Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-07
THE MIDSUMMER MEET.

The valley Fair Asso cIatiOn Holds IS1-
citing Races In which BrsttIeboro
Horses Figure Pr6mInentIy--A SUM
mary of the Event.
The midsummer meeting of the Valley
Fair association last Friday afternoon was
messed some close and exciting races, es-
pecially in the 2i24 and $3.50 classes. The
finish in the third heat of the 2:24 class,
when King Bid and Dennis II. trotted a
dead heat, brought out a tumult of APP
plause and was said by Starter Everett to
be as close finish as he had ever been
called upon to decide. The First Regi-
ment band furnished music, rendering sew
eral new and catchy selections which were
roundly applauded. The weather could
not have been better and the racing was
not finished till 1880 o'clock.
The races opened with the 2:24 class
with five starters, King Bird, owned by
Charles Miner of Brattleboro, being the ia
vOrite, although p. z. Woodbury's horse,
Prince Philip, was looked upon by many
as a winner. The first heat was taken by
King Bird with Prince Philip a close
second. In the second heat Jedeo led at
the first half but broke on the turn and
was overtaken by King Bird, who captured
the heat easily. The third heat of this
race was one of the best of the day and
was battle royal between King Bird and
Dennis II. Dennis II. led at the three
quarters pole but was caught at the wire
by King Bird in a dead heat, the time,
2:27t, being the fastest made during the
day. The fourth heat was uneventful, be-
ing easily captured by King Bird. Jedeo
finished second, passing Dennis II. down
the stretch.
In the 2:35 class p. o. Burnham had no
trouble in winning first money with his
grey stallion, John NJ. Wilkes. Roswell S.
finished second in the first heat, but was
given fourth position for repeated breaks.
The crowd picked Mollie Cromwell as the
winner in the second heat as she led at the
half and the three-quarters. She was
passed on the upper turn, however, by John
M. Wilkes, who had no trouble in winning
this and the third heat.
The 2:50 class came last and was by all
odds the best and most exciting race it re-
quring six holly contested heats to decide
the contest. Dexter Wilkes, the beautiful
gelding owned by c. E. Robertson of Bel
lows Falls, was loudly applauded by Bel
lows Falls admirers as he was being worked
out by Driver Parker. He won the first
heat in 2:33t. In the second heat there
was a collision on the back stretch, Driver
Parker being thrown from his sulky and
slightly injured. The horse was driven in
the last four heats by James Richmond of
Keene, but was unsteady and could not be
depended upon. c. c. Winchester drove
his colt, Ethan jr., but met with an acct
dent in the first heat. The tire Of one of
his wheels collapsed and he was thrown on
the upper turn. The horse continued once
around the track before being stopped. K.
l.. Putney's Lolo Maid put up great fight
for the race, winning both the second and
third heats, but was unable to defeat the
chestnut stallion, Elcamont, who won the
last three heats and the race, Lolo Maid
getting second money.
The following is the summary:
2:2I c1Ass-PrRsE $500.
King Bird r. G., c. Miner,
Dennis H, b. $, R. Sherman,
Wallingford, Vt,
Jedeo, b. s., ?. o. Burnham,
! Prince Philip, b. $. P. P. Wood
bury, Hinsdale, y. H., 5
Earle, b; g.. r. E. Proctor, MARI
Time $50 ESQ 81, a:27 l.2, 2:s9 L.
2:s5 cLAss.PrRs5 $3.50.
John VI. Wilkes. <. g., p. o. Burn
ham, Newport, n. H, / /
Roswell s., 81. &. NJ II. Roberts, Wal.
lingford. VT. 4 2
Mollie Cromwell, b. m, E. NJ. Angler,
Brattleboro, 2 3
Banchee, I. m, F. l.. Chickering,
Westmoreland, 3
Time 2:S5 IA, 2SO l.2, 2:3l.
$50 CLAss-PuRsE $500.
Elcamont, C s, ]. W. Sever
ance, Rockingham, Vt. 4
Lolo Maid, bl. M, Z. l.. Putney,
Newport, \. H., l
Dexter Wilkes, big C. Z. Robert
son, Bellows Falls,
Harry b.. b. &, p. o. Burnham,
Newport, N, H., . 5 ? d.
Allie Coon, b. m, A. T. Batche-
der, Keene, n. H., 2 3 3 dI
Kitty Wilkes, b. NJ. F L. Chick
ering. E. westmoreland, \. H, 5 8 d
Ethan Junior, b, e., c. c. Win
chester, BrattleborU, Vt, 8 dr.
Time, 1888 l.2, 2:31 IL, 2S5, 23S "a, 2:37 l-2
2:S7.
Starter, Edward Everett, Deerfed
Mass. judges, Edward Everett, G. w
Baker and j. A. Taylor, Brattleboro; tim
ers, G. w, Baker and Charles Haskell
Troy, n. Y.