St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13
THE RACES.

with the pole horse. They each paid So
and said nothing. Congressman CIRCUITS
horse won the race. Here is the score:
Tom l., Oh. g, Gen; w. w. Grout, ! !
} klae r 0 Oh 9 so = cG5F'T$a Bandy 2
Hairpin, b. m, J. c. Hopkins. 4 4 4
TIME, 2.3s, 2.421a, 2.371a, 24134.
In the three-minute class Jim Golden,
a Barre horse, won three straight heats,
though the race was not a walk-over
The score:
ga % S@df %iiEss Ss%5 E%@ %5si HILL
Rogue, b. m, E. E. Ruggles, dis.
TIME, $50. 2.3714. 2.4412
WEDNESDAY.
The grand stand was filled this day nd all
saw some fine trotting. Four heats were
trotted in the county race for purse of
$50, which resulted as follows:
Billy R, b. G, Fred Robinson, / 1 1
#s@ : $@55's & 9 49, + H"F'Sy
TINE, 2. 3912, 2.4112, 2. 3612, 2.37.
In the 80 class for purse of $3.50
Mamie Strike had hard work to keep
ahead of Gratian, a very promising trot-
ter OF w. S. Baley's, who had never en-
LNlNd al az DNiOlN' NOnluluS w c1S a
steady third and Golden Jr could not
keep up his last weeks record, but won
third money. The score:
Mamie Strike, blk. m, c. T. McNany, 1
Gratian, b. s., w. S. Bailey, 2 2
Romulus, b. g, c. E. Kirk, 8
Golden I'd, CHI. s, w. y. Randall. 2
TINE. 2.33, 2.27a4, 2.2e1a.
THURSDAY.
The feat of the free for all was
the breaking of the track record by
Helen M. Mr.. Bailey drove the
horse and was loudly cheered at the
finish. The purse of $500 was de-
vided as follows:
Helen NJ, g. M, w. S. Bailey, II l
E. Clair, b. $, R. L. Climbs ?
TINE, 2.294, 2.32, 2.82, 2.21 Is.
In the 227 class for $3.50 there
was a lively tussle tor first place.
Golden ID won the first heat and
then ROmuus won the next three and
got a mark of 29A in the second
heat. The score.
Golden, I'd, c. c $, ". n Randall, ? 3
TINE, 2.31al, 229H, 800, 2.82A.
10 the 235 class w. L. RusselPs
Fannie R. was an easy winner and
is promising trOtter. The purse
was 5000. The score:
Fannie R., b. M, W. L. Russell. -
Harry, b. G., ], McAu1ey, 2
Daisy G.. b: m, G. w. Greenbanks, 4
TINE, 2.4O1a, 2.4O, 2.431a.
Bicycle Races
The bicycle races were a new feature of
the fair and attracted much interest.
There were IS in the cavalcade including
several ladies. Henry w. Ellis and
Charles P. French led the parade in the
government uniform and carried flags in
their hands.
The first race was ha1fmile Ken
meth Fairbanks ran into a rider and
broke his wheel. This prevented him
from entering any more races and shut
out an excellent rider The other three
finished as follows: Horace ZONES, first;
Ned Stiles, second; George Paine, third !
Time, 1862. Prizes, bicycle lamp
parcel carrier, bicycle stand.
1 the boys half mile the finish was
the G., 0sest of any race of the day. Abb
bott len by less than six inches and Stiles
and Jones finished second and third re-
spectiyely. Time 1.26. Prizes, electric
beII- lock AM, chain, bicycle whistle.
There were thr> e entries in the half
mile society race Abbott was first,
Paine was second and Way third. Time,
> o11s Prizes nner1,na, &C saddle, lug
gage carrier, outing shirt. .oo,
(. The mile race was closely s. 'nt .:sted
aud very interesting. Abbott a., So ~
first, Jones second, Paine third, VI"
fourth. Time {. 10. Prizes, cyclon1etef,
bicycle shoes, sweater.
Notes of the Fair.
There were nearly 10000 people on
the grounds Wednesday afternoon, the
largest crowd seen there for several
years.
The cavalcade of Speedwell Farms the
first two day and the general cavalcade
on Wednesday afternoon was one of the
features of the fair and proved very TAX
ing. 1t ought to be repeated every year,
There were two dailies at the fair this
year One was issued by L. w. Rowell
and the other by Don {. Stiles.
There were nearly 5000 people on the
grounds Thursday.
Our band kept up their organization |
through the summer and delighted thou |
sands of people with their music each |
day.
Capt Edward F. Griswold returned to
St Johnsbury Thursday and made a
short speech from the grand stand in the
afternoon. He was up about a mile,
1t was an orderly crowd all through
the fair, good natured crowd and a
large crowd. The general verdict seems
70 be that the 47th annual fair was a
big success.
The Premium List
will pc printed in the county papers next
week and premiums will be paid by the
treasurer at the CALIFORNIAN office after
next Thursday.
CA VALRY REUNION
The annual reunion of the Com
pany D Cavalry Association was