Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
SPORTING.

An athletic association has been organ
lied at Bellows Fails with capital stock
of $1,000. one-half of which has already
been subscribed. About $500 will be
spent in grading and fencing grounds north
of the village.
Kitty Wilkes, owned by Mr.. Chickering
of Westmoreland. won the 2.20 class trOt
at Riverside park, Lebanon, Thursday,
taking three out of seven heats, and being
second in two. Her best time was 2.214
in the second heat. The purse was for
$500.
DR.. Mortimer j. Stoddard made an ex-
cellent showing Labor Day in the 1S-hole
handicap medal play contest for the Spring
field Country clubs Stowe cup. His gross
reaord was 90, which was reduced to 81 by
the handicap making him tied for second
place.
MANY students of base ball believe that
James Barrett will rank as the champion
base runner of the National league at the
close of this season At the present time
Barrett and Donovan OF the St. Louis club
are tied for the lead with "a purloined
bases each, Mertes of Chicago being close
behind with 80.
The Chester base ball team which closed
the season last week, played Is games and
won ID. Last week Bellows Falls was de-
feated 81, and a game was also lost TO
Bellows Falls TO. Bush and Aver as
battery did excellent work for Chester dur
ing the season. Clayton led the team in
batting with percentage OF .4l6.
Fred L. Brltton of South Hadley Falls,
Mass, well known to the sporting contin-
gent of Brattleboro, Putney and Bellows
Falls, defeated Thomas Z. Holland of
Worcester in a ego yard match race at the
Worcester oval at the field day games of
the Worcester labor organizations Monday.
The purse was $500, and only six inches
| separated the men at the finish.
Harry Hotspur, 2.1S IA the promising
PAGER which has been with the track string
owned by Potter Brothers of Greenfield, has
been bought by o. II. Ellis of Brattleboro.
Hotspur will start in the races at the fairs
in Athol, Greenfield and Brattleboro. Hot
spur is not only fast, but is a slayer, and
has won two seven heat races this season,
one at Westfeld and the other at Nashua.
Frank Waite's Putney Wilkes won third
money in the so class race at the Spring
field fair Wednesday. Putney Wilkes fin
ished first in the first heat, in 2 SAT. The
race was finally won by Lowell IL Sons Ed
Gay from Bellows Falls. Bob's Baby,
owned by F. l.. Chickering of Westmore-
land, was second. Mr.. Chickering's Kitty
Wilkes won the % class in straight heats,
with Faustina, owned by Lowell & Son,
second. The fastest heat was trotted in
2.26.
A total of $500 in purses is offered for
the trotting and pacing races at the Valley
Fair in Brattleboro Sept. 20 and p. The
races for the first day are 2 II trot class,
5000 225 class, $500; 80 class, $500.
On the second day 5000 will be offered to
the 2 u class, $500 to the ? % class, and
$500 TO the 2 20 class. The entries will
close Sept. Is with c. L. Stickney, secre-
tary, Brattleboro. The purses offered for
the trotting at the Valley Fair are much
larger than those put up for any other race
meet the last week in September. Several
owners of fast steppers have already signi-
fed their intention of bringing their horses
to Brattleboro, and all indications are fav-
orable for exciting sport.