The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-20
Exciting Feature ofRace Meet
In Barre Yesterday
HORSE ALSO UNFRAMED
Three Drivers Were Fined by Judges for
Alleged Laying Down" in the
Heats-Last Day Of Meet
This Afternoon.


With excellent weather conditions and
a large ilrst.day crowd, the races held
az the park under the auspices Of the
Gsntlemcn's Driving club had an ausPi
cious beginning yesterday. In spite Of
the heavy rain Of tae night before, the
track was IN fast condition and before
2 o'clock nearly every vestige Of mud
had disappeared Although all Of the
entries seemed evenly matched, Belle
Edison, in the 2:35 class and Kingsey
Giflem the 2;24 class won first money
IN three straight heats.
Only one accident occurred to mar the
afternoons sport. At the outset Of the
first heat in the 1924 race Spark, a
horse owned and driven by + Il. Hyde
Of White River junction, stumbled soon
after the word TO 60 was given, turn.
ing a complete somersault in the air
and throwing the driver to the ground,
Mr.. Hyde landed on his head and shoul.
der and for few moments Il was
thought that he had been seriously In
jured.
After he had recovered from the shock
81 the fall, Ne arose and was able TO
walk from the track. Investigation
proved that beyond a slight hulise and
lame shoulder his accident was not 81
serious nature The horse, which was
also thrown. was removed 60 the stall,
and. so far as examination showed, was
uriniured The entry was at once vita
drawn from the race. although seventh
place is credited to Spark in the sum
mary
One of the features Of the race was
the action Of the judges in fning the
drivers 81 ChehaIis, Fanny p and Glen
eretta. in the 2.35 class. for alleged
elavine down IN the last neat Belle
Edison. owned by w. w. Bowser Of
plattsbura. " y. had won first place
in the two preceding heats, and when
tho horses reared the end Of the stretch
Il became apparent 10 tie judges that
some 81 the drivers were not trying to
win the heat After carefully weighing
an 81 the circumstances connected with
the heat. the Judges imposed a fine Of
SO each upon the offending drivers.
II aen the announcement Of the result Of
the race was made the decision seemed
to be popular with the crowd. The sum
maries OF the races are as follows:--
2s7s Class.
Belle Edison, bm, Bowser, Platts.
Fanny p, bm, Newport Stock
Farm s....,..t. !. N
Chehalis. brg, Utton, Morrisville 2 4 3
Glengretta bm, Roaring Brook
stables Barton .....s..tt..... z ?
Golden Maid. chm Brown, Barre 5 4
Time, 2:24A, 2:24i4 2ss2k.
2:24 Class.
Kingsey Girl bm, Roaring Brook
stables Barton ........... ! !
Baron Wedgewood, rg, Harding
Barton
Alcander Maid, chm Little, No.
Montpelier ....s..,...-.,... 3
Conway, bg, Slayton, Barre 4 ) 3
Kentucky Bell, re-, Porter, Middle
bury ....s..s ..t...-. . Y
Spark, en-, Hyde, White River
Junction ...t......tt..s. dr.
Time, 2.2lh, 2:2lA, 3l9h.
Following Is a list Of the officials:
Starting Judge. Frank O. Ainzzey, Pitts.
field. n. H.; 6. F. Moody, Waterbury,
Charles Gordon, Barre, Louis Hammett
East Montpelier; timers Clarence Wood
Barre, Charles Gordon, Louis Hammett;
clerk Of the course, Frank A. Duffy,
Barre
A large crowd i expected at this aft
ernoons races, which VIII start at !
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