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

soon in difficulties with their stride
and Light Star obtained lead of sew
eral lengths. The other two horses,
when they finally settled down, moved
up rapidly, Walter II. being only a
length behind Light Star, with Elmer
ID. a close third In the third heat
Walter H. was leading at the half,
but was soon passed by Light Star.
Light Star, however, broke at the head
of the stretch and was passed by both
of the other horses, Walter H. TAX
ing first. In the fourth heat Light
Star was so far behind when they
were sent away that the spectators
hissed and howled disapproval. He
could not overcome the lead, but pulled
up well and beat Elmer d. at the
tape. Walter II. and Elmer d. broke
again on the first quarter of the fifth
heat. but they closed in quickly. Wal
ter H. shot to the front at the head of
the stretch, and in the last 100 yards
was not pushed, Light Star being two
lengths back and Elmer d. some dis
tance in the rear.
The 2.22 class brought out the big
gest field in the meet, 10 starters.
Henry ~ had the pole and held the
lead all the way, with The Judge a
close second. Delgula went wonder
fully fast in the last half, advancing
from ninth to third position. In the
second heat Henry N. won handily,
with Della Benton, Delgula and Juno
in a blanket" finish. A great cry
of horror went up from the grand
stand in the third heat of this race.
Just as the horses swung around the
last turn, three sulkies and three rid
orc ont 70
ment was over, it was found that Tom
Blanchard, the driver of Henry NJ,
was badly cut and bruised but not
seriously injured. He lay perfectly
motionless after falling upon the track,
and one horse and sulky ran over him.
George H. Draper, driver of Della Ben
ton, and ]. M. Maxim, driver of Mary
Crittenden, were thrown and rolled
along the track, but were not injured.
Della Benton, driverless, came down
the stretch like a runaway horse, in
third place, but on reaching the quar-
ter pole logged quietly through the
opening to the barn. G. w. Haverly,
driver of Delgula, finished with one
wheel on his sulky smashed. Ac-
cording to the statements of the other
drivers and of spectators directly OPP
posite the accident, the blame can be
laid to Blanchard, the driver of Henry
N. Della Benton was turning to pass
when Blanchard cut in front 'of her
and Della Benton's foot went through
Blanchard's sulky wheel, causing Hen
ry N to fall. Maxim's wheels struck
Blanchard's suiky and both vehicles
were badly smashed. It was a won
der how Haverly got through the
bunch without being thrown, especial
ly after his wheel was broken.
Denny Sullivan, spectator, jumped
over the fence and seized Mary Crit
tenden, but he was thrown and
dragged along the track some dis
tance, the entire side of his face being
scratched and bruised.
1t was dark when the last heat was
run, and it was announced that the
two unfinished classes would be re-
called at 10 O'Clock Friday forenoon.
The rain today prevented racing, how
ever, and it was decided to divide the
purses among the leaders. The
fourth heat went to Della Benton, with
The Judge second, and the other horses
strung out, Juno being third. In the
fifth heat Della Benton finished in
front again, but Delgula was only
head behind and Juno close up, the
other horses following as scored.
Only one heat of the 2.27 class was
run. The three horses were Susie
Fox, G. m, I. R. Blumenthal, Hart
ford; Ruby, b. m, F. c. Hayward, Rut-
land; Jack Franklin, Bona Fralie,
Easthampton. This was almost a
dead heat between Susie Fox and
Ruby, but the judges gave the de-
cision to Susie Fox. The time was
2.25 IA.