Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-11
Special to The Bulletin.)

Willimantic, Sept. 10.--If this Is to be the last WiIlimantic fair-and there are a great many people who wish to see 1t kept up for years to come-It ends the series of an even dozen in a fine blaze of glory Wednesday vas ness in the air agreeably tempered by a warm sun, and five thousand people turned out to participate in the fair festivities. The attendance was swell ed by the closing of mills and places of business for the afternoon and 1t was a jolly crowd that took in all the many attractions that the fair man agement had to offer.
 Good AeropIane Flight.
 The horse racing vled with the aero- plane in popular favor. Both were right up to the mark and aviator and drivers gave exhibitions each in their own field that have not been paralleled at these fair grounds. Jack Melee, of PaWtucket, didn't think it wise to try 8 start from the enclosure of tine fair grounds, because of the danger of not clearing the trees round about it. Accordingly he went up from a big smooth field on the W1ndham road southeast of the grounds and went straight up to North Windham. Then he swung around gradually going up and about f. 30 his Burgess biplQue was
 
 from the north. Only a few people caught a glimpse of him at first, but soon the noisy whirr of his two pro- peIlers let everyone know that the aeroplane was coming. For ten min utes he did figure eightS and loops above the fair grounds at 8 height of from 800 to 1000 feet. The ab- senCe of wind made it an ideal day for aerial maneuvers. Finally McGes glided down close to the ground, shut . Af, west end of the enclosure. There was a big crowd there, but he had the ma chine under perfect control and suid- ance and he landed without a jar or nishap A mob of people immediately rushed to the spot to see the aeropIane a novel sight for hundreds of rGe fair visitors and for an hour a line of people marched by inspecting the biplane. McGee is scheduled for an other flight today.
 First Class Racing.
 The horse racing was snappv and fast and the heats were productive Of hard driving. So closely matched were the horses and so keen the C0npeti- tion among the drivers that the 21S pace went four heats and at els o'clock was postponed by Starter Dunn until 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 219 Trot; CentreviIle First.
 The congressional, the 2.19 tro. for $500 was decided in favor of Center vile. the New Haven horse, in straight heats although field of six made fine racing all the way. The Montana was a consistent second and third and fourth money to Leila, Morse and No mis respectively. The summary: 2.fs Trot, The Congressional. Purse
 $500.
 Centerville, bl s. by The Abbie,
 John H. Dillon, New Haven,
 Conn -.........-.....-... ~T The Montana, D g. by ProdigaL
 V. NJ Frost. Springfield, Mass. 2 2 2 Leila Morse. b m. by Jay Morse
 w. H. Hall. South Wilmington,
 Conn. ..-...e..,.......... Nomis, b g, by Portugal, David
 Greenburg, Hartford. Conn. .. 6 Bernice, b m. by B1ngora, Viii
 ford Leard. sDringheld. Mass. 6 3
 Whitcomb. Springfield, Mass. sTime-21s IA. 2.16 8-4. 2.1s 1-2.
 X special trot and pace, with horses registered at 2.21, was substituted for the $500 2.09 pace, which did not fill. Edwin B. lost form after the first time around and Allie Lou had the race pretty well in hand thereafter, although twice the three horses came under the wire only inches apart. The summary;
 Special 221 Trot and Pace. Allie Lou, b m, Williams Broe.
 Hartford, Conn. .......-.... 1 Interne, b g, T, H. Thrall,
 Windsor Conn. ...s........ Edwin E,. b g, George Flint,
 Monson, Mass. ..-..as~- -se, 3
 Time-2.23 IA, 2.21 SS, 2.2i 2-4, 2.2s 2~4
 Close and Exciting.
 Although in the Nutmegs 1te AI8 paca for $500, the second event on the card, the Held was cut down to three starters, Mutsey Wilkes being drawn at the last moment because or lameness, tho first heat produced & fine brush beswsan Rlisty Jay and Doctor Pointer. The two were even at the half mile. but the Hartford horse was inside and had the other on the final turn and stretch. The time was brought down to 21s Ia, The second heat returned EhAhy Jay g. I1uner after pr. Peinter KaEA him M