /
Y. j. Howes ofHydeville second, sS,
o Sir Homer, br $, Rockefeller, Z A
INGALLS, of Swanton. :
Two years old. First, SLOT Tom
ny Wilkes, Mambrino Wilkes. I. S.
'arter of Quechee second, S., to
ack Brooks, b c, Gillig, dam, Main
Branch, c. A. Chapman of Ferris
urgh.
One year old. First, IS, to Prince
Warren, b c, f. A. ingalls, of Swan
On second, 50, to No Name, oh 5,
Alcantara, William Lindsey of Que
hee.
Class 1.-The Battell premium for
iorgan stations, open to all stations
hat are recorded in the Morgan regis
er or that are eligible to such register.
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