The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-06
Second Of TWo-Day Meet Ends
Existence of Track
AL DILLARD W. xs.sI3 RACE
In Three s = Heats--some Excep-
tionalls god Racing on Closing
Day of Meet-BardweIl Win
ner in 2:35 Glass.

When AL billiard, Page Bros fast
travelling horse, crossed the wire a win
ner in the third straight heat in the
2:l3 class event on the closing day of
the two-day meet of the Gentlemen's
Driving club yesterday afternoon, the
curtain was lowered for all time on the
existence of the Granite City Driving
park as a speedway for horses. Within
a few weeks, engineers in the employ
of the newly incorporated Barre Granite
Railroad Co., will mark out a terminal
yard for the proposed road to the quar-
ries on the area around which now cir
cles the race course In the crowd of
many turf fans that witnessed finish
ing events Of the meet yesterday, were
men who in days gone by have seen
some of the fastest horses in northern
New England put through their PAGES
on the local track.
Latterly, the course has been used
but seldom for horse racing, but there
was a time when horse men f1ocl;ed
from many distant places to urge their
favorites on to victory over the local
oval, The Granite City park has been
given over to divers uses since it was
established nearly quarter century
ago. 1t has been the scene of track
meets, baseball games, rugby and asso.
citation football, golf try outs and other
sports. For the short space Of perhaps
three seconds on Decoration day back
in 1911. when c. c. Bonette of ST. johns
bury, flew to the height of six feet in
a flying machine, the Ayers street park
was also an aviation field. But the pass
ing of the park will cause genuine regret
to the horsemen chiefly, for it was fo-
their benefit and in the interests OF
good races that the track was originally
established
Although yesterdays races developed
no exciting contests. the races were ex-
ceptionally good. In the opening event,
Bradwell, Joseph Buzzell's bay stallion,
took the straight heats with little crowd
ing from the competing horses For second
money, Harvey B. captured second place
in the first and second heats, but
slumped to third when second posi-
tion was already won in the last neat
Betty, Deem. Barre horse. was third +
and fourth money went to Dan Patchen
the Noodsville, n. H., horse. Fanni,
A., the property of John Alexander o,
Middlesex, was a poor finisher.
In the 2:22 event, Onward Wilkes
owned by Fred Little of North Mont
pelier, won handily in straight heats
Interest to the race was added by tn,
presence of Harry Campbell, AL Billiards
H. a.
to victory. In the first heat, Sadie NJ.
came in second and Conway was third
These positions were reversed by the
two horses in the next two heats and
second money went TO Conway
1t was a foregone conclusion that Al
Dillard would win the 2:l3 event and
the handsome Barre horse did not lis
appoint his admirers. The billiard horse
took the lead and held it easily to the
finish in every heat Something of
contest developed in the race for sec
ond honors, and the crowd was evident
" satisfied when Kittredge's Alcy Wilkes
gained second position in the last heat
and was awarded second money. It's
Florodora. after proving
strong runner-up in the opening heat
and winning second place, fell to third
in the two concluding heats. In the last
heat the Springfield horse broke in the
second quarter and was henceforth a
factor counted out.
The summary:
2:35 class-Purse $3.50.
b. s., (Joseph Buzzell,
MontpelieT) ................ l
Harvey b., b. s., 81. c, Byron,
Hlalni1eldl .....-.....-...... = =
Betty Deem, C. m, tF A. Slay
ton, Barrel ,...,......s,... 3
Dan Patchen, b. G.. If. X. Kit
tredge, Woodsville, n. H. 4 4 3
fannie, A., b. m, John Alex
ander, Middlesex) .. 5 5 5
Time-2:26, 2:25, 1927.
2:22 class-Purse Sl75.
inward Wilkes, b. s., FIRED Lit
tie, North Montpelier) ......
b. g, IF. A. Slayton,
Barrel ..,...........-...
;adie NJ, b. m, IL. o. Allen,
Middle middlsgafEE, bury. i.~s 2:2i4. 2.al4. >
2:l3 class-Purse 5000.
AL billiard, b. s., page Bros,
llcy wilkes, r. s.. IF. X. Kit
tredge, Woodsville, n. H.. 8 2 2
lorodora b. M. M. II. Spaf-
ford, Springfeldl ....,....2 2 3 8
Time-2:2OA, 2:IsIa, 2:l9A.
Starter-Frank Muzzey. Littleton. y.
|. Judges-C. l.. Parmenter, Mont
elier: L. c. Hamilton, North
c. NJ. Clark, North Mont
elier. Scorer and clerk of the course
rancis A Duff. Number clerk-Theo-