Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-21

for Big Crowd-Track Events
Speedy Mare Drops Dead at Finish
Early Awards-Pickpockets Pinch
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Putnam fair-one of the notable local
events of each year-was the magnet
that drew hundreds of visitors into
the city Tuesday, the last and only
big day of the exhibition for 1910.
A cloudy morning made gloomy pros
pect for the management, but the sun
chased away the gloom early enough
to encourage the crowds to come in
good numbers, though there were not
as many in attendance this year as
has sometimes been the case. The
attendance was estimated at about
1000. The bulk of these came through
the gates between the hours of IL and
2 o'clock, and at the latter hour the
exhibition buildings and grand stand
were filed with typical holiday gath
erning, for to a great extent business
in the city was suspended during the
afternoon
The trolley line brought many from
nearby towns.
Everybody Got Busy.
The crowd flocked around the mid
way into the buildings. down among
the tent shows, to the stables and
over to the ball ground and finally
packed the grand stand to sit out the
races, which were quite interesting.
Everywhere they found something to
please to admire, or laugh about, and
when the gates were closed the day
was generally voted satisfactory one.
- Merchants Displays.
The displays by the business men
and exhibitors for premiums were Civ
en- as much attention as any one fea-
ture of the fair. Conspicuous among
the special shOwingS was an exceed
ingly attractive collection of burnt
wood articles artistically arranged by
the Byron d. Bugbee store.
Another was that of George E.
Shaw, who showed Poole, Weser and
Cole and Campbell pianos in one sec
ton and Victor talking machines in
another c. NJ Elliott displayed a line
of Haywood shoes, Billiard and Clark
a line of Glenwood ranges and heat
ers, Chandler & Morse Sterling ranges,
and the Volunteer heater, built by w.
H. Page, Norwich.
Women's Department.
Other exhibits in this building in
cluded the entries listed under the Ia
dies department, the beautiful en-
broidery and other art needleWork dis
plays being much better than usual.
The cake. pastry, honey and preserve
exhibits were attractive, as were also
those in which vegetables, grains etc,
were included.
Beautiful Flowers.
Cut flowers were shown in the build
ing devoted to this department, the ex-
hibitors including George E. Talbot,
Putnam Heights, who showed ferns
palms, asters and potted plants
George E. Shaw, for F. w. Bowen of
Woodstock, with roses: East Side
greenhouses, floral designs and cut
varieties; Fred Rockwell, Woodstock
cut flowers and designs.
Three Good Track Events.
The track events seemed to hold a
particular attraction for the crowds.
Three good track events were carded-
the 2.21, 2.27 and 800 minute classes
and they were run off in a, manner to
please everybody and win commenda-
ton for M. r. Joy. who was in the
starters stand and kept things on the
jump all the afternoon There were
no tedious DELAYS between heats, for
which everyone was duly grateful. Up
in the judges stand, James B. Tatem.
George Lowry and Captain Hazard the
last named of Providence, kept tabs
on time and drivers.
Mare Dropped Dead.
Ran off in straight heats the races
kept the crowd happy, only one unto
ward incident blurring the joy of the
afternoon. This came at the end of
the final heat in the 800 minute class,
when the game little Edna c., stag
gering along at top speed, flashed I'M
der the wire after as good a heat as
she had gone during the afternoon,
only to reel and fall in heap at the
turn below the grandstand. She was
dead in minute and it was said that
burst blood vessel was the cause.
The mare, a tiny, gingery little animal,
years of age, was owned by Thomas
McCIoskey of PaWtucket and driven by
Charles P. Jones of Cranston She
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the afternoon, but not more so than
many horses often, do. Jones said aft
err the happening that he had felt her
swaying all the way down the stretch.
but she kept gamely on, finishing the
heat in third place.
The Races.
The summary of the races was as
follows:
2.27 CIass-Purse 5000.
Gold Bud, oh. II. .. 8
G. T. Clark, Willimantic.
D. L. Whitaker. Thompson, Conn.
jerry K, b. h. .....:........ 3
James Brown, Willimantic.
Wild Heather, b. m. ...... 2 2 q
John Barnes, Kingston, r. I.
Time: 2.21 Ia. 2.23 H. FPS.
Money division: First to Alcyde, sec
ond to Wild Heather, third to Jerry K,
fourth to Gold Bud.
800 Class-Purse 500.
Cecil Bryan, br. g. - 1 1 Il
Fred Brusie Wallingford CT.
Slick Goods, br. m. .. 2 2 2I
F. o. Rose, East Brookfield, Mass.
Edna c., blk m. ..... 4 3 81
Thomas McCloskey, Pawtucket.
William Penn, oh. e. ... 3 A d
f. Blanchette, Willimantic.
Time: 2.29 IL. 2.29 IL, 2.31 1-2.
2.21 cIass-Purse 5000.
King Regent CHI g. . 8 3 81
Fred Brusie Wallingford.
Black Wilkes, blk. g. ... 2 2 q
F. o. Rose. East Brookfield.
Cassie Pointer, b. m. 80. Il l /
Lester Dorr. Taunton. Mass.
Deacon b. blk. g. .. 4
G. P. Jones, PaNtucket, r. 7.
Time: 2.21 IL, go 1-2, 2.1s IL.
The Judges Decisions.
All displays had not been passed
upon late NTuesday afternoon. but
among the awards made were the fol-
lowing:
Horse Awards.
Class A-Geldings and. AIares-First
to Harley S. Place. East Killingly, on
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