Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-15
WILLIMANTIC FAIR; CLOSING DAY
Good Entertainment the Last-Balloon Ascension a
Big Feature-Speed Race Track-Motor-cycle
Contest Repeated With Another Victory for Burdick

S,U0O and the tdlr OilclalS IHurSudy
night We're satisfied with the success
hey had attained this year. The horse
races. the main attraction, have this
fall set new standard for the fair:
the cattle show was generally consid-
cred much better than usual. there
| was big exhibit CT poultry and the
some departments there may have
been fewer entries than in years past,
their tenth fair, the Horseshoe Park
Agricultural association management
feel. will compare favorably with any
Of those that have been held before.
Six Heats to Decide.
The racing Thursday was run off
more quickly than on the two preced-
ing days, the fields in both the PIG
trot and the 2.14 pace thinning down
to four in each event from a large
list of entries The weather was all
that could be wished and the races
were snappy. 1t took two more heats
Thursday, making six in ALL to decide
the 2.1s pace, postponed from We'd
nesday. while the 2.14 pace went in
straight heats and the 2.19 trot needed
four trials. The last race was over at
$50.
Balloon Ascension.
Another five-mile motorcycle race
was put on and this was followed wita
much interest, while the balloon made
a most satisfactory ascension.
Time 2.15 ia.
In the unfinished 2.1S pace, post
poned from Wednesday, four starters
were sent away at 2 o'clock. Lizzie
Simns having first been drawn and
then Rena Shelton just before the
heat. Fur View was drawn after the
fifth heat, which went to Bingess. who
headed Little Bill by a neck at the
finish. The time was 2.15 IA. With
the field down to three horses. Bin
CESS took the sixth heat in a handy
fashion and the race. The money
positions were Bingess first, Cecil
Bryan second, Little Bill third, Full
View. fourth.
2.1S pace. $500. postponed from We'd
nesday:
Rena shelton. b m. dr.
W. H. Hall. South Wilmington:
T.. o. Baine, New Haven.
Lizzie simms. b M. DIR
V. NJ. Frost, Springfield.
Bingess, b h........
r.. Northrop, Southbridge, Mass;
Little pit9nd ifllli farm m trenton / 2
Cecil Bryan, g.. 2
NJ. Chidson, Wallingford.
Time-2.1s: 2.1S IA; pig; 2.15 IA;
2.l7.
First Money to kelIerviile.
The 2.19 trot for the 81, 900 stake
was next started off There We're four
starters out of fourteen entries, and
the horses were sent away without
difficulty. The first heat went to the
Pawtucket mare. JUNE Mace. although
the Bachelor showed up well. The
four We're well punched at the half
mile in the second heat. Leila Morse,
Col w. Fl. Halls South Wellington
horse, MADE a magnificent squirt on
the second time around taking the
heat although she broke just before
coming under the wire JUNE Mace
was a close second, while the Bachel-
ar dropped back to third place. JUNE
Mace came back in winning form in
the third heat. with second place for
Leila Morse and took the winners
purse by q strong effort in the fourth
heat. Leila Morse took second money,
The Bachelor third and Sister-in Law
fourt h
2.f9 Trot-Sf.o 900:
Leila Morse. m.......
W. H. Hail Hall, South Wilmington.
Sister in-Law. bI m..
T. X. Prescott, Rockville
Junie Mace. br m. 2
Carpenter Bros, Pawtucket, r. I.
The Bachelor, b g.
Kelly Bros, Blackstone, Mass.
Time-21S L.; POI IA; 2.1S Ia
zig.
PA Pace.
Six horses were scratched in the
2.t4 pace, 5000 purse, and there were
four left in the field. Kellerville had
taken the initial heat showing up
in fine shape Billikin, the Whitman
tic horse, did not seem in form any
more than on his previous appear
ance. He secured poor starts in the
first and second heats. Billikin seem
ed to pull hard, but he was left be-
hind by the other PAGERS. Kellerville
had made the second heat by a COM
Portable margin of three lengths. OIL
IVer Direct was set back to last place
for foul driving on the back stretch.
Without an effort, apparently, Keller
vile had held the lead throughout the
final heat. taking it by several lengths
from Billikin, who came in strong.
The money positions: Kellerville had
first, Prince Hamlin second, Billikin
third Oliver Direct fourth.
2.14 Pace-s300:
KellerviIle Lad. e..... 1
+. Murphy, Suf1eld
Oliver Direct, bl h......
@. Winn, Waterbury.
Blllll<1n, en- g...-...-......-
T. r. Sadd, Willimantic
Prince Hamlin. b n1....-..... 3
A. Nanhoten, Worcester.
Time-2.1S Ii; ZIG ga; 2.1S IA.
New Method Found Favor.
The starting this year gave general
satisfaction. w. H. Shields of Phila-
deiphia and the Grand Circuit acted
as starter and announcer. The new
method of drawing for positions that
was introduced, the horsemen picking
their numbers from a bag let down
from the judges stand. met with ia
vor as an impartial way of settling
this question. While the racing of the
first 6aNS nnSfTared CI1narinY
to the last days events, and there
were larger entries, yet the whole
card was an admirable one, and the
interest shown all three days was no
ticeable. There were supporters ap-
parently for all the horses and the
finishes brought the crowd to it's feet
time and again. The purses We're di-
vided 50, 25. Is and 10 per cent.
Protest Taken to Hartford for De-
cision.
The protest by the owner of Dick
Mason against the judges award of
fourth money to Miss Overlook in the
2.13 81 .000 pace has been taken to
Hartford for decision.
Burdck Wins Again.
In the five mile motorcycle race an
event that proved such d big feature
Tuesday that it was decided to dupli-
cate it, there were four entrants, c.
V. Pendleton, Jr.. Henry Smith, L. S.
Manchester and H. f. Burdick, all
Norwich men. Manchester took the
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