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first race called for cart race, mile
heats best 2-3 horses to be green, that
had never trotted in a race aud to be
driven by their owners. There were six
entries but only five started They were
entered as follows:
ayron Chandler, Bennington ........... l
Martin Brazell, North Hoosick ............ dr.
w # Aston. Cambridge. ................. 5 4 4
Potter, Hoosick Falls. 4 3 8
Time, i SSA; Is; i 20; i Is.
In the $3.50 class the following started:
F A 9; ch g: Frank ogiglegE E;...;;;......" 33I2
Gold Coin Maid, m, G s Wssell. see. E. / 2 l
Sableson. br 5, Hill Top Farm. ......... 4444
Combination C g. D G Barney .......... % . 3
Time 4914 2 5O14; 2 4914; 2 5OA
The three starters in the free-for-all
were:
Ace of Diamonds, G Percy .......111
Frank Burgess, Frank Burgess ............ 2 9 2
Emma Rose, II E & II Burgess ........ 3 8
Time, 2 414; 2 2S14; 227.
The receipts of the meeting paid the
other meeting of the Association in
August.
NOTES.
Among the strangers on the track the
first day were nOtided Charles W. Leon
ard, H. Z. Jackson, Henry Kendall of
Boston, and R. A. Spaulding of Lynn,
Mass, who appeared to be much inter-
ested in the sports of the day.
Geo. W. Hall of the Adams House,
Boston, was an attentive gazer over the
field both days.
The officers of the association on
whose grounds the fair was held, were
continually on the lookout to see that
there were no Objectionable features
connected with the meeting, and to their
united exertlons is due most of the sue
cess that has attended the meetings.
One officer of the association said that
there had not been meeting on the
grounds when the weather was suitable,
and that the association had about con-
Guided that in the future if rain was
needed they should announce meeting
to be held on the track.
In the 2.37 race Jennie G. had every
thing her own way, although there were
several times when Alma ard Jennie
had some close tests. Both trotted nice
ly and can do much better than they did
Wednesday. Alma was one of the hand
soonest horses on the grounds.
The starter, a. w. Hawks, knew his
business and acceptably filled the posi-
ton. Many on the grounds thought
that he ought to have fined the driver of
the mare Nellie, who got considerably
out of his place and should have been
reprimanded at the least.
The absence of music was frequently
noted.
The treasurer paid the amount of the
different purses at his Office Immediate
ly at the close of each days races.
Combination and Whitesocks driven
together by their owner, d. G. Barney of
East Arlington, were a snowy team
much admired. They were both sired
by Addison Lambert and are full broth
ers to Joan, formerly owned by Geo. F.
Leonard.
II. G. Root, with his gray mare, Pearl,
drawing top carriage and two men,
was driven around the track several
times at a gait that was far from slow.
The bay stallion Taniz, $685. also at
tracted much attention from all present.
He has a record of 2314, and is owned
by K. G. James of Hoosick.
The display by H. c. White, secretary
of the association, was almost fair in
itself. Among them were the bay mare
Belle Hoxie, sired by Nelson, 200; bay
gelding Beauty, sired by Harry Lambert,
2.22; bay mare, Ruth Wilkes, by Arts
Uades, 2.204; the bay mare, Lady Ven
eer, and chestnut stallion, Sydney Ven.
eer. All standard.
Black Velvet, who won the 3-minute
race, is five years old and weighs about
$50 pounds. He was sired by Peace
maker, his dam being by Melron, both
good trotting stock. He can do much
better than he did Wednesday, as it was
not necessary to urge hum in the least.
During the intervals between the heats
of the races trotted Thursday afternoon,
the stallion Taniz trotted a half mile
with buggy and two men in it In :21.
A bay mare belonging to John 5. Hol-
den was also on exhibition and attracted
much attention!
The North Bennington cornet band
was in attendance, Wednesday, and adj
ded considerable to the pleasure of the
day.
At the conclusion of the second heat
in the cart race protest was entered
that the horse trotted by Martin Brazel
of North Hoosick, had been trotted in
races before. The protest was proven
and the horse withdrawn.
The young man chat drove "Ace of
Diamonds" had never driven in a race
before. He is a son of the owner of the
horse, and proved himself equal to the
occasion, the horse hardly making a skip
during the three heats.
Pop corn and lemon sour were plenty
and sold rapidly. The Association must
have derived considerable of revenue
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