The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-05
Successful Opening Of Two
Days Meet Yesterday
OVER 1000 PEOPLE THERE
Three More Classes This Afternoon and
Another Meet on July ls-Athletic
Sports and Base Ball Game
Were Other Attractions.

More than 1000 people--one Of the
largest crowds ever assembled at the
Granite City trotting park witnessed
the horse races, base ball game and ath.
letic sports furnished BY the Gentlemen's
Driving club yesterday afternoon. The
grandstand was crowded, the north bluG
was black with people, while inside the
track was another great crowd, and all Of
them we're satisfied with the days
amusement. In spite Of the number Of
people there was the best of order, and
no dissgreeable incidents TO mar the
pleasure Of the day
Everything was run of with precision
and dispatch, so that the whole program,
including the base ball game, was COM
pleted before six o'clock. The four trot-
ting events Of the day were finished by
hall past FIVE. Members of the club
or their agents were ever ready to at
tend the wants Of their guests and to
enhance the enjoyment Of the occasion.
The Montpelier Military band was pres
eHt and played between the heats. Alto
gether the revival of the sport Of horse
racing on the first Of the two days meet
was attended by such degree Of success
that the club feels well repaid fer the
work put into it.
There was fine exhibit of speed
horses, twenty four animals starting in
the four races yesterday and many others
in to-day's events which were the 2;35
trot and pace, 2;22 trot and pace and
free-for-ali.
The Trotting Events.
That the racing was a genuine success
was fully sttested by the interest and
enthusiasm displayed by the crowd until
the last heat oil the last race was finish
ed. Although sll the races were won
three straight, there were many sharp
brushes that put life into the sport and
brought out cheers from the grand stand.
The veteran driver, Charles Taylor, Of
White River Junction. said to have
reached in age one year over the century
mark, who in his lnng career on the
track became prominent as the driver
Of snow Flake, Factory Boy, and Robert
B., drove Bill Bryan yesterday an ex-
hihition half mile in i;ls. The crowd
gave the veteran rousing cheer as be
sped under the wire.
II was announced from the Judges
stand that the Gentlemen's Driving club
would hold another race at the park on
Jnly 13, at which there viii be four
races. The use of the track and stables
have been tenderd free gratis to the
horsemen who are 70 keep their horses
here ia enter this next meet. The rae
ing yesterday was most admirably
handled by the we'll known starter,
Chester Pike, and the judges were L. w.
Morris, I, II. Hammett and H. G, Moody.
Uncle Jock" Boyne Of Boston, the veter.
an horseman, was in the judges stand
and assisted in the Judging
The fonr races pulled off were the 3.
minute class, trot or pace, purse 500,
won by Alexander Maid. best time 2;2714
.2;27 elas, trot or pace, purse SIPS, won
by Green Mountain Boy, best time 2:2s;
.2i27 class, trot or pace, purse S125, won
by Ned Cole, best time 2;1sh and the
.2;40 class, trot piirse S100. won BY
Quarter Silk, best time 2;29ia.
The scores:
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