Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-09-14
WILLIMANTIc FAIR.
Speedy Horses Entered for Races at
Fair of Horseshoe Park Agricultural
Association.

The races scheduled for the Horse
shoe Park Agricultural associations
fair that starts in Willimantic today,
promise to be the best seen there in
years. A large number of good en-
tries are in, great amount OF inter-
est beit%, conferred in the big local
race Especially that will be on the card
for Thursday. One of the headliners
will also be an exhibition mile by Asa
Wilkes, who will endeav9 to lower
the worlds half-mile track record
2.O4 1-2 The full list of entries for
the three days racing follow:
Tuesday, Sept. 14-2.22 class: Ger
tainly, b g, d. ]. Kelley. Blackstone,
Mass; Hattie R.. b m, c. E. Pitman,
Goshen. N. H; Star Tucker oh e, M.
III. Jones, Willimantic; Black Wilkes,
blk &, F. o. Rose, East Brookfeld.
Mass: Billiken, oh g. T. r. Sadd, VIII
limantic; Bonnie Wilkes, f. E.. Smith;
Rose Shelton, Tom Blanchard, Palm
err Mass; Buch Buckner. w. H Hall.
wilmington: lone, b h. w. H. Hail. VIII
lington; Mollie j., b m, w. II. Hall,
Willington; Leila Morse, b m, w. II.
Hall, wilmington: Billy Baggs, g. w.
H. Hall. wilmington; Gold Bird, b h,
Eugene Maynard Lebanon; Ella r.,
oh m. w. f. Bailey, Norwich; Happy
Hooligan, +. o. Brown, Lebanon.
2.35 class: Rena Shelton, b m, Tom
Blanchard, Palmer, Mass; Molly j., b
m, w. II. Hall, wilmington; Leila
Morse b m, w. II. Hall, wilmington;
Gold Bird, h, Eugene Maynard, Leb-
anon; Ella r., Oh M W; F Bailey,
Norwich; Star Tucker, oh 6, M. III.
Jones Willimantic Billiken, CHI z, T.
r. Sadd. Willimantic.
Wednesday, Sept. 1928 trot: l..
B. Flemming, New York, Happy Mad
ison; d. S. Pratt. Whitman. Mass,
Western Chimes; A. H. Standish, At
tleboro, Mass, Graphic; B. F. Hull,
Providence, Biston: ]. P. Lockhart,
Falmouth, Mass. Lawson's Gift; T. J.
II. c. Holmes, New London, Lecco
Maid: w. H. Hall, Wellington. Leila
Morse.
2.2O pace: Elmer R. Pierson, Nor
witch. Miss Trueman; C. E. Wilbur
East Harwich. Mass, Baron Clay; ].
Arthur Sherlock. Boston, Lizzie Sims;
Frank E. Smith, Norwich, Baron
Wilkes; M. w: Delany, Hartford, Sow
ereign Boy; B. F. Hull, Providence,
King Regent and Blue Grass; H. L..
Handy, Springfield. Mass, Miss Yum
devar; John Curran, Willimantic.
County Beaten; James p. Brown Will
| limantic, Robert s.; D. J. Kelley,
Blackstone, Mass, Certainly: c. E.
Pitman, Goshen, N. Y, Dawson Dillon
and Lady Kate, w. II. Hall, Wiling
ton. lone and Mollie ].
/ Asa Wilkes, whose father, Roam
Wilkes, holds the track record, will
start an exhibition mile to lower the
worlds half-mile track record. Asa
turned a mile at Worcester in EOS a
week ago yesterday after he had won
his race in 21-2 1-2,- and his chances
for lowering the record are very good.
Thursday, Sept. 1913 class: Ger
tainly, b m, D. ]. Kelley, Blackstone,
Mass; Mollie j.. b M. lone. h, Billy
Baggs, g, W. H. Hall, wilmington;
Rena Shelton, m, Tom Blanchard,
Palmer Mass; Argosy Wilkes, m,
Bonnie Wilkes, b g. A. Lord. Haddam;
Black Wilkes. blk g. F. o. Rose, East
Brookfield. Mass: Dawson Dillon. b
m. c. E. Pitman, Goshen, n. Y; Lady
Clair. A. H. Ethridge Norwich; Rob-
ert S. p Brown. Willimantic.
Special-Free to all Willimantic
horses: ]. P. Brown, Unknown; T.
r. Sadd, Billiken John Curran, Coun-
ty Beater: A. II. Jones. Star Tucker
L. n. Dondero. Donnybrook; Eugene
Maynard. Gold Bird; F. o. Brown,
Happy Hooligan.