The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-18
After Losing Two Heats the
Brattleb0ro Horse
Takes Three
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
GIVEN AS "A, 500
Not an Accident in Handling Crowd
Ideal Day Yesterday for Racing -
Secretary Davis Presented Emerald
Ring and 80 Carnations.
Especial to The Reformer, }

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept. is.
The last day of the Vermont state fair
was visited by $500 persons. The princi-
pal feature of the day, in addition to the
regular program of track events, the judg
ing of stock, and the vaudeville show, was
an address delivered by United States Sena-
tor John w W eeks of Boston. Mr.. Weeks /
spoke from one Of the boxes of the grand /
stand before an interested audience on For
estration.
The state fair has been very successful. |
Secretary Davis says that during the four |
days 1850 persons inspected the several
departments. OF this number it Is esti- |
mated that 26,700 were Nermonters and
! II, 600 were residents Of New Hampshire.
\ approximately 1000 automobiles entered
and passed out from the gates during the
| four days Not one accident was reported.
! On Thursday evening Secretary Fred L.
/ Davis was surprised by the presentation of
an emerald ring and so carnations by the
police department of the grounds, some of
the commissioners and friends.
The winners in the Judging of horses
| from the east and west sides of Vermont
resulted as follows: Best mare or gelding
on the east side: Z. 4. Darling of East
Burke, 1st; A. Fullerton Phillips of Wind
sor I'd; Miss Sue Evarts of Windsor 3D.
On the west side; II. r. c. Watson of
Brandon 1st; Harold Canlost of Rutland
2d; Ed Shequin Of Rutland g. In the
class OF Morgan stations shown in harness
to a four-Wheeled vehicle, conformation to
Morgan type considered, ''Welcome," own
ed by A. +. Phillips, won the blue ribbon
1t was an ideal day for racing Just be
fore O'Clock rain fell for a few minutes
and in sufficient quantity to dampen the
track and prevent dust There were three
events on the card, a 30 pace, . p
trot and 20 pace-2.1 IS trot, the first two
going four heats and the last race going
five heats Sir Nico, the brown stallion
of the Newport Stock farm looked bad in
the first heat OF the 225 trot, arriving
fourth, but in the three succeeding heats
came down the stretch winner. his best
time being 22414. In the 210 pace, Hon
/ esty, the bay gelding owned and driven by
II Presby,v finished third IN the first heat, but
II pulled down the three succeeding heats
II touching 21JA. The 215 pace-21S trot
ii was split up, with every appearance OF
II Nandyke, the bay gelding owned by JOSEPH
III Bolduc, being an easy winner. He cap
/ tured the first two heats, but after this ex
II cellent showing was only able to win sec
II ond money. Magnetic, the bay geldin.
II owned by F. A. Larrow of Brattleboro anc
II driven by E. A. Sunderlin, showed speed
II after his second heat, capturing the mex
II three heats. The summary of the las
III race:
II 2.15 Pace-2.18 Trot, Purse S3Oe.
II Magnetic b e, by Allie Wood
III (Sunderlin) INSTRUMENTATION. 4211
II Van Dyke, b & (Boldue) ..... 1922,
u Madge Bradley, b m (Hol-
brook Observation-Disclosures. 3433
Boden, b (Harding) ......... 2 3 4
Time, 22014, 217H, 217a4, 2.171k, 2 2O%