Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
THE RACES,
WEDNESDAYS EVENTS.
some Good Sport In which Brsttleboro
Horses Carried Away the IIonors.

Horses Carried Away the hOnors'
The races on Wednesday were OF the
usual high standard and were viewed by
large crowd, considering that IL was the
first day Of the fair. Close finishes were
characteristics OF nearly every heat, and
Braitleboro horses were more in evidence
than ever before
Five horses came under the wire in the
first heat OF the 20 class, Hugh Mack
having the pole. san Sebastian led al the
quarter and held his place until the stretch
when he was passed by Norvei NJ. The
heat was a close one and was won only
by sulky's length Frank L., a local
horse, took third place, Buddy l.. fourth,
and Hugh Mack was distanced. Time,
2.ls4
In the second heat san Sebastian led
until the last quarter when he was passed
by Norvel NJ, who in turn was left behind
by Frank H.. the winner Of the heat.
Noryel ~, held his place at second but
was followed closely by San Sebastian.
Biddy L. finished fourth Time 2.l91.
Frank L. captured the third heat with
speed 10 spare. the other horses finished
IN the same order as IL the previous heat,
Time =. l@i
The fourth heat was procession with
T !.
Bidly l.. third and san Sebastian fourth.
Time . -
IL the first heat Of the Fps fou- horses
appea. rd Belle NJ, a Erattleboro horse,
Mace of Rutland. Lady Gallon OF Bur-
ngtnn and Morgan of 81. Adams. Nor
gau led al the half with Lady Gallon a
close second, Mace third and Belle NJ,
some distance behind. The local horse
made a pretty sprint on the last quarter,
however and passed all the field but Nor
gan, the latter winning by few yards.
Mace was third, Lady Gallon fourth.
Time 2:2S.
Morgan also took the second heat, a.
though he was again pushed hard by Belle
NJ, Lady Gallon was good third while
Mace brought up the rear. Time , pa.
The third heat was a race from start to
finish and was won by Morgan only after
a hard struggle. Belle NJ, beat ont Mace
by very small margin and Lady Gallon
finished good fourth. Time 2:254.
The purse was divided in the order the
horses finished in the last heat.
The ,: 40 class brought out six starters,
Brattleboro was represented by Nancy NJ
owned by Thomas Miller. The first heat
was an interesting one. II was won with
ease by SNOWFALL, Dixie Boy being second,
Sulphite Wilkes third, and Zoe, Nancy NJ,
and KlOndike, fourth, fifth and sixth re-
spectively. Time $50.
The second heat was trille more eXcit-
ing, and Klondike, the tailender in the
first heat landed the winner. Sulphite
Wilkes finished second and SNOWFALL, the
winner OF the previous heat third.
Klondike won the third heat in a walk,
SNOWFALL passing Sulphite Wilkes within
10 feet of the wire, Dixie Boy, Nancy NJ.
and Zoe finished in the order named.
Time, 2:21t
The fourth heat was a repetition of the
third. Klondike winning as he pleased with
Suiphite Wilkes second, SNOWFALL third,
Zoe fourth and Dixie Boy and Nancy NJ,
fifth and sixth. Time 2:27
2,9u GLASS. TRoT OR PACE.
Frank r., ches g. y. Taylor, Brat
tirblru
Marvel NJ, b. g., J. II. Howe, Green
field, .
san sebastian, gr. T., j. T. Shaw,
Buddy 4 Ia m " u Dunrou Rutland