Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-26
EeAe GOOD RhDERs AND
 FAST HORSES. seeure6 For Races at Fafr Gr0sn1s On 1he Fifth of JuIye

O. v. Peud1eton, IT., returned late
 Thursday night from a. three days ! trip in which he visited Hartford. 1 Springfield. Holyoke, and Windsor, booking entries for the combination motorcycle and horse races to be held at the Norwich Fair grounds July 9th. He has met with remarkable success l in securing hrst-class riders and good horses. There is no doubt but what this combination will prove to be the ! best afternoons racing that has ever been witnessed 1n New London Coun- ty.
 For the motorcycle races, there will be the four well-known local men, ! Wild Bill" Burdick, Farmer Latham. H. II Baldwin and Walter Chappell. who will ride fast ported racing ma chimes. Burdiclc will ride the especi- ally fast machine that was used by Nixon of Springfield on last Decora- ton day.
 Nixon, who had things all his own way in the Decoration day meet, will be on hand, but as he told Pendleton in Springfield Wednesday, he expects to have to go some to beat Burdick this time. Mike Costello from New York, who did such wonderful facing here under the name of William Pres colt, has sent In his entry, Sydney A Brown. of St. Louis, Mo- from the Hendee factory, will be a new rider here. He Is coming to Norwich on
 
 the track, and remain here until after the races on the 9th
 Bill Leahy of Hartford, B Petrf11o of Pittston, Pa-v Duckwith of lynn, Mass, Litterio and Calson of Provt- dence are talking of riding here, al- though they have not yet signed up; However, the entries do not close until July 1st. so they have plenty of time.
 In addition to the above list of fast riders, the Association has the import ant announcement to make that either Teddy Carroll of Springfield or Don- aid A Pope of Boston. will ride in Norwich at this meet The factory had arranged to send these men to Saratoga. N. T., for the big races whic hare held there on cbst date, However, MT. Pend1etOn put up a strong argument with the factory to get Carroll. but the best he could do was to got an absolute promise that orc or :he other will be sent heTe.
 For the horse racing, the 2:20 class has been filled, and there will be at the least six horses. The 2:30 class is not filling so rapidly, but as the rule horsemen do not send in their entries until the last day, which is June 30th. There is a possibility that this class will be changed to 2:S5, and the purse raised to $500. Providing the class is changed as suggested, MT. Pendle- ton was guaranteed two horses from aOIyOhe, ana one rom W1nuSOI, conn.
 Following is the list of horses and owners already entered: ri Be NTulco, Nelson F'ontaine, Jewett City: Friday, J. J. Swain, Merfden, Conn; Lue Bra den. J. J. Swain. Meriden, Conn: Baby Icelander, J. Collins, Meriden. Conn; Peter Agen, Elmer E. Miller. Jewett City; Lady Gale, Delay of Waterbury; Lady St. Clair. Delay of Waterbury.
 The last two horses mentioned were by rail from Hartford yester- day. T. H. Chambers of Sage Park has also entered his horse. Joseph Bedard of Norwich, another party from Jewett City, Frank Smith of Springfield and Mat BrazeI of Hart ford have also promised to send in entries.
 The names of the horses for the running race have not yet been re- ceived; there will be six or seven en- tries in this event.
 This entry list should furnish an program to the lovers of horse-racing in this vicinity. Tubbs' band will furnish music to enliven the waits between the races.