Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-10
HOW RACE WAS WON.
D. T. Hart's Hore of This City Did
 We'll at Charter Oak.

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 The following description of the race in which Milton s. 1r, came m third Is from the Hartford Courant:
 The first heat of the 2:09 pace, which opened the afternoon. was per- haps the best race of the meeting. Lady of Honor. chestnut mare' driven by A. l.. Thomas, had the. pole with Charlie Hal, one of the two favorites. in second position. Lau- retta, McKenney's bay mare. was third. She Is cocky little animal almost too pert looking for trotter and with a regular little twinkle of a gait. but she was hardly. in 1t yester- day. William O.. picked to battle for first honors, was fourth. He is q great tall horse. called brown, but SO near a black that one coundn't tell the difference. Milton s. jr. was on the outside. All the drivers seemed willing to make fair start but there were several scores. one being caused by the breaking of Thomas's horse. When they went of Lauretta was a little behind, with the others In a line. At the quarter they were in a bunch with Lady of Honor, the pole horse, lining out. Charlie Hal went to the front with William c, Milton and Lady of Honor after her. At the three-quarters they were in a beautiful bunch with the outsiders climbing around while the crowd was crazy, especially as they kept It around the turn and into the stretch when they taped down through the dust like one horse. At the seven eighths post Charlie Hal was ahead but the others were well with him and they whirled under the wire with a hands breadth between William c and Lady of Honor, who were second and third.
 On the second heat they went off on the first try and rounded the quar- ter turn with. Charlie Hal leading from the pole, William C.trying fran tically to nose around him, and Lady of Honor clinging on to him. Up the back stretch they went in regular line with Charlie Hal, William c Lady of Honor, Milton s, jr and Lau- retta in that order, but the last nam- ed falling back until she was way back. At the turn before the three l quarters Charlie Hal and William c. were ahead with a long space be- tween them and the other two, who, however, closed up at the three quarters. This was apparently to be another beautiful finish and the horses were coming down to the wire in thrilling group, when Lady of Honor, who was on the pole, gave a leap and broke, leaving the others to come in V shaped formation with William c. ahead and Charlie Hal and Milton S., Jr. erowding him un- der the tape for, all possessed, Charlie ! Hal taking second.
 The third heat had only four starters, now that Lauretta was out of it, and the four went across in a beautiful start. With Charlie Hal cut in for the lead with William c. following, and, after rounding the quarter, the two went at one another like cats and left the others way be- hind. Milton s. was long distance from the leaders and Lady of Honor was as far behind him. Among the : two leaders, Charlie Hal, who had been fighting neck ahead, on the outside, was tiring at the half, and
 the other went ahead. Then the two trailers caught up and there was another bunch at the stretch, Will liam C., Charlie Hal and Milton pull ing away. At the seven-eighths Will liam c. Ted, with Charlie Hal close on him, but Milton coming up from third like streak. In this way they fought all the way to the tape, when Durfee lifted his horse across from 1.-the middle of the group.
 In the fourth heat Charlie Hal was I right behind William c. all the way around to the quarter when he pulled , up even. The other two worked into the group formation with Thomas's
 horse last. Charlie Hal seemed to bt dropping and Milton was drawing UT on the outside. At the three quarter. the leaders were punched with Lady of Honor way back. The three came
 down the stretch in line and it wa. , anybodg's race. Charlie Hal wa.
 hopping it up on the outside and the : finish was like whirlwind, wher suddenly William C., already behind : the terrific spurt of Charlie Hal
 threw his head into the air and hal : reared into a break, obliging Cox with Milton S., Jr, to swerve a little
 while Charlie Hal was dusting it ovel
 the line.
 The fifth heat was the least excit ing of the day. William C., iron 1, the outside, jumped in, grabbed tn, pole, and set the pace all the way st . that, on the three-quarters turn, tn,
 four horses were in an even line, on, behind the other. They didn't chang 1t great deal and the only thin, that broke the monotony was whel
 Thomas's horse, in last position f broke while the others came in easi
 ly. William C., Charley Hal and Mil ton S., Jr. The summary follows: 1. 2:09 class, pacing; purse $1,00O |. divided.
 ! William C., br g, by Civ
 . ilization, dam untraced
 (W. Durfee) .....2 IS
 Charley Hal, g, (W.
 Snow) 2 221 , Milton S., Jr, ch g, (W.
 i. CoX) 5 3 l Lady of Honor, ch m, GA.
 Thomas) ...........S A n Lauretta, m, J. McKin-