Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-06
SPIRITED RACING ON SECOND DAY
Harley R. Took $500 Purse 212 Pace and Red November
Made 1t Three Straight in 2.25 Pace-Crowd of 5000
Were On the Fairgrounds Tuesday-Triple Parachute
Drop Successfully Made by Aeronaut- Fireworks Dis
play the Evening Attraction.

The second and middle day Of the
county fair brought out clean-cut and
spirited racing on the half-rnile track
Tuesday afternoon. To see it there
was a crowd about half as large as
on Labor Day, spread out in the
gTandstands, along the tracks, and in
hundreds of automobiles in the enclo-
sure. Between the day fair and the
night fair there were about 5000 peo-
pie on the grounds Tuesday.
The track Of course was as always
the center of attraction to most of
the crowd and the three races, two
PAGES and a trot went off in a salts
Tying manner, and justified the say
ing that it is not fast time so much
as having the horses racing together
that gets the attention and keeps the
interest of the people. The real speed
will probably be shown this after
noon, when in the free-for-all, an at
tempt to lower the track record, now
at 2.13 IA will be made. The horse
that is looked for to do this stunt is
Baron Hal, the stallion owned by ]. R.
Blumenthal Of Hartford and Ocean
Beach, which has a mark Of 210 IA
and has been going even faster this
present season.
Harley r. Takes ZIP.
In the first event OF the afternoon,
the 2.12 pace for $500, the card did not
fill, and the field was left to two
horses, whose owners arranged a
match race and sent them away. Mr..
BlumenthaPs gelding made a pretty
fight and the finishes were good, but
the race went to Harley R. in straight
heats. The summary:
PIP Pace. Purse $500.
Harley R., b s., Symbolur,
B s Q. b E. Barney o'connor,
Time@2.17. 2.i6 81, 2.1s ga.
Six horses went into the Fps pace,
which Starter Merrill made the second
event of the afternoon. Red Noven-
Der, the beautiful chestnut driven by
Mat RrazeH with great Judgment, dis
played splendid form and although the
horses were prettily punched at times,
had no difficulty in making it three
straight. There was more Of a fight
for the other positions. Rhoda Ash
bourne yielding after the first two
heats to Normandie S. while in the
last heat Blue Law showed signs of
strength The moneys. however, went
I'Red November first. Rhoda Ashbourne
second. Normandie s., third, and Blue
Law fourth. The summary for this
race:
2.25 Pace. Purse $500.
| Ped November, eli s, Sir Mar
QtaSI -hLc1( 4OiF1AGIi I 1 !
Rhoda Ashbourne. b NJ, Ash
bourne W. MichaeIs . 4
Normandie S, b s. Colombo, F.
Mabrose, m, stambrose, n.
Fountaine .. ......4 G
Blue Law. b g, Law King. B.
F. Bracken ....:...,..... 3
Birdie Girl, b m, Fine Edge,
Time-2,20 Ia, 2.19 IA, 223 IA.
Four Starters in 2.28 Trot.
The best finishes of the day were
| those in the 2.28 trot for the $40(
! purse with four starters. The race was
| between Boron, and Deep Drift an6
each time they came up the stretches
neck and neck, the former just max.
| ing the wire by inches. In the f1na
heat. the gelding led around to the
! three-qUa~ters pole by more than 6
! length and it looked like a comeback
| But around the turn and up the last
| two hundred yards, Boron made E
| brilliant squirt and he came under the
starters red flag a head in front Of
| his rival. The racing was over at 40
| The summary: