Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-17
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WILLIMANTIC
We'll Sustained Interest During Clos ing Day of Fair-The Races Awards Announced.


 Awards Announced.
 Thursday, closing day at the local rair grounds. the Attendance was good for third daSs comparing fayorably with the best Similar days in the as soclation's history. All was hustle along the Midway and sharp buyers went home satisfied with many good bargain purchases. The fair this year has been particularly clean and or deriy one, so much so as to cause sin cere praise for the courteous and pa{nstaking officials.
 Excellent exhibits of thoroughbred horses indicate that the farmers are paying more attention to this import ant department than heretofore It was gratifying to see so much inter- est taken in the various entries under this class.
 + In the afternoon all eyes were on the vaudeville stage and the enter talnfng artists and the band largely contributed to t5e enjoyment of the spectators In tlse well filled grandstand while details Incident to the first heat Of the horse races were being com pleted.
 The Races.
 As enough starters did not show for the scheduled 2.19 class, purse S2OQ, 1t Was changed to a 2.16 event with these. entriess Lady Claire, A. \, Ethracke, 'N5LEich: Argosy Wilkes, D .W, D J. KeI12 Blackstone, Mass. MKss Trueman. E R. Pierson, Nor wien; Certainly. D m, D. J. Kelly; Lady Kate. c. E.. Putnam, Goshen, N. '. Distance was waived. The horses r took positions in the order. named from the pole. First heat was finish ed in this order: Argosy Wilkes La- dy Claire. Miss Trueman, Certainly. Lady Kate. Time, 2.20 1-2. Second heat, same order. Time, 2a2 1-2.
 Third heat of 2.16-Same positions as two previous heats. Time. 2.21 1-4.
 A Brief Dispute.
 Second heat local was won by Robert S, Donnybrook second, County Beater third Billiken fourth and Gold Bird fifth. Time, 2.1e 1-2.
 There was an lnterlude here. Driv- CTS Brown and Martin of the two horses finishing in first and second places got together and we're having lively time. Martin alleged that Brown crowded him and only for the intervention of the police there might have been fist fight on the side. The crowd gathered quickly but everything calmed down and the, race was con-
 Third heat-This><wa a beauty. be- ing dead heat between Donnybrook and Robert S., County Beater third, Gold Bird fcdfth, and Billiken fifth. Time, 220 x-4.
 Fourth heat-Donnybrook, Robert s, CoA1ity Beater, Gold Bird and Bill nkeH in the order named. Time, 221. T. was decided that this should con- 1lude the race. and the money was split i nthis manner: Donnybrook first, Robert s. second, County Beater third, and fourth was split between BIlliken and Gold Bird.
 There was much applause during the running of the several heats of this race and Donny and Robert $. came in for their share of the plau- dits of the excited throng. Thus end- ed very successful three days horse racing and bang-up fair.
 Free-to- WiIlmsntic Class.
 The big thing of the day was the special free to- Wilimantie horses. This race was 8 hair-raiser and fur nished plenty to talk about for one good long time. Instead of Browns Unknown, his Robert s. was started, drawing fifth position. Billiken, Sadds horse, had the pole, Gold Bird. own- ed by Eugene Maynard of Lebanon, had second position, County Beater John Curran's stud, was in third po- sition, bonnybrook, L. N. Dondero's horse, had fourth. Considerable dif- ticulty was encountered in the endeav- or to send the field away Distance was also waived in this race. After a great many attempts to score had been made, until it got to be almost 9 buriesque show, with T. R. Sadd as. the leading comedian, but closely pressed by County Beater, his driver, c. E. Pitman of Goshen. N. Y., and Owner Curran, and some more who tried to pacify County Beater and make him sufficiently tractable to turn around and prepare to score like a gentleman, and Gold Bird, acting more. like fhghty flirt than race horse, the first heat was sent away after ex- actly 37 minutes of attempted SCOT