The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-06
Done by Billy Hurd On a
Vermont Track
HE STEPPED IT IN 2.15l-4
Free-for-All Race at Granite City Trot-
ting Park Yesterday Afternoon the
Best Of the Meet--was Cap
tured by Elizabeth S.

The second day Of the races al the
Granite City tgotting park yesterday
afternoon was all that was expected ana
the events were fully al interesting as
those Of tie previous day. There was
an attendance Of fully 1000 people.
Three races were pulled Off, including
the 2:35 class, trot or pace, the 2.22
class, trot of pace, and the free for-all.
The 235 class, for purse Of sloo,
was won BY Lady Wlitcomb of the
Smith stock Farm Of Barre III straight
heats. Best time 2;20A. In the 2s22
class oralell, owned by John utton &
Son Of Morrisville won the race IN
straight heats, the best mile being made
in 2:21h
In the all there were TIRES
starters and the spectators were treated
To the horse race Of the meet, although
the first heat was not fast for the class.
Elizabeth S. taking it in 2:2a1a. The
horses were well punched in the second
heat and Elizabeth S. took the heat in
2:I6H, which was the fastest mile made
over Vermont track this season, but
this record did not stand long for Billy
Hlrd took the next heat in an even sec
ond better time, making the mile in
2;I5M, necessitating a fourth heat,
which Elizabeth S. took in 2:17 fiat, Civ
ing her first money.
Charles Taylor, the veteran reinsman,
drove Billy Bryan an exhibition half in
1:16iA, clipping q second and half Off
his performance of Thursday 1t is an
authenticated fact that Mr. Taylor Is 101
years Of age and he has papers from tbs
town clerk Of the town in Canada in
which he was born proving this to be a
fact
The management announced that there
would be no meet on July . az was am
nounced Thursday, but that a two days.
meet win be held August and TO-
The results Of the races yesterday:
2:s5 Glass, Trot Or Pace, Purse 500.
Lady whitcomb. Smith Stock
Farm, Barre .............. 1
Bell Time, John Uttcn 4 Son,
MorrisyiIle ..........5 2 Q
Alcanpaee, 4. ]. Prairie, st. Al
bans ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Black Orphan, ] A. Matthew, Lit
Teton, N. II. .......4 q
Martinez, I. II. Richardson, Lit
tleton, N. II. ........,...3 B.
Time-2:29h, 2:29h, 2:Sols.
2:22 Glass, Trot or Pace, Purse $3.50.
oradell, John Utton & Son, Nor
risville ....,,.........-..1 1
Redmond H., ]. w. Burton,
White River Junction ...3 2 q
Rejected Sid, Thos. Utton, Nor
risville observation-disclosures s A.
Dora Star, c. R. Wood, Barre. ..5 / !
Guiado, l. NJ. Richardson, Little
ton, n. II. ...........6 5 s
Lilly Lane, John Porter, Middle
bury ................... g
Time-2:26, 2:2eA, 2;23A.
Free-fOr-All, Trot or Pace, Purse 5000.
Elizabeth s., II. A. Harding,
Barton .......s... 1 4
Billy Hurd, Smith Stock Farm,
| Barre ................s 3
Fabaiola, John w. Porter,
Middlebury ...-........3 3 3
Time-2:2sl5, 2'16A, 2:15h, 2:17.
During the two days a total Of ss
horses were started in the seven races,
which made good field. The horsemen
were well satisfied with the manner OF
their treatment while here, and viii
come back for the meet to be held in
August It is probable that the list Of
entries win be even larger next time.