Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13

The race in which Burnham started at
the fair at Sandy Hill y. Y, Wednesday
was not finished. Durham won the two
heats
Chehallis, a horse owned in Lexington.
Mass, lowered the track record to AHA
in the free for all race at the fair in Rut-
land Sept 5.
The second game in the series between
-Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. a. and Brattleboro
Hosiery company will be played on the
island grounds tomorrow. Monroe and
Crowell will be the twirlers.
Dr. H. H. Dinsmore, who moved from
Brattleboro to Manchester, n. H., last
year, played third base for LebanoU
in game won from Claremont recently
to 5. He fielded perfectly and laced out
a two Dagger and three Dagger.
Samuel rockingham, captain of the
LenoX Country clubs golf team compet-
ed in the national tournament at Atlantic
City this week. Mr.. rockingham has
won many handsome trophies in golf con-
tests. including the LenoX cup valued at
$500. Mr.. rockingham was a member of
the Brattleboro High school class of sc.
The gun club in Winchester n. H.. will
have a trap shooting turnament Tuesday.
Sept Il, to which the clubs in Bellows
Falls, Fitchburg, Winchendon and else
where will be invited. Twelve events will
be on the program and an elegant cup
team match, five men on a side. for a
cup valued at $25
Nine horses were entered but only four
started in the PIP class at the North
Adams fair last Thursday. The race was
a procession. Annie Leyburn, owned by
Potter Brothers of Greenfield nearly out
CHASING the field, and winning in three
straight heats. Durham started poorly.
finishing last in the first heat but beat
out Rose II. for second place in the next
two heats in fighting finishes and thus
won the second part of the purse Of $500.
The time was 2.2l, 2.17 and 2.1S.
When the California berd mare, Dolly
Dillon, by Sidney Dillon, son of Sidney,
dam Dolly by Electioneer, trotted three
heats at Providence in 20S1a, 2.O7, 2.0S, she
not only became the fastest trotting mare
of the season, but took fourth rank
among the trotting mares of the world
BY the records but three mares have ever
beaten POI in races. These are Alix
205A, Fantasy, 2061a and Beuzetta 206a4
Dolly Dillon has been bought by George
X. Russell of Bellows Falls, who was for
merly a prominent breeder, -but who has
devoted only a little attention to horses
in several years.
The Newport Republican Champion and
the Manchester Union have published re-
Gently group pictures of the Newport,
n. H., base ball team which closed the
season recently with the remarkable rec
ord of p games won out of % played.
The Republican Champion says: THE
players were the best that could be sec
cured outside the league, and many of
them will be heard from in the future
They were a gentlemanly lot of fellows
and carry home with them the good will
and best wishes of the people of New
port Tommy Guiheen of Brattleboro
led the team in batting.
Darrell reduced her record to 2.051a in a
race in the grand circuit at Syracuse
Monday. This makes Darrell one of
the fastest horse ever bred in Vermont
She was owned by Mr.. Whitcomb of Es-
sex Junction, and when known as Lady
Wonder was sold, after winning a race
at the Valley Fair in Brattleboro a few
years ago, for $500 to Potter Brothers of
Greenfield. They were very successful
in campaigning her, seldom being behind
the money, and winning many first prizes
She was then sold to Mick" Hubinger
of New Haven, and later to DR.. Kane of
New York city. Under his direction she
became known as the Queen of the
Speedway" being the fastest of the
horses to appear on the driving course in
New York
Johnny Nelson, the noted racing cycl0st,
died al New York Monday. Last season
he defeated all of the speedy middle dis
lance riders of America with the eXcep-
ton of Elkes and repeatedly broke
world records at one time holding all
the records from 3 to 30 miles He fell
during a race at Madison Square Garden
the night of Sept in race against
Michael, the Welsh midget. The bursting
of the tire of his pacing machine caused
the fall. The swiftly revolving pedal of
the pacing outfit caught the calf of the
left leg and ripped the flesh entirely
away from the bone. Gangrene set in,
and the leg was amputated at the thigh
on Saturday. Nelson was q SWede. only
p years old, and had won SIS 600 in prize
money this year, of which his net pro-
ceeds were $4,000. His home was in Chi
cago, where he was bicycle repairer be-
fore he took up racing He won the ma
tional amateur championship in 9S and
became professional the following sea-
son.