Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-10
Special to The Bulletin.)


 same old WilImantic fair and that means a mighty good one, which open ed Tuesday. A couple of thousand people or more attended and they saw horse racing of the first order, fine exhibits of livestock and tempting dis plays of fruit, vegetables and other products of the farm. There was a busy midway and the activity in all departments made it an suspicious opening for the Horseshoe Park Agri- cultural assoctation's twelfth annual IaLF The officers of the association, who include President A. C. Williams oi Lebanon. Vice President T. R. Sadd and cTetaTN-Treasurer Samuel E. Harvey of Willimantic are looking for ward Jo a record breaking attendance s2aaH' Ihey have the attractions, three biz horse races. the aeroplane and numerous other things to draw and please the crowd.
 Tuesdays Speedy Races.
 Horsemen could asS for no better racing than that on Tuesdays card. Every heat brought a fight for the places and the judges had a number Of close decisions to make on the punched horses. The fields were large in both events. but there was lit He delay in getting them off, and the. times were generally fast
 Tn 225 trot or race was started first with seven contestants. Little Jim, the Springfield horse. was in winning form but 1t needed hard finishes to get the Eeiding under the wire in straight heats The Watchman developed speed as the racing went on and by beating oHt State Line in the last heat, took second money. State Line took third and Doctor F, fourth money in the purse oE S200, The fight for fourth place Tn the last heat was a feature. lu-erne. left away behind at the start. had come dp with the bunch, and raced down the stretch neck and neck with Doctor P. and Allie Law. The sum mary,
 225 Trot or Pace. Purse $2oo. Little Jim. g. by Lorenzo. Vic
 Jor H. Frost, Springfield, The Watchman, b g, William T.
 Crozier. Hartford Conn. . All5e Low. b m. by Allie B.,
 Williams Bros. Hartford
 Conn. .-.................-............ 3 2 6 Doctor F., b $. by Prince Love
 lard \. E. NanHouton, Wor-
 cester Mass. ......-.....-.... ? 5 StzLe Line. b g, by Electmont,
 Jack Kingsley, Worcester,
 Mass. ................ , Iulerne, ol g. Fred H. Thran,
 windsor Conn. ............., 4 Marshall Winter. br s by E. D.
 Winter J. Campane, Savin
 Rock Conn. .............. TT
 Time-2.2o l-+, 20 1-2. 2.23 1-4
 First Money for Sovereign Boy.
 The 2-0 pace for $500 purse was ~tung1rH-E fought out race. Lottie @. took the first heat and then drop ped back to fifth place in the next. which Jessie SimmOre won. Tn the third, SgE eret-n Boy finished in the lead. but because of interference with two horses on the home stretch the judges set hm back 10 sixth place and the heat went to Silver Heels. A hard finish in the fourth gave Sov- erelgn BoE this heat and he won han oil- in the fifth go. after the field had been reduced 10 the four leading horses
 The sixth was the deciding heat. for Sovereign Ho" led the held now down To three. for both laps although SiI- Ter Heels and Jessie Simmore were right with him all the time. The race was over aL f.05. Sovereign Boy took first money. Silver Heels second. Jes- sic ~inmoIe third and Asa Maid fourth money The summary:
 22O Pace. Purse $500. Sovereign Roy. b g. De- laney Bros. Hartford Silver Heels, b g. by Jay LrGresoT. Fred H. IuralL Windsor, Conn ? 9 Jessie rSImmore. m, John
 Page Providence ...... l , 2 1 Asa Maid. e m, by LeBarou
 .G,AueT .....-...-..... 2 , Argot Miller. b g. by Argot
 Wilkes. Jack Kingsley. Worcester. Mass. ...... 9 f 3 6 dr L9t'fa S.. D m William T.
 'rgZier Hartford Conn. 1 f dr. Fimo-2-20 1-t 2.19 1-4 2.19 IA --I 1--. -.-2 1-2 2.21 IA.
 
 Racing Officials. As starter Dr. L T. Dunn of Prov 5deura sent inc horses off with iudg- 'nouJ The judges are James C. Small of NH'imautic Fred Burnham of He oTOu and r. C. Rogers of MOnSOn Mass A. l.. French kept the time and George Euruh9m was clerk. An cleo r.. bell arrangement for recalling the horses was one of the new features 9t the judges stand. Chauncey F. AscFarlana is in charge of the speed ] department and as marshal Arthur P fiI iIsworth kept the track clear during nHars Varied and Up~to- Date Diversions. Following an excellent iudgging act aH The vaudeville stage came a first ..4s7 wrestling match between Bill Col 'ns- formerly of Central Village and now oI Westerly, announced as the champion middleweight of New Eng -a lt- ana RNp lhlQl Hart or Clare mont N- II. The men were well and it was nip and tuck from Referee Michael Welch's word. Col las pushed his opponent and had him, both shoulders. on the mat in min !. ez. < seconds. The hold that turned r-. trick vas a crotch and hammer lock. After little rest the Wresrlers went at ir again and Collins made 1t his match with a 5ackknife in 4 min utos, seconds.