The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-09

Henry Ferris exhibited colt one year
old; G. W. Beach, mare and colt; Mrs
Frank Ward colt two years; Clifford l
Marsh, gelding two years; B. B. Beach, |
mare four years; Felix K'owski, colt one |
year; e. B. Darwin, mare four. years /;
Fred Knowles, colt four years; 3. M. |
Buckingham, mare and colt.
In class 81, for trotting bred mares |
and colts, l.. J. Miller exhibited mare |
three years; A. J. Mcmahon, mare three |
years; E. Treadwell, mare and colt; w.
P. Newton, mare two years.
New Milford and nearb places have |
some very nice driving teams and single |
roadsters and they were sho wn off in |
class 38, for carriage horses. Mrs w. D. |
Black had pair entered; John Donnel- |
", single roadster !; H. O. Warner, pair !; |
James Sullivan, pair; A. M. Booth, sir |
gle horse; Miss Ruth Booth, pair and |
single horse; Nicholas Staub, pair Z; |
Sherman Hartwell, pair and single horse
Peter Btanner, pair; M. T. Hungerford,
pair. The no SEES we're judged during the
morning and showed up we'll.
BUT THE GREAT INTEREST OF THE DAY
CENTERED IN THE TRoTTING,
and there were lot of horsemen present.
lt started in soon after l O'Clock and was
superb sport while 1t lasted. Something
was up for the drivers drove like mad
and for the New Milford track, which
was not in real first class shape, being
pretty sandy, exceptional time was
made. They were verv evidently not
made up races before they started, for
they all wanted to come under the wire
| fl st. New Milford always has had good
racing aC it's fairs aud they are the great
drawing card.
A big thunder sho wer doomed up in the
north just in the midst of the fun and
everybody hoped it would skip round,
but it didn't. IL came right down the
river, and after five heats had been trot-
ted in two races, neither Of which were
finished, it rained so hard that the track
was in unfit condition for anything more
for the day. The
LAST HEAT WAS DRIVEN IN THE POUR
ING RAIN,
and such looking drivers! They were
around inquiring for new clothes. A
lconference Of judges and drivers was
held and poetpOnement made to Thurs
day incoming at IL o'clock. When the
shower lcOmed up there was a general
scramble of private teams for the gate
and most of them must have found shell
ter before getting wet. Every body on
the grounds rushed for the buildings and
tents, which were sufficient to keep the
crowd remaining on the grounds dry.
There was sharp lightning, heavy thun.
der and some wind, which blew down
some of the fakirs' small tents, but their
loud mouths could be very satisfactOrial-
" missed. The shower was too bad
both for the races and the good clothes ;
it didn't stop raining till dusk, 80 many
of the latter got sadly mussed before
they reached home.
The 2.40 class went first. There were
10. starters and as the track is only wide
enough for five abreast they had to 60
10 two tiers. Three heats were trotted
Rose winning the first, Willow the Sec
ond and Mystery the third. Following
is the summary:
| Rose, e B Wheeler, Warren.
Willow, r. Mabbett, Dover Plains, 4
Mystery. Noble s. Thomas, Derby, 10
= Wilbertha, f. s. Morehouse, Sharon Valley,
32t
Andy Britton, E. L. vandeburg, Danhury.
. School Girl, I. s. Coan, Shelton, 79&
Hot Shot, j. E. Hungerford, New Milford,
J Daisy E. o. Marsh, New Milford. 96i
Bess, j. E. Capewell. Woodbury., 6
BEG uest, A. B Whitney, Bethel, 10 II
Time, 2.35 "a, 2 80 IA 235 IA,
, The second race, the 2.28 class, haC
, six starters and two rafting good heats
, were trotted, Sherman Chief winning the
; first and Ned Russell the second, though
i only by nose. In the second heat g
= collision between Clara c., and Sherman
, Chief resulted in broken wheel for the
!; latter just after leaving the three quarter
i pole, so that he had to walk home. The
4 summary.
; Sherman Chief. A, s. Coffin, Oak Summit.
p Ned Russell, Hubert Thomas, New Milford, 3
4 WOODBURY., J, e, Capewell, Woodbury., 2
4 Clara G, j. Il; l. Lewis Bridgeport. =
=. Nj, K, K T, G, F, Pixley, New Milford, 6;
) Time, 2 q IL, 2,29 4,
1 The starter of the races, and he was {
good one, was W. F. Brush. The Judge!
and timers were Edward Taylor, S. W
, Read and j. M. Benjamin.
During the afternoon the New Milford
; band enlivened the occasion with gOot
music and Eddie MarGyne did some very
: clever tight rope performance in Fl ont o
= the grand stand. E. n. Somers also hat
AS we go to press too early for Thurs
. days doings and the results of the race
- nur readers may expect more from th
New Milford fair, next week.
, Don't Realize It! ''If you don't real
= iZe how low our prices are," say Davi
j.. 6 Savard compare them with the price
r ruling about town. Put quality ant
: price together and see how we lead a
r every point. New woolens are coming
from home factories and makers over tn,
: sea. Your interest has not been over
: looked at any point"
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