The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-21
IT'S MOST over.
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Charlie T. again today, was only able 10
bring him To third place.
The third heat OF the unfinished 2:20
class was the second event. Billy Rich
ball got the lead at the start and kept It
10 the first quarter when Ellen went TO
the front and kept the lead under the
wire, after a close finish with the Phia-
delphia stallion.
The finish OF the 2:13 class was one OF
the most exciting races of the week.
Daisy Dean got the start but lost II again
at the half mile, allowing Sheriff TO go
TO the front. The two leaders came down
the stretch with Sheriff half a length
ahead and when they finished in this
order the gray gelding, who had been
regarded as such a rank outsider, had
taken his third straight heat and won the
race.
Ellen $ took the lead again at the start
OF the fourth heat Of the 2:20 class, but
gave II up TO Billy Richball when little
past the first quarter. At the third quar-
ter the Philadelphia stallion broke and
Highland Lassie sped TO the front. The
race In the stretch was between this out
slider and the favorite Ellen S, but the
stranger beat her out by a neck after a
close finish.
Nomad was an easy winner of the first
heat OF the 2:27 class trot There were
nine OF the nineteen horses entered in
the field but the start was hard to make.
When IL was made, however, Nomad was
the leader and he kept at the head OF the
procession to theend.
The spectators of the fifth heat by the
2:2O class pace were treated to I he most
sensational finish OF the week. Highland
Lassie took the lead at the start but broke
at the first quarter and dropped back TO
nth place. AT the third quarter Ellen
was leading, with Scion in second place.
but at the stretch Highland Lassie start
ed up fon the rear of the procession
and by a magnificent rush, finished with
a nose ahead OF Scion, who had passed
Ellen 5. in the rush.
There was a general shake up in the
second heat of the 227 class trot. Cleve-
land, stallion that had 20 work hard
for first place in the previous heat, took
the wire, while Nomad, the winner of
the first heat, was almost entirely lost in
the shuttle, with Shuck Wilson, the place
hosre, who ran seventh at the finish.
The sixth heat of the 2:20 class was
limited to the three heat winners High
land Iassie got the lead at the start and
kept itby more than i've lengths TO the
third quaretr, when Billy Richball closed
IN upon her and the race was bewteen
them down the strecth. Highland Las
sic took care of hesrelf, however, and fin
ished leader by two lengths.
MIR. Il. II. Perkins Debut - by Die
tator, will be drievn to beat mis- record
OF z;Zol1 this afternoon.
One OF the largest institutions within
he fair grounds is the W. @. I. II. tent.
This ASSOCIATION has Cor many years had
a small tent on the fair grounds, but this
year they have the largest tent they could
get hold OF, and very large one IL is.
There are 80 people employed in this
tent; OF this mum ber 80 are walters, and
The remaining number are cooks, dish
washers and servers.
The whole department is worked in a
very systematic manner. There are GER
iain men and women, whose exclusive
businessit Is TO wash dishes; others to |
,ut bread; others cake; n separate set for
S.e and another TO serve the walters.
The w. T. Il. u. pay into the assocja- |
lion about s40O yearly.
Last year the association took in about |
5000; of this sum the ladies made 1926.
The number served this year is unpre-
cendented. They have averaged about |
1000 people daily this week. The tables |
arepretty well crowded from IL 80 a. m. |
10 3 p. IN.
The seating capacity OF the tent is 1897.
This large throng of people have been |
'eryed in an amazingly efficient manner.
Mrs. Parker and the w. &. II. u, as a
whole, deserves much credit
President Perkins has invited the press
representatives. to dine with him at IL
'clock tonight. So that will end the
week FOR the reporters, who have been
oyally entertained since the opening OF
he fair Yesterday the press people
assd resolutions OF thanks to the presi-
ent, which are TO be presented to him.
Colonel G.. IA. III. Bullock, who has been
uperinten ent OF the commissary depart
ient OF the army OF employees connected
nth thesfair, says that the discipline and
'ork OF the management never ran more
noothly. Colonel Bullock has provided
yer the STAFF commissary for a good
lany nseasons,a nd is one OF the veter-
rs of the staff.