The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-12
LOWERED
THE RECORD
Elizabeth 5. Went a Mile in
ZIP Flat
ON THE LOCAL RACETRACK
Best Race Ever Seen Here Was the Free.
For-All Pulled Off Under the Aus
pieea Of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Club Saturday.

The two days racing meet under tile
auspices Of the Gentiemen's Driving club
of this city was brought to close Ut
The Granite City trotting park Saturday
afternoon, and the members Of the al.
sociation and the horse lovers are con
graduating themselves upon the entire
success of THE meet. A feature of the
| day was the breaking of the track record
4 hy Elizabeth ~, In 2:l2 flat. A consid
elably larger number Of people, includ-
ing some of the most prominent horse
men Of northern New England, were
present than at Fridays meet and the
races, II possible. were better than those
of the day before. The weather. the
track and other conditions were Of the
i best to make the events the entire sue
cesses which they were.
Three races were started during the
day, the 2:34 class. the 222 class and
The free.fo or-all, in which last event were
entered five of the best horses in New
England.
The 2:s4 Class.
The 2:34 class was the first race and
was started with field Of nine horses.
The first heat began with Alcanpace at
the pole, but He proved too slow for
| John Henry, who went around him and
took the heat in 2.25A iii the second
heat the four leaders finished iii the
same order. The third heat was finished
with the John Henry horse in the lead,
Mabel III second, Arsacus third and Will
liam Hill in the fourth position. John
Henry made the final heat LII 2t22h
The money Of the race was divided AS
\ follows. John Henry, irst Mabel I'll.
second; William Hill, third: Arsacus,
fourth. The performance Of Mabel III
was particularly good, as she has been
4 training only four weeks She is owned
1 by d. T. Hanley and Lee Whitney Of
Montpelier.
Seven Starters in 2;22.
The 2:22 was the next race in order
and had seven horses. y The first heat
was started with Dora Star at the pole
and she was successful in holding 1t until
the pull into the stretch, when 0radeIl
and Blue Ribbon both passed her and
0radeiI won the heat from Blue Ribbon
by half length IN 2:20A The four
leaders finished IN the same order IN the
second heat. except that Rosamond came
in fourth in place Of Baby Girl, who
broke and came in sixth 0fadeli made
the mile IN PISA.
The third and deciding heat was fin
ished with John Henry IN the lead again
making the mile this time in 2;lsA
Il with Mikado second and Baby Girl third
I The money was divided with first ia
0radel. second to Blue Ribbon, third
to Mikado and fourth to Dora Star
who although she was OUTRAGED, made an
excellent showing.
A Grand Race.
The third and last race Of the day and
meet was the free for-all with q field Of
five horses starting. The starters with
their records are as follows: Elizabeth
/ 81, 2:09A Billy Hurd, 2:l4A Sidari
| 2;l0A; Miss Ormond, 2;l0A Fabiolai
l2:l4A.
Before the start Of the first heat the
Idfivers agreed to waive distance, as had
been done in the previus careces, and
been done in the previous races, and
were warned by the starter that each
man would be expected TO drive his own
horse and that no iockeying whatever
would be allowed, and if anything of the
kind was done. the driver would be fined
without further warning.
The five horses came down the stretch
! five abreast, with Miss 0rmond at The
pole. and were given the word at the
first trial. The horses left the wire well
punched, and It was apparent that a
horse race was on from the start, Miss
Ormond was successful IN retaining her
position and in winning the heat.
As the horses pulled into the stretch
on Tie second round. Elizabeth s. came
up almost alongside the leader but
made slight break and 0rm0nd was
an easy first under the wire. turning the
mile in 2;l4M Il took two trials e
yet the bunch off IN the second heat
and the leaders came in in the same or.
der. Elizabeth s. having broken slightly
again as she tried to pass Miss Ormond
Time, 2:l4K,
The third heat was not started until
tile sixth score and proved to be the
. hest and fastest race ever seen on the
local track. This time Elizabeth s. kept
her feet and did not make the suRges'
ton Of break, keeping close behind
the Boston horse all the way around
and as the quarter post was passed on
the second round she pulled by her and
I came into the stretch an easy leader
Miss 0gmond seemed to gain for an in
stant and then Elizabeth $. took a spurt
ahead and gradually leaving her behind
came. under the wire amid the applause
Of the crowd, having made the mile IL
the fastest time ever seen on the loca
track.
She made the quarter in 32h, tn,
{ half In los the three.quarters in l,3S
and the mile in 2;l2 fiat Upon thl
official announcement Of the time beinf
given, the crowd shouted and applaudet
80 loudly that II was necessary for Mr.
pike to give The result aRaip. Tbil
performance Is the fastest mile made il
northern New England this season, anf
d full second faster them the previous
record Of the Granite Cisy trottinF park
+ which was held by , VI BentweIPs mare
The Maid The previous record wa
made with slayton up and was 2:l'
aat
5 The fourth heat was started with th'
{ horses well IN hand but somewhat tired
Elizabeth was 80 the pole with Mis
/ Ormond next and Sirdar next. As thI
horses drew away from the wire at tn