The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-22
Was a Feature at Vermont
State Fair Today
AN ILLINOIS MORGAN WON
There Were Between 5000 and 10000
People IN the Grounds To-day and
Splendid waether Made the
Day Enjoyable.

White River Junction, Sept. % -Fa-
yoFed BY splendid weather, tie Vermont
state fair drew between 5000 aud 10000
people to-day, WAC enjoyed varied pro-
gram Of events. One OF the essly fea-
tucs was l5-niie race or challenge
by Maxwell Eyarts TO match his fonr-
ycar.old mare Dolly Dmpie against any
Morgan horse. hitched to "a wagon. each
contestant to put up 500. There was
only Que entry, that Of Ben Daisy, a
l0,year-old Morgan mare, entered by c.
J. Brnnl OF Rochester, Ill
Dolly Dimple which was driven By
Miss Susan Evarts, daughter of Max
well Eyarts, acted badly AZ the start
because Of the horaes which were trying
out OF the track. The first ten miles
was covered IL 80 minutes and 10 sec
onds, and Ben Daisy came under the
wire winner III 80 minutes and 27 sec
onds, and half 2 mile ahead Of Dolly
Dimple.
The annual meeting Of the Morgan
Horse club Of Vermont was held this
forenoon, when President H. f. Wardner
read his report Of the doiBgs Of the
club during the past year, after which
officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent. H. f. Wanlner; vice presidents,
Elmr A. Darling OF East Burke, Edwin
II. Hoffman Of Lyndonville. A. H. Van
Tassell Of Dubois. Pa, Henry R. G.
Watson Of Brandon; secretary and
treasurer, r. G. StllmaH Of Lyndonville;
managers until 1918. Charles G. ChaiFee.
L. T. Ely, Charles w Howlsnd, Arthur
w Peters and +. D. Proctor.
A proposition was made to the club
that the club put up a Morgan horse
against any horse in the United States
cavalry, 10 be ridden from Montpelier to
the Madison Square garden in New York,
fully equipped with cavalry equipments.
This plan is put forward TO present the
claims Of the Morgan horse as the best
for United States cavalry. 1t was pro-
posed to make the test during the horse
show N Madison Square garden.
At l0 this forenoon, there was an ex-
hibit of Morgan horaes on the track,
and nn hour later the fast horses were
shown. followed By the Norwich nniYef-
sity cadet drill.
Yesterdays Races
The raee program yesterday was one
of the best in New England this season.
There were three events, the 2:20 race
stake for $500, the 2.30 stake pace for
500 aud the Els race for S400. Every
race was real one, spirited ii every
heat, and the horses driven for all that
was in them. 1t required four heats to
finish the 2lS Aaee race. Under the
new rules Of theAmeriean Trotting a.
sociation. horses finishing back Of the
fourth place III the first three heats 0f
a race are ruled out Of that race
The summary
2;2o Trot-Pace Stake.
Prince Louie, bg. By Brazilian, +
" Smith, ST. Stephens. n. =.
(Sharonl a.... ssss.+.4v...
Baron Wedgewood, fog. French &
Willard. Sherbrooke, +. O.. 322
Metallic, bs, j. e. Marston, Pitts
field. NJ Fl ....+...... 234
Bonitz, brg, Frank Whiteornb,,
Springfield, Mass. .... 43
Time, 2:20, 2s2lA, 2:I9h.
2:s0 Pace Stake.
Dena, bm, BY Happy Gothard, H.
f. Pierce, Stanstead, r. @.
tPiercel ................. 1911
Queen Direct, blkm. A. S. Rod
ney, Nashua. N. II. (RodneYl 122
Tom D.. IL, Gilbert & Tardiif,
Soniersworth, n. II. Wood
bury ....s.... Sa
Eastern Maid, bm, Frank whit.
comb, Springfield, Mass Me
Gregorl I 4N4
Lady Bingen. brm. r. IL. Thomp-
son. Brighton. Mass. Thomp
sonl 8.s..-.. ....s.....s444 )
kingsey Girl, bnl, Roaring Brook
stables, Barton Lang ~ $50
Island Lass, bn. 3. +. Cantield,
New Milford, Conn. (Lewis1 5 g
Foxy Jane, chm, j ID Marsten,
Pittsfeld, N II. lMarstonl GIT
Time, 2:l8a4, 2;l0h, a.leA, 2sI6Ia.
2:ls Pace.
Miss Overlook, bm, BY Over
look, Wm. Bright, New Ha-
ven, Conn lnrisiel 82Ill
Prince AIfonely, be, Il RI Hay
den, Lewiston, Me. Hay
dem .as.ss.ssss. s.-ss.a.ss. q j
Ned Cole, chg, II X. Kittredge
WoodsYille, N. II. Kit
tredgel 4...s.s.. S573s
Billie patten, BIZ, Vim, O'Neil,
Lexington, Mass. (0'Neili i i Q dis
louise Bashford, bm, G. h.
March, Somersworth, N. II.
Woodbury. ...... SO
blSm, ]. i. Marston,
I9t4fafsafd ~ III {AfarafanA Il
Russell Gratten, chg. n. H.
Spafford. Springfield, Mass
tSpatfordl M 766
Time, 2:lsh, 2:l7h 2:l7M, 2:2oHs
.;2l.
There are three events on the trotting
late for to-day, 4 2l6 pace for $500,
2;30 trot stake for $500 ard 2s16
lass trot for s400 The entries in these