Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-16
NEW TRACK RECORD.
Asa Wilkes Reduces Local Time to
2.10 IA in Exhibition Mile.

A feature of the days races at the
fair Wednesday was an exhibition
mile by Asa Wilkes. driven by F. o.
Bardweli, that was started, unpaced, a
little after 5 o'clock.
The fine horse failed to lower the
worlds record for mile. EOS IA,
over half mile ring, but stepped the
mile in the remarkable time of 2.10 IA
and thus established a new track rec
ZIP IA. held by Roam Wilkes, sire of
Asa. Roam Wilkes had a mark of
2.04 ga when he established the local
track record. Starter King announced
that Asa Wilkes performance was
wonderful, considering the track and
other considerations.
Great interest was taken in the ex-
Inhibition and the vast crowd watched
every move of the horse in action,
cheering wildly at the finish.
The Poultry Awards.
Premium on White Wyandotte,
James White, Willimantic; oliver lace.
Hiram Bellows, Willimantic; golden
lace, Hiram Bellows, buff, Hiram Bel
lows; barred plymouth rocks, Hiram
Bellows; Dwight Ives, second, South
Windham; S. c. white leghorn, Hiram
Bellows; S. c. brown leghorns, Hiram
Bellows. and second, jap. silky, Hiram
Bellows, and second; 1t. Dramas, Mr..
Byron, Willimantic; Hiram Bellows,
second; S. c. r. l. reds, Christopher
Barry. Norwich; Myron Hadfield, So.
Windham
Chicks: Barred plymouth rocks. Hi
ram Bellows, and second; white wy
andottes, Mr.. Byron, Willimantic;
silver Iace wyandottes, Roderick La
riviere, Willimantic; H. Bellows; gold
en- lace wyandotte, H. Bellows, and
second; buff wyandotte, white Dlym-
outh rocks. S. c. white leghorn, firsts
and seconds to H. Bellows, S. P.
brown leghorn. first. H. Bellows; jap.
silky, H. Bellows, first and second; It.
Dramas, Mr.. Byron, first, III. Bellows
second; r. G; r; l. reds, first, H. Bel
lows; white leghorn, r. c., first, Mr..
Byron of Willimaptic. Bantam fowls
Buff cochins. first. Mr.. Bellows; sec
ond, c. 0. Barrows, Willimantic;
black cochins, first Mr.. Bellows; pat
ridge cohrincs, first, c. o. Barrows:
white corhin. Mr.. Bellows, first and
second; bearded white polish game,
first, Mr.. Bellows; silver duck winged,
first. Mr.. Bellows; golden seabright,
first and second. Mr.. Bellows Ducks,
fowls. black eayuga. first and s~,ond.
III. Bellows: black muscovy, first, H.
Bellows; duck chieks,N black cayuga,
first and second, Mr.. Bellows. Pigeons,
White jacobin first and second, c. O..
Burrows; Unite fantail, first, c. o.
Barrows: blue muffed tumblers first
and second. Mr.. Bellows; bluebeard
tumblers. second, Mr.. Bellows: black
beard tufnbIers. first, H Bellows:
black booted tumblers, first. Rodeit
lex Lariviere; second. Mr.. Bellows;
red S. F. tumblers. first. Mr.. Bellows;
white turbits. first. H. Bellows: black
winged turbits, first II. Bellows; black
swallows first Mr. Bellows: black
nuns. fii.t. III, Bellows; yellow crested
helmets. first. Mr.. Bellows; blue crest
ed helmets. first, Mr.. Bellows, blue
helmets. first. H. Bellows:i white drag
ons, first, Mr.. Bellows; black owls,
first Mr.. Bellows dun owls first, Mr..
Bellows; silver owls, first, Mr.. Bel
lows: white fantails, first. Mr. Bel
lows; blue fantails, first, Mr.. Bellows;
dragons, G. o. ". first, Mr.. Bellows;
white homers. first Mr. Bellows; Sec
ond, r. Lariviere: black homers. first,
Mr.. Bellows, second, Mr.. Lariviere:
silver homers.- first, Mr.. Bellows. sec4
ond. Mr.. Larievere; red chick homers,
first and second. Mr.. Beilows: blue
chick homers. first and second MIR.
Bellows; blue barred homers, first. Mr.
Bellows, second Mr.. .Lariviere: G. o. ".
homers. first, Mr.. Bellows; G. o. ".
tumblers. first, Mr. Bellows; red
crested helmets r. -Larfviere first:
yellow muffed tumblers. first, r. La
riviere:. black S. r. clean leg. first. r.
Lariviere; blue owls. first. James
White; black magpies first Mr. Bel
lows: black fantails, fiPst, S. Bordear,
Willimantic; silver dragons. first. s.
Bordeau; pair of old gray squirrels,
first. Percy Scribner. South Windham:
young gray squirrels, first, Daniel
ConneM Willinlantic; red foxes hrGt.