News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01
THE FAIR.


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Who would have imagined after
the bright day that the waking of
THE LAST DAY
would find a DRILLING rain coming
down. Thursday was such a day,
and it was considered advisable to
adjourn the program until Friday,
with the hope that a better day
would be realized. Friday came and
fair weather with it, although there
was stiff wind all day. The exami-
nation of horses in the several classes
occupied quite portion of the fore
noon, and it is possible that larger
or better show of gentlemens' single
or double drivers has never been seen
on this track. When the time had
arrived to call up the horses for the
afternoon races, starter Thomas was
promptly at the bell rope, DR.. Rublee
and E. W. Webster of Morrisville,
and Orlo Luce of Stowe backed him
up with advice and watches, and A.
A. Niles recorded the heats. The
afternoons events were very peculiar
in regard to the Kaleidoscope charac-
ter of the heats. 1t was a constant
changing of positions among the
horses as they went around the ring.
There was an unusual amount of
breaks and running, and it all went
to furnish some very interesting sport
for the fair sized crowd present.
THE $40 CLASS
was first called up, and seven start
ers took the word go on the fourth
attempt to get off. 1t seemed every
bodys race at first, but finally
Diamond f. demonstrated that he
was master of the situation with
Felice a close second. The summary
of the race is like this
Diamond F.. blk. g., Adams & Goddard,1 l
Felice, b. m John Utton.............. ........2
Nancy D., b. m A. }. Rooney ................3 3 6
Snow Bird, b. m, j. A. Moult on......."....5 ) 3
McGinty, b. g., II. A. Harding ................4
Daniel K, b. e., F. K Kittred. en-. ~
Lizzie Phelps, b. m, W. J. Phelps. IS drawn
Time, 2:31 2:2SA 800
Tom Utton got up behind McGinty
for the second heat and was given
quite an ovation by the grand stand.
THE $50 CLASS
was sandwiched in with the previous
race, and had sixNstarters, Captain
having the pole. -Four attempts at
starting We're made, Parker John
was hard pressed andAonce or twice
headed by Jennie NJ. but he did
honest straightforward work and
captured the race in three straight,
the summary follows
Parker John, br g, A. E. Batcheder".1 | l
Jennie NJ ch. m K. W. Adams,...........2 3 2
Gypsey, b. m, H A. Harding. ...............4 3 3
Cricket. br. m, F. A. Slayton ..............a 4
Belle Stanford, b. m. II. 7. Ball.........6 = 3
Captain, c. e, Ii A. Folsom. ...............5 o 6
Time, 2.3l% 2:2S 2:2713.
The mile open bicycle race with
three starters, came in between heats
in the above named race on Friday
afternoon, James Clark, Vernon
Dodge and Leon Emmonds, all OF
/ Morrisville came to the scratch and
made the mile in very slow time in
sthe order in which they are named.
In their second start Emmonds seem
ingly very carelessly ran across
Dodge and very successfully unseated
both. Clark went twice around the
ring and was declared winner, with
Dodge second and Emmonds third
There's not much in bicycle race,
especially where it is a mile heat and
the riders take about four minutes to
do the mile, with a slight burst OF
speed on the homeward side of the
home stretch.
Young Perrigo repeated his bicycle
tricks, and the mare Tabita was
given an exhibition mile by Johr
Utton. Within the closing heats ot
THE 2:2O CLASS
it was announced from the stanC
that the wind was blowing too hare
and cold to make it possible to FL
the balloon uni SIS it should subside
The last race was the most interest
ing of the series.
Darkness came at the end of the
lOuFuu uedu WIFI TWO neaCS cfeulUeC
to Mabel W. and two to Lady Lee
so it was necessary to fight it out
Saturday forenoon.
In the second heat Mabel W. was
put off her feet twice by the foul driv
ing of some of her competitors anC
on the last quarter was back fourth
horse, she made a magnificent burst
of speed however, and came under tn,
wire a good first, but the effor
seemed too much for her as the sum
mary which follows, will Indicate
Lady Lee, G. m, H. T. Ball. ........3 9
Mabel W, b. m, John Utton..........1 / )
Bob Volunteer, b. g., W. P. Dwyer.2 3 2
NJ. b. c., }. A. Moulton..................44 3 3 !
Duck, b. F., G. j. Mongeon.............5 4
Time, 1925 1926 2;25h 2:26h 2:23.
NOTES.
So the fair that lasted pretty nea
a week is passed.