Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28


abundance of excitement and some me
outbursts Of speed, although only one
finish was Of the neck and neck order
In the first heat Of the 2,s4 race Russell
Grattan, the chestnut gelding owned and
driven by C. II. Lee Of Lyndonyille, while
in the lead by two lengths, fell, as II
shot, on the upper turn and the driver
was thrown as from a catapult % feet
TO the upper edge of the track. p. II.
Curley, who was driving Col, L., owned
by John Leamy Of Gardner, Mass, could
not stop and Col. l.. plunged over the
fallen horse, then staggered and fell.
Curley was hurled from the sullxy but
struck upon his feet. In the meantime
Lee crawled from the track and the other
two horses managed TO get around the
PROSTATE horses and riders, without fur
Their collision. Both sulkies were
smashed and Russell Grattan was cut
badly in the nose and had several teeth
loosened. Col. L. was led under the wire
and was allowed to continue in the race
but Russell Grattan was marked dis
tanced.
The accident sent a thrill of horror
through the spectators but the outcome
was far more fortunate than could have
been expected. Mr.. Lee came to the
judges stand in a dazed condition and
not until three-quarters Of an hour later
could, he give a clear account of what
happened. He was driving the gelding
with hopples. The horse SHE'D and at
tempted to jump over a piece Of paper
and was thrown instantly by the hopples.
In this heat Dick Brine finished first with
Rock Candy two lengths behind.
The second heat was a fight all the
way between Dick Brine and Rock Candy.
The latter challenged at the turn ana the
two horses came down the stretch like
a matched pair. Rock Candy had started
the squirt too soon however, and at the
finish lost by a head. Col L., who broke
badly, was far in the rear and attempted
successfully to get under the flag by run
ming but Starter Pike disqualified him.
In the third heat Marion Boy, who had
previously been erratic, turned the course
with not a skip or a break In 2.24A, win
ming easily. The contest was one Of en-
durance, however, and in the next three
heats Rock Candy came to the front,
with Dick Brine ard Marion Boy follow
Ing In close order
The s.9s pace ard 2.19 trot combined
had 1S names on the card but only four
horses appeared and one OF these, Red
burn H., had not previously been an
nounced. Dorena. under the whip won
the first heat with Redburn II. pressing
hard and Baron Patch and Lassie follow
ing. In the next three heats. which were
not marked by any particular features,
the order was Baron Patch, Dcrcna, Red
burn H. and Lassie.
The 215 stake race brought out four
starters Major B. o. led easily all the
way and finished two lengths to the good
in 2.15, with Silly W. Billy Hurd and
Corona following closely. In the second
heat a mix-up took place in almost the
same spot where the first accident oc-
CURED. Major b. o. was leading at this
time and Billy w. pushed so close to Billy
Hurd who was in second place, that
the Whitney horse stepped into Billy
Hurd's sulky wheel and both drivers and
horses went down with a crash. Corona
cleared the wreck and came in second to
Major B. O., whose driver pulled up when
he saw that the others had fallen.
In the last heat Major B. o. started at
the most terrific pace ever seen on the
track, stepping to the first quarter In S2A,
and the full half in 1.04h, or at
the rate OF a mile in 2.09. The time
for the three-quarters was 1.37k and for
the full mile 2.14, only a second behind
the track record made by Frank, horse
from Schenectady N. Y, in 1903. At the
finish the Canadian wonder was simply
Jogging, having been pulled hard long
way by the driver. There Is no question
but that this geldlng could have estab-
lished a track record Of at least 2.1O
asa Pace, Purse 5000.
Rock Candy, bl g., j. e. Geary
Boston, 2 2S l
nee BeIiows n Fails, l112222
Marion Boy, blk g., r. g.
Marion, Keene, NJ H, 3S1 g
Mass. ADDS.
Russell Grattan, CHI. g., c. H.
Lee, Lyndonville. VT, dis
Time, 229h, 2.2SA, 2.24A, 2.2SA, 22S1s.
2.e3 Pace, Purse $500.
Baron Patch, b. g., Fitzgerald,
Boston, 3 i
Dorena, b. m, L. 2. Fletcher,
Clinton, Mass, l22
Redburn H, ]. w. Britton,
Holyoke, Mass, 233
Lassie, b. M, M. e. Bailey,
Bellows Falls, 444
Time, 2.21h. 2.19A. 2.2oh, 2.22.
2.15 stake Race, Purse $500.
Major B. o., b. g., Max Clement,
Quebec, II
Billy W., b. g., G. e. Whitney,
Burlington, "a
Billy Hurd, blk g., Newport,
VT, Stock Farm. $50
Corona, CHI. m, ]. e. Marston'
Pittsfield, N. H, AZ
Time, 215, 2.22, 214A.