Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-14

was won by less than half a length,
Clark getting the heat and the race.
The purse was 500. Kipp took second
money and Nettie third. Alaska showed
some of the fastest work in the strug-
gle, but could not keep steady enough
to win heat. The following Is the
summary, the time by quarters not being
taken:
G. Clark. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 |
Col kipp, Jr.......,,.. ............,.....4 ] :
Nettie ...........'..s. ....'.'''''..'''.'- 4
Time--2 l3, 422i, 45}s, 2 124.
Alternately with the heats in the above
race the peg race was trotted, and it
afforded considerable amusement for the
crowd. There were four horses in 1t,
owned by A. V. Fisher of Middebury,
Frank L. Parrow of Middlebury, Joseph
Drollett of Weybridge and J. b. Cherbi-
no of WeYbridge. "Gusta" Muller drove
the Cherbino horse and came in about
a quarter of mile ahead in the first
heat, but he thrashed his horse and
made him run so much that the Judges
were Obliged to set him back to last
place, whereat Mr.. Muller was mad. The
heat was given to the Fisher horse. The
next two heats were taken by the Drol-
lett entry, and as the race was the best
two in three, this gave him the race. The
purse was $25, Fisher getting second
money, Parrow third and Cherblno
fourth. The time given was first rate
and was somewhere about half of what
it would have been il correctly taken and
announced. The summary was:
J. Drolletrs horse.......,,,.. .......3
\. v. Fishers horse. .'''.'.'.''..'.' :
+. T. Parrow's horse ...............
j. b. Cherbmo's horse ............... dr..
Time O24, Ola, 90
I nI a nd
parachute drop were rather tardy in
coming to pass, bat they did finally,
and were everything that could have
been asked. The balloOnist came on the
3 10 train and Immediately upon his
arrival preparations for the ascension
began. rude furnace for the gener-
alton of hot air was constructed out in
the middle of the grounds, 1t was al
most 6 o'clock when the huge contriv-
ance became sufficiently inflated to as
cend. The first trial was a failure,
owing TO insufficient buoyancy in the
machine, which was hauled back over
the furnace and filled again. The sec
ond time it rose rapidly when loosed
from its fastenings. The "profeSsOr'
performed for "A while on the bar that
hung beneath the balloon. Then, hav-
ing reached what he thought great
and feet. but might have been much
more OF less, he expanded the parachute
and came down. He landed IN the va
cant lot back of the court house. As
soon as he let it 90 the balloon turned
wrong end up, spilled out the hot air,
collapsed and fell, landing somewhere
near President Brainerd's. All in all
the ascension was a success. For some
reason or other the goose feature adj
vertised was omitted. 1t should be said,
in fairness to the sOciety's officers. that
the delay in the ascension was entirely
the balloonst's fault and was much re-
GREETED by them.
THURSDAY.
was another beautiful day. The attend
ance was larger than it often is on the
last day, although not equalling that OF
Wednesday. Visitors were late in com
ing, but by ! o'clock the hall had filled
almost to suffocation and the ground:
were well occupied.
There was nothing of consequence
, gong on during the forenoon with the
exception of the exhibition on the tract
of the single drivers for the inspection
of the Judges. The show of animals was
large and fine.
In the afternoon the event of larges
interest, to the mothers at least was thu
baby show, the prize for which, a Sl0I
organ, was contributed by the Burlng
ton firm of McKannon Bros. & Co. Tn,
entries numbered over 30 and the habe
came from as far away as Essex Junction
though the majority of them belohge,
in the county. Hon. DOrastus w. Nasl
j of New Haven, Mrs. Milo b. Williamson
of Cornwall and Mrs. George ID. Jarvi
of Burlington were the Judges. The or
y gan was awarded to the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Cook of Shoreham.
There were four races yesterday after
noon. The first was that for 2 40 PAGER
h and all OF the entries appeared upon tn
track for the word go" They wer
Mable H., b. m, by Clay Franklin, +
L, Bissett, Middlebury; BERTHE Barker
a b. g, by Morgan Ethan, L. G. Harring
: ton, Mddlebury, and Thomas A., blk. S
: by SciOta, F. Ii. Winch, Middebury
T. Barker won the race, but the crowd a
h the close of the second heat called for
g new driver for Thomas A., as the
O thought Winch Mas not driving him t
+ win. So the judges put on Frank Benz
|. ley and he drove the horse fast enoug
n to make the leader trot nine seconds fas
Y er than he did in the preceding heal
d Barker won the heat by only short hal
G length, and the race went with the heal
d The summary follows:
[, BERTHE Barker. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
It Thomas \ Observation-Disclosures.
Time, , 493i, , 500, 24l%.
Between the heats in the above rae
there was a sort of "a made-up race
take the place of the race for foals {
10 1890, which hadn't filled The SO purs
!, was given to the winners. The horse