Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-07
SILVER LAKE.
Seasons Last Ice Races.

The ice on this celebrated pond goes slow
| slow on account OF its great thickness ano
backward warm weather. Hardly evei
were horse races known here in the m onth
OF March, but 1904 is a slight exception
All winter long, with the mercury rang
ing below zero, there seemed to be nc
pleasure in driving on the ice and only a
few made the attempt.
/ March 18th was warm and a race was
/ made up for horses with no records. The
| track measured and staked made a fairly
good half-mile course, altho' the warm
sun began to soften the ice so rapidly that
fast time was not expected.
The afternoon brought out the entries
and starters, viz, DIR. H. V. Hubbard with
his bay pacing mare, Maggie r., Chester
Cady, with his grey trotting mare, John
MES Baby, by Johnny Wilkes, and John
A. Moore, with Tinnie D., PAGER, by Brad
laugh. These lined up for a start.
Getting away first time they came easily
TO the last quarter, Tinnie setting the
pace; here she turned on her speed and
rushed home in 81 seconds, Chefs Baby a
good second. There was a bad place in
the middle OF first quarter, so all had to
come slowly over that, but after turning for
last the footing was fairly good.
Race was best in 3, and for the second
heat they scored long time but got away
at good start. Tinnie took the lead, was
Baby well up, Maggie X. third. This
closed the race, giving John A. the salts
faction of inaugurating the surprise party
that he had predicted.
Elated with this victory, he offered to
match Tinnie ID. with John NJ. Wilkes for
quite a money consideration, and of
course his defy was accepted. March 24th,
II came of according to program, with
track in some places quite soft.
The grey horse came out in great form
with DR.. Hubbard up, followed soon by
John A. Moore, with the bay mare in good |
fighting trim. All arranged, they went up |
the lake and scored for first heat, getting |
the word. Tinnie as usual opened the |
dance with one OF her rapid brushes, hold |
ing the lead under the wire in 35 seconds |
for last quarter.
There was some complaint that the doc
tor was helping the mare to win, but the
next heats proved no foundation for the
suspicion. In the second heat, when half
way down, Tinnie broke, caused by a soft
place, this being so disastrous that when
settled she was too far out to collar the
horse again, and he won in a jog. time 80
seconds. Third heat, they now STOOD
wen; walking up for the final score, they
got away together, coming like a double
cam, and when turning in for the last
quarter, one blanket would have covered
10Th, neither getting any advantage until
ne last turlOng was reached. Here john
~ made great mistake, one that perhaps
.ost him the race, in calling upon Tinnie
or final burst. He used the same LAM
,uage that was familiarity known to I
Wilkes from his old driver, so the stallion
esponded in a bolt OF speed which carried
lin length to the good. The mare
'amely struggled to recover this lost
round, but, breaking through a soft
lace, she fell. Wilkes and the doctor fin
shed in 35l seconds. Turning, they saw
heir opponent lying on her side nearly up
o the distance pole.
Help rushed in from spectators, who re-
sased her from the sleigh, then, getting
n her feet, she was found not injured in I
he least. John Andrew climbed to his
eat without assistance and was soon seen {
n moderate walk headed towards his
liable.
Many compliments were given to John
|. Wilkes and to DR.. Hubbard for the
Dol, artistic manner in which he handled I
ne grey stallion.
Thus ended the last horse race on Silver d
AXE ice for this season. How often we
se in life that success is but a stepping
.one to defeat.