Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
RECORD CROWD At
M|DOLEBURY FAIR
Roosevelt Day Marked by A.
tendance of $4,000 to 10000
Colonel Two Hours Late.

Middlebury. Aug. 29.--This was Roose-
Welt day at the Addison county fair and
all records for attendance were broken.
The regular and special trains over the
Rutland railroad came loaded to the last
inch OF standing ROOM especially the spe-
cial from the north. People came early
and 1t Is estimated that from three to
four thousand came by special trains
The receipts for tickets up to noon
when the money was deposited in the
bank. were more than for any Thursday
IN the history Of the fair. The total re-
oeipts for the first two days, up to six
o'clock tonight, were ahead Of any pre-
vious two first days. Good Judges of the
crowd on the grounds placed it at 1900
to 10000.
Colonel Roosevelt, who was scheduled to
arrive at $3.50. did not reach the fair
grounds until nearly 1870 o'clock. About
half the people waited to hear him and
nearly all of these left before he had fin
shed speaking The grand stand was
filled to capacity during the races and II
was necessary to stop selling tickets.
In the hippodrome events a feature was
Il running race between horse with n
rider and riderless horse. The latter
won in 81 l-2 seconds. There half
mile chariot race between a man and a
woman driving four horses each. The
woman won, driving a half mile in one
minute and half Il second.
Two flying machine flights were
made late in the afternoon after the
wind had gone down Botn were
highly successful The summaries:
2:45. TROT AND PACE. PURSE 5000.
wapeta Review. by Baron Re-
view, ]. o. Brusie ......1 l
Kelso. b. T., L. T.. Fletcher.
FrtchburE, Mass. ......2 .
Forest Autobon1 /. b. e.. sire Ed.
Bond pratt Hill 49,. ...4 3 3
Billie Howe ......... ....3 4
Dan Allen. h. T., sire John r.,
]. L. Hill, Chateaugay ..,.6 6
Time, 2:27i4, 224i4, 1928.
2:17 PACE, STAKE CLOSED, THE
BREAD LOAF INN" PURSE $500.
susie NJ, blk M. by Great
Medium ..... 500. ......2 !
Ruth X, b. m, ]. W. Ban
croft ........ ..... .....1 ]
Cecil Bryan. w A. Bright,
- = z
Cousin Ruth. CHI. m. sire
Country Cousin .....5 . 3 3
Rosebud Mckinney, b. M.
sire Mckinney ... "a DIR
Time, 214h, 2:14,k, 2;15%. 2:171s
2I7A.
2:20 PACE ZIG TROT. PURSE $500
Eastern Maid. b. m, by Du-
/ ,
Teddy Bingen, b. S.. Jos. J.
Crowley ....... ........, ......1
| Hercules. oh. g., L. L. Fletcher.
| Fnchburg ...... ....S
Lily b.. sire Black King, a. S.
BraDch....... ....., ...........4 .
Time, 2:2Ol-4, 2:2o L. 2:2l Ia. 2:21 IA
2:2
go TRoT, STAKE CLOSED. LAKE
DUNMORE". PURSE $500.
Banner Wilkes, b. g., sire Rex
! Wilkes ..... ............ ....2
| Hazel Wood oh. m, sire Allie
| Wood ....... ........, .'.''....3 =
Kastos, h. s. O. ". WEIGH, Jr..
North Adams, Mass. ..........1
McCash. b. g., sire Prodigal.
Roaring Brook stables. 10 I
Higgins b. g.. Tarantim. F. L.
Burke, Ipswich. .....,. ........4 =
Metallic ...... ....... ..........6 5 sd
| Baylissa, b. m, sire Arion, o.
G. Hawn. Albany ....... .....I
Gun Metal, br. h.. sire Bngen,
James Crowley ....... ........9
Memo Bingen. b. g.. sire Bin
gen, F. L. Whitcomb.. ........s 10 al
Star Bell, CHI. M. sire Lin Bell 10 oil
Time. o:2l l-2, 2;1s l.2. 2:@ IL. 2:2ol .'
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