Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-02
THE RACING.
FIRST DAYS EXCITING SPORT.
A Six Heat Race In the 2;35 Class and
other Fighting Finishes.

n SIX Heat Race IN the 2i3O CLASS ana
other Fighting Finishes.
The races Wednesday afternoon were
among the most interesting ever seen on
the track and the drivers strove valiantly
to force their favorites to the front, urging
them on with voice and whip.
In the first heat of the 1922 class Rope
tition j. led away quickly, but broke at
the quarter and was passed by the other
horses. Repetition Jr. gained his lost
ground, however, and won without great
effort, the order following being Lora R.,
Ina and King Bird. The Brattleboro peo-
pie hoped to see the latter horse making a
good showing but he was not in condition,
and was only started to prevent disap-
pointment. In the next heat Repetition
broke again and at the half Lora r. and
Ina were leading, with King Bird two
lengths ahead of Repetition Jr. The
horses punched at the quarter and it looked
like great race, but they strung out and
finished in the same order as at the half.
In the third heat Repetition Jr. again
started in the lead, but broke and Lora R.,
took the lead. On the back stretch Repe-
tition Jr. gave a fine burst of speed,
passed all the others and finished first, al
though Ina pushed hard. King Bird beat
out Lora r. The fourth was less interest
ing than the others, being an Indian file,
with Repetition first, King Bird second,
Lora R. third and Ina fourth.
The 2:35 class brought out four PAGERS
who fought stubbornly for six heats before
the result was reached. Peter Turney and
Red Elm got away together, and were neck
and neck at the quarter, but the latter then
pulled slightly away and at the half Red
Elm and Mary Sharran were close together
with Kennett well back. Turney won out,
Mary Sharran and Red Elm having fight
ing finish for second place. The gray
gelding led in the second heat until he
went into the air at the three quarter pole,
Mary Sharran winning, with Red Elm sec
ond, Kennett third and Peter Turney last.
Peter Turney's break set him back to last
place in the next heat. Mary Sharran
won, but Red Elm's driver used the whip
and made fine finish, Kennett being
third Turney narrowly escaped being dis
tanced. The fourth heat was beautiful
race, which Turney won, Red Elm good
second, Kenneth at his heels, and Mary
Sharran last In the fifth heat Turney and
Red Elm started in the lead, but broke
badly, and Kennett won easily, Mary Shar-
ran second, Red Elm third, Peter Turney
last. Red Elm was thrown out of the fl
nal heat, not having won heat. The
that any one might be the winner, but
Peter Turney won out, with Kennett Sec
ond and Mary Sharran third.
Ben K. won the 2:50 class in straight
heats, but the others were so well up as to
be dangerous. In the second heat Alden
da, Paratha and Jennie Lambert were so
close together that there was doubt as to
their order. Jennie Lambert was evil
IDENTIFY the fastest horse in the field, aud
would go past the others like flash, and
then go into the air.
2:22 CLASS.
Purse $4OO.-s9OO 800, $50, $40.
Repetition, jr., br. g., C. c. Convey,
King Bird, TO- e., o. H. Ellis, Brattle 1900
Lora R., br. M, H. S. Hudson. Que o
Ina, br. M, L. W. Morris, Bradford,
Time, sa5, a;25, 2;a494, 2s4N
1885 CLASS.
Purse, S4OO.-$2OO, 500, $50. $40.
Peter Turney, gr. e., j. F. Nation,
Worcester, Mass, 144141
Concord, N. H., s114aS
pee Falls, Mass, 4s9S12
Red Elm, CHI, g., Prouty & Haslett,
Time s:s8 SIS, a:a8 IS, a:2s 85, a:a7, as6 IS
2.20 30.
$3.50 CLASS
Purse, S4OO-S2OO, 800, $50, $40.
Ben K, oh. g., G. A. Kelley Worces-
ter, Mass
Adenda br. g. H. A. Carter, Holyoke,
Mass, 225
-~Kitty Wilkes, b. M, f. L. Chickering,
East Westmoreland, N. H., 65s
Paratha, blk. m, A. F. Graves,
Springfield, Mass, 49,
Jennie Lambert, blk. m, H. A. Jenks
Oxford, Mass, a.;
Red Bird, b. M, L. A. Packard, Little
ton, Mass, 8 q
Ethan, Jr., b. e., l.. @. Lowell, Bellows
Falls Vt, 81
Dixey Boy, CHI. g.,G. D. Spooner, Rut-
Time, 2:20If, geo S-5, 9;2S S-6.