The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-24


Silver Heels chg, N X, Barry
Stove Barry .s...ss,,.a 32
Tobin, bg. Ben Butterdeld, Stan
stead. Que tpiercel ..n..
Sir Alexander chs. w W. Worm
wood, Woodsville, n. H. Thar
denl Observation-Disclosures. 5
Bond View bm, G. $, Spencer,
Newton Mass fThompsonl ,
Time, 2'l5, 2il5h, 2:l4A.
2.2o Pace.
Purse, $500
al Dillard bh, Page Bros, Barre
Page .....,.t...tt.tt.t,-
Dick Wilkes, bg. Dr. L. Ileclere,
Franklin, N. II. (Ieclercl - ? 3z
Dom Paul, bg, I. f. Fletcher, Gin
ton, Mass. tFletcherl .4s.ss.
Grace Baron hm, John Munroe,
Boston, Mass tThompsonl . I
Kings Mantle, bm, @. H. Lee, LyA.
donville tIael .........,...s 81
Postman, blks, w. T. Wright, Dux.
bury Mass fToppinl ....s. 8 dis
Time, 2;2lh, 2;2Ol5, 2:2l.
Named Race.
Purse, $3.50.
Roxey Ann, bm, J. w. Burton,
White River Junction lBurtonl ]
Conway, bg, F. A. Slayton, Barre
tslayton) ......,........ss.. ~ 2
sanima B., chm, c. F. Bacon Lyn-
donvlle tWatsonl ,.s..s.s. S3 3
Time, 2:24ls, 2i2s1s, 2;2sM
Audience Awed By High Dive.
Every afternoon, in front 81 the grand
stand, there Il very unique testimony
to the end that men and women have
improved IN tbe habit Of sympathy
since the ancients enjoyed epectacles
involved the probable, II not the designed
sacrifice Of human life This is seen
as the effect Of Arthur Hoidens 100
foot dive into a tank Of water At no
time has Mr. Holden made this dive
here when there were not. al least 10, y
600 pairs of eyes watching him and
that in silence, practically breath.
less. The strain on the spectators is
something actually felt and while he Is
in the air, all bodily functions except
seeing. virtuaily suspended
When he esnerres from the water
there is some applause, bnt nothing
comparable with The fent he has per.
formed, The spectators have not re-
covered sufficiently from TIE strain Of
the spectacle to give Il its desserts.
Nor do they recover for the rest 81 the
day. Nothing that may come il the
program receives TIE applause thar the
same thing would have had before Mr..
Holden made MS dive. THIS s a bit
Of fair mentas philosopssy, perhaps,
moral philosophy, that comes with The
game
Other cFatures Of The Day.
The feature Of the Norwich cadet sx-
hibition yesterday afternoon was 2 con-
test on horseback il picking up the
handkerchief at full 9allop. There
were three participants ana the winner
was Cadet Dale Of St. Johusbury.
At the luncheon yesterday afternoon
OF Morgan horse breeders and admirers,
President Eyarss Of the fair commission
announced that their il assnranras from
President Mellen Of the Boston & Bizine
R. r. that hie railroad will be a ma
terial contributor u the SUCCESS OF the
fair over and above the railway service
ii readers
The gentlemen present and taking
part Ia the organization Of ffs club
were ~ follows Al +. Phillips, Bar
ton; Spencer Borden, FaB River, Mass
r. H. Hoffman. Lyudonvilla; G. G. Sher-
man. New York; r G. Chandler, Paeh
am; =. A. Darling. 3. Burke: 81 G.
Erskine, Wilhamatown; G. n, Howland,
+. Burke; b. Q. Rogers. W NswburY;
A. R. Van Tassel, Dubois, Pa; = G..
Rrank, Rochester, LII, H. r. @ Wat
son. Brandon; C. I Morse, Barton; II
D Beebe. Barton; f. s. Whitcher, Bar
ton; Maxwell Evnrts, Windsor; C. ",
Paddock. Clayeuiont, n. H r L. Van
ner. Iaconia. N. H.; C Y. Kent, Mont
pelier; +. C. 0ryis. Manchestrg W. f..
Beaman, Cornish, n H, W. ,. Em-
mons, Woodstock; Geo, Aiken, Wood
stock; =. d. Hines, Fowler; c. G. Chat
fee. Rochester, G. f. Perkins, Roches
ter; Nelson Boyne. Batavia. n. VI; G
A. Stevens, Johnstawn, Pa; NJ p.
Stevens, JohnstowRg II. s. Wardner,
Windsor,
Yesterday ihe grand oalvacade Of
blue ribbon horses and cattle was one
Of tine best sights Of its kind ever wit
messed ii Vermont. II was led by the
Military band and its length
was nearly a mile.