Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-07

for ten cents and an Indian. square
reader and a Bulgarian fortune teller
seemed to get along amicably in one
small tent. There were doll-ba5y
booths and a lot of ponies for the
children and soda water and ice cream
breaking rate. Joseph A. George had
his booths running as usual and Sam
uel Therrien had full fedged barber
shop in a tent out near the stables.
Horse Races Were Fast.
The horse races, the big attraction
Of the afternoon for most of the peo-
pie, were fast. The track was in good
shape and some of the brushes, par
ticularly in the 2.17 pace. were par
old bandstand was a change that
brought general approval, for 1t gave
a view of the back stretch and curve
of the track that was hidden to most
people before.
Starter Merrill Efficient.
Albert H Merrill, of Danvers, Mass,
was the starter this year, his first
time in Norwich, and he gave salts
faction as a fair and impartial off,
cial, with plenty of energy in keeping
the racing men up to their marks and
in informing the crowd as to results.
There was no unnecessary delay in
getting the horses off and there were
no complaints about starts. Mr.. Mer-
rtll has offctated at Brockton fairs for
Readville, Syracuse. Kalamazoo, De-
troit and other cities on the grand
circuit, and he said that the crowd
that came out for the Norwich fair
Monday was the biggest he had ever
seen for the population. 1t far exceed
ed the usual attendance at some of
the grand circuit cities, such as Kali
amazoo, with three or four hundred
thousand people to draw from.
One of the judges was President
Iathrop, who wore neat little blue
and yellow badge as a sign that he is
Ring, with his long years Of experience
with horses and horse-racing, made
the second of a pair of experts that
can't be beaten. Starter Merrill off,
ciated as the third judge and the de-
cisions. of this racing triumvirate went
unquestioned. Donald NJ. Kimball was
the efficient clerk, and I. r. Blumen-
thai of Hartford and Ocean Beach
held the stop watch accurately and
satisfactorily. The marshals were AL
dernan Casper K. Bailey and Oliver
Buddington.
ri Be Musco Took cit Pace.
The first heat in the PIT pace for a
$500 purse started off promptly at 2
o'clock with the full field of five horses
on the track. 1t went to Lawton, who
came up the stretch in a gallant finish
half length ahead Of Sherman. The
second heat was ended by a neck and
neck race up the final stretch between
Lawton and Sherman, and the first
horse got the decision by a shade. The
third heat was brilliant. Lawton
made a break over on the back track
and his staying power seemed to wane.
He is not powerful horse and carries
little extra flesh. The race was be-
d. -
son Fontaine's horse. 1t looked like
the New Haven horses heat as the
two came UP the last eighth mile. Sher-
man was leading 10 yards from the
wire when Tt Be Musco made splen-
did rally and won with a burst Of speed
that brought the people to their feet.
tt Be Musco won the next heat by a
matter of inches in a finish that spoke
well for the endurance and gameness
OF the black mare. and keeping up the
pace in the final heat she clinched the
race and first money. Lawton took
~ K. fourth. Electric Strong went to
the barn after the fourth heat. The
summary:
AT class pace. purse $500:
Lawtou, D. W. Warman,
Providence, r. I. 49,. I 3 3
Jerry K. b. g.. N. Levin,
Meriden 49,. ..... 8 4 8
R. Biumenthai Hartford5 SIS
Sherman. b. g. P. Nor
tell, New Haven ...... 3 3 "a
ii Be Musco. blk. m,
Nelson Fontaine, Pres
ton ........ ]
Time: ait Ia, 2.19 Ia, ale Ia,
2.20, 2.25 Ia.
Straight Heats in IA Tret.
In the 2.24 class. trot stake race the
second event of the afternoons card
all the horses broke on the back
stretch the first time around save Elsie
Worthy. The Providence horse held
steady all the way, although pushed
at the half and again at the three
quarters, mark by Ounce sP. The<l last
two heats returned the horses in the
same order save in the last place, to
which Fred L. dropped back, and the
money went as they finished.
The summary:
2.24 class tpot stake race. purse $500:
Fired Ia .nr.- &. DaytdgHigRinS-