Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-26
WEDN EsDAY.

Fast finishes were the rule in the
races Wednesday, although two
classes were finished in straight heats.
There was a field of seven in the 2.17
event. Mr.. Batchelder's Hugh Mack
of Keene had the pole, and many
picked him to win, although some
who professed to be on the inside said
Lady Sleigh was wonder who had
never been cut loose and who could
win If her owner desired. Hugh Mack
had the pole and set the pace until
the last quarter. Then Aristocrat
who has been taking a part of the
money with the regularity that a clock
strikes, shot to the front. Down the
stretch Lady Sleigh came like an au-
tumn whirlwind on the outside and
nipped Aristocrat by a neck at the
tape. 1t was a wonderful burst of
speed, and the time, ZIG 3-4, set some
people to thinking as to what Lady
Sleigh could do if she had to go all
the way. Walter H. pushed well to
the front large part of the way in
the second heat, but executed a San
tos-Dumont act on the back stretch
Lady Sleigh won out again from Aris-
tocrat at the finish, although Reed
Patchen came fast from the rear and
pressed them hard at the tape. Wal
ter II. seemed to improve with driv-
ing and in the third heat was second
to Lady Sleigh in a nose and nose
finish, with Hugh Mack a good third
The 2.20 trot was a tame affair
Fred c., Taylor & Ellis's Kentucky
gelding, was a horse in which great
interest was taken, and was started
for the first time since he sustained
an injury at Nashua. He has shown
conclusively that under proper condi-
tions he has plenty of speed, but his
hoodoo followed him again. One of
the drivers turned in too close on the
first quarter. and in pulling up Fred C.
he was badly cut, and to make bad worse
he threw a shoe before reaching the
wire the first time and was distanced
Gertrude also saw the flag fall Juno
won as he pleased. Kittie H., his only
challenger, breaking on the stretch
and being passed by Wait and See
Kittie H. held the lead until the last
turn in the next heat, but then broke
and the other two horses went ahead
Waite and See pushed Juno fairly hard
for first place. The third heat was
a procession at the finish, easy for
Juno, with Waite and See second and
Kittie H. far back.
The 2.35 class was won by Miss
Dotlet. although she dropped the
second heat to Luceile. owing largely
to an extremely poor start. The last
two heats in this race are said to have
been interesting but they were turned
after most of the people. including the
scribes. were obliged to leave.
The Running Races.
A feature which was new to many
and pleasing to all, relief from the
tedium of scoring, came in the run
ming races. best two in three, half
mile, between two thoroughbreds,
Crusader, owned by Mrs. Nino X.
Hunt of Weathersfield, and Cressie
of the Runnymead Stock Farm in
Windsor. H. S. Tayntor of New York,
rode Crusader, and G.. H. Farnsworth
of New York, a professional jockey,
was mounted on Cressie. Cressie
led all the way in the first heat.
Around the turn Cressie challenged,
and they came down the stretch side
by side. Crusader looked like win
ner, but Cressie jumped forward un-
der the spurs and was in the lead by
a nose. Mr. Tayntor pushed Crusad
er earlier in the game in the next two
heats, and he won handily. The time
was sc ga, SO IA and SO 3-4 seconds.