Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-14
TIE AFTERNOON PROGRAMME.
THE RACES.
Some Exciting Finishes in the 2.22 Trot
and Pace.

! The first heat of the 2:22 trot and pace
which was the first race on the afler-
rooms programme was called at 2lO
There were five starters out of an entry
list Of II horses r. L. c. drew the pole
and the start was made easily. the horses
getting the word we'll together Suzette
made n push for pole and crowded r. L.
/ {. throughout the heat After the first
quarter the race became "A double cou-
test between SuZctte and r. l.. &. for first
place and Little George and Joe ID. for
second place. The first half was passed
with r. L. G. leading, closely followed by
Suzette. while Little George and Joe D.
were close together and Advert last The
horses strung out a little in the last half
and in the last quarer Suzette pushed r.
l.. c. closely but was not quite fast
enough to win the heat The time was
2;2lR
len tho second heat the horses sot away
on the NTH trail. At the quarter r. J.. {.
and SuZette were neck and neck. the tor
uiel leading at the half, with AdNerb
thtvd Joe -. fourth and Little George well
to the rear. At the three-quArter pole the
four leaders Were punched and they ln-
ished close tCGether. all under the whip,
Joe u. working his way up to second place,
and Suzet.a falling behind Advcrb. Time
?;239..
/ starter Bowman had nuch difficulty in
giving the horses Il good ,cnd-Jf in the
/ third heat and it was not until he had
/ threatened to fine every one Of the drivers
that the ECrScs came down together. At
the quarter the five were i'm a bunch, T.. l..
&C. slightly ahead. followed Dy Little
George, AdVeSb Suzettc and doe -. Just
/ before coming under tie wire at tho half
! Little George made grand stand squirt
forged ahead o: r. l.. c. ana took the pole
away from him. holding it to the finish Of
| the helt. Joe u and AdYerb changing
places durnc the last half Time, -92'i
The fourth heat proved 10 be what one
OF the Judges declared the best heat st, Al
On the track in three years. Tn" horses
got a good START on the second trial. Ad-
Iorh being drawn and were in bunch
lat the quarter, At the half Su2ette, Joe
| D. and L. l.. c. We're almost neck and
neck, in the order named, with Little
'ieorge breaking. In this order they went
the last half until a few feet from the
WIRE when zoe u. passed Suzette in an eN-
citing finish Time, 2.2il,.
| In the NTH heat the horses got the word
on the second trial and it was a horse race
from sti-t to finish. Joe u. led for three
quarters of mile closely pushed by Lit
tie George and Suzette, with Y. l.. g. we'll
in the rear. ON reaching the home stretch
Little George passed Joe -. and kept the
lead TO the wire. Time, 2;23s.
Suzette, got having won a heat, was not
allow ed to start in the sixth neat. The
ether three togses got a good start on the
second trial. Little George broke before
reaching the quarter but recovered him
self quickly and was up with Joe d. At the
half The last half was Il horse race worth
staying for, Suzettc and Joe ~ finishing
50 close toGotheC that the Judges heirg
unable To agree. after Il long discus sion,
called ii deaG heat, The time was 2:23s.
When the decision was announced 1t was
Il a. o'clock, and the finish of the race was
postponed until 1880 this afternoon. The
summary;
Il. l., c., blk. g., q. Ruane,
kullANu,,.. $3.50, .,,..,,..