St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-21
The Automobile Prizes.

The judges, S. S. Ballard of Mont
pelier, George French of Boston,
Dean Dwinell of Newport and Miss
Katherine NJ. Bingham, awarded the
prizes as follows
For the best decorated cars with
wheel base over 100 inches
$50 to Miss Margaret Clark.
$25 to the Commercial club.
SIS to o. H. Rixford of Highgate.
For cars with wheel base of 100
inches or under.
SIS to DR.. T. R. Stiles.
SIS to Asselin Brothers.
SIS to d. A. Perry of Barre.
Honorable mention: l.. P. Leach
and F. H. Brooks.
For the town sending the largest
number of cars, $50 to Lyndon, and
for the best five cars, $50 to Lyndon,
which it was voted to give to Bright
look hospital after paying necessary
expenses.
Some of the larger cars were
thrown out because they were floats
and not decorated cars. The OBJ
stacle race was declared off.
The afternoon races were holly
contested, one of them, the stake
trot, going four heats. Belvasia, a
strong favorite, with a mark OF 2.12
dropped the first heat to Prince
Louie, but recovered in time to take
the next three and the race in time
that must have seemed slow to
Driver O'Donnen. 1. o. B. was
never headed in the 2.16 pace, partly
on account of his own speed and part
ly, it is claimed, because Driver
Hayden of the Pine Tree stables of
Lewiston, thought being in the
money better than too low a mark.
A named race, with the famous Ned
Cole in the list, was substituted for
the 2.40 pace.
The Aero Flight.
While the racing was exciting
it was easily seen that the people
were merely killing time while wait
ing for the real event and every
movement in the vicinity of Charles
F. Wizards hangar at the north end
of the ring caused a stir in the
grand stand. The mechanicians had
the machine together at noon and
Mr.. Willard had arrived from the
big meet at Squantum at O'Clock
that morning. He put in most of
the forenoon overseeing the work
and giving directions, the meanwhile
lodging cameras and questions. The
crowd around the machine was good
Out anu IuSlE
curiosity was excusable it was the
duty of the officers to keep them
back and they did. About $50 an
unusual stir was noticed in the CEN
ter of the ring, at first a few teams
were seen leaving the enclosure and
then the megaphone men announced
in every direction that Mr.. Willard
would fly as soon as the field was
cleared. Under the direction Of
President Kicker and Secretary
Fairbanks 16 uniformed policemen,
Sheriff Winch, with as many
deputies, and the marshals, began
work in earnest. Everyone was or
dered onto the track and in half an
hour the automobile park had dis
appeared, horses securely fastened
to the fences, one near the judges
stand being bnnd-folded, and the
field was clear The Ferris wheel
was stopped with a full load, the al
legged music of the merry-go-round
was heard no more, the hucksters
and fakirs forgot their wares and
fakes, in fact there was nothing but
silence, but mighty lot of that.
When the neryy air traveller had as
sured himself by personal inspec-
tion that every part of his craft was
in perfect working order it was
rolled into position and he took his
seat while the crowd h01d ifs