Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07

The annual Vermont State fair under the
joint management of the Vermont Stats
Agricultural society aud the Champlain
Valley association opened at Howard Park
Tuesday under favorable auspices. The
day was largely devoted TO getting ready.
or the six horses entered in the yearling
race five came out for the word. They got
away on the fourth trial. Columbus went
to the head at once and was not headed
throughout the heat. Coonpoint Maid Can
tata and Osceola each left their feet once.
The race was half mile heats, best two In
three. Coonpoint Maid flushed second,
Lord Howe third, Osoeola fourth and Can
tata fifth. Time 1859.
In the second heat the horses got away on
the third trial. Columbus at once went to
the head and kept the place, with Coonpoint
Maid second, Osceoa third, Lord Howe
fourth and CenCata fifth. Time 1;26. First
money went to Christopher Columbus sec
ond to Cooppoint Maid and third and fourth
money was divided between Oscsola and
Lord Howe. The summary.
No. /, Hotel Burlington stake, foals Of
1892.
Christopher Columbus, CHI c, r. E. We'll
Coonpoint Maid, f. b. McGrogor, Al
Lord iowe, oh c, Lloyd Porter, Ticondero- = -
oscoola, b I, &. +. Holmes, Charlotte ...... )
Cantats, blk /, George NJ. Housinger AL
Time, l.25ai, l.2G
Nine of the i horses entered In the 2:30
class for purse of $500 came out when
called. Roy +. drew the pole with Hazel
second, B. f. Scion third, Aristotle fourth,
Crescent fifth, Kendall sixth, Maggie II.
seventh, Nellie II, eighth apd Phil ninth.
The horses got away on the fifth trial. b.
+. Scion forged ahead at the quarter and
kept the lead to the end of the neat, with
Kendall a close second. Hazel, Roy f. and
Maggie II. were well up in tbs order named.
Crescent finished sixth, Nellie r. seventh,
Aristotle eighth and Phil ninth. Time,
2:254.
The horses got away at the fourth trial
in the second heat. b. +. Scion was lot
headed during the heat but there was a
general shake-up among the other horses.
Nellie f. took second place before the quar-
ter was reached and kept the place. The
other horses finished in procession, Cres-
cent and Phil being shut out. The time was
announced as 2:36, but it was afterward
found that there was an error in one OF the
judges watches, making the correct time
about 2:23X.
Starter Drake labored hard to give the
horses fair send Off in the third heat, but
several Of the drivers seemed determined to
get an unfair advantage of B. f. Scion, who
had the pole. On the sixth trial Mr.. Drake
gave them the word. Dpfore the first
eighth was reached Brewster had closed in
on Uttons horse and before the
half Kendall had also passed Solon.
At the half Nellie F. was ahead,
with Kendall second, Scion third, Maggie
H. fourth, Hazel fifth and Aristotle sixth,
Roy f. being drawn. At the three quarter
pole Nellie F. broke badly and Kendall went
to the head with Scion second. The finish
was a splendid contest between Kendall and
Scion, the latter winning by a neck. Mel
lie T. finished third with Maggie Fl. fourth,
Aristotle fifth and Hazel last. Time, 2:2lt
First money went to B. F. Scion, second tc
Kendall, third to Nellie f. and fourth to
| Hazel. The summary:
No. ,, Society's guarantee purse, $500
$3.50 class.
b. F. solon, br. s., 7. w. Uttou, Nor.
rlSVllle. .............. -................
Kcndan, b. s., John Utton, Worthwhile. . 3
Nelle f., IN. M, Homer Brewster, St.
Haze, b. M. +. ii. Winch, Miidlebur;y.
Maggie H., br. M, George NJ Fletcher.
Aristotle, b. s., Mace Porter, Fleet
Roy +, b. g., ii, Webster, Barre. ....... a : d
Phil, b. s., A. W. Emery Pattsburgh,
y. Y.................. ......,... 800. dis
Crescent, CHI. m, Suburban Stock farm,
Glens Falls, y. Y. ..................... dis
Time 2.25S4. 2;26, 224la
II. w. Drake made an excellent starting
Judge. His associates were Fl. NJ. Perry o
Shoreham and A. b. Hall of Brattleboro
The timers were II. NJ. Perry and W. w
Moore of Shoreham and Mr. Hall.
Christopher Columbus, the winner OF tb
yearling race, is by Alexander, dam Topsy
dams sire son of Flying Chidar. B. +
Scion, the winner of the 2:3O race, is b.
Glen Allen, by Ben Franklin.