Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

The track record at the New Lon
don county fair grounds, which has
stood for II years at the mark of 2.l3
Ia, made by Eastern Direct. owned by
J. H. Bradbury of Lyme, was shat
tered on Wednesday. In the third and
final heat of the free-for-all. j. R.
BlumenthaPs Baron Hal, a brown
gelding with a mark of 2.07 IA, driven
by Harry Brusie, paced the double cir
cult of the track in just 2.10 fiat,
thereby clipping IA seconds off the
record hung up at the county fair of
1905.
In the second heat of the event, the
Texas bred racer had equalled the
track record, and as Starter Albert H.
Merrill announced that the attempt to
lower the old figures was to be made
in the final heat, interest became in
tense. Before the quarter was reached
Baron Hal was leaving the other
horses behind and the time at the
post on the back stretch was S3 indi-
eating that fast time was being made.
At the half mile, the time was LOS,
and the stands cheered as the geldinS
shot by in splendid form and stride.
A few were looking to see the gelding
tire in the second trip around the
that the record was going to stand.
But there were more who were will
ing to wager on the success of Baron
Hal and their hopes were justified.
The third quarter was negotiated in
1.37 and the horse came gamely up
the stretch and flashed under the wire
in 2.10 fiat.
Driver and Owner introduced.
Driver Brusie and Owner Blumen-
thai were brought into the judges
stand and introduced to the crowd by
Starter Merrill and then President Ar
thur D. Lathrop went down to the
track and pinned blue ribbon on
Baron Hal.
The old pacing record of 213 IA
and the present trotting record of 2.16
IA were made by horses owned by j.
H. Bradbury of Lyme, the former by
Eastern Direct and the latter by Lee
co. Michael B. Ring, the veteran Nor
witch horseman, and one of the judges
at the fair this year as for many sea-
sons past. claims the honor of having
introduced Mr.. Bradbury to the inner
circle.
Free for-aII in Straight Heats.
The free-for-all went off in straight
heats, the horses finishing in the same
order in each trial. as follows;
Free-for- all Purse 5000.
Baron Hal. br g. Baron D. R.
l. Blumenthal ...... 1 1 1
Harley r, b s. Symboleer,
Mobwin, m. Mobile. c. Mi
chaelS ........ .......... 3 8 8
Centerviile, blk $. The Able,
Eugene Sullivan .......
Time-2.14 Ia. 2.13 IA, 2.10.
Deep Drift Takes $500 Purse.
The 2.1S trot on the programme was
purse of $780, which Deep Drift won
without great effort in straight heats.
The summary:
Named Race. Purse $500.
Deep Drift. b g, Ozone, T. o.
Morning Star, b g, Geo. St.
Claire. Thos Moran 80. 4 2
Jersey Todd. bl S, Todd, G. c.
]. H; s., CHI g, Electmont, j. H.
Time@2.2s IL, 2.2s i2, 2.2s IA.
First Money to Bud Elicit.
In the 2.15 pace, Lew Perkins
seemed in the second heat to be a
possible rival of Bud Elliatt but the
former did not have the stamina and
the New Haven horse made the race
and first money by taking the first
and last two heats. Second money
went to Lew Perkins, third to r. c.
H, fourth to Lou Braden. The sum-
mary:
2.15 Pace Purse $40o
Bud Elliot, b g, Elm City
R. c. H, Eugene Sullivan. 2
Lew Perkins, b g, T. O'Brien L 2 8
Lou Braden, b m, Lentz,
Brown Braden -. -. 8 4
Time-2.17 IA, 2.15 IA, PIG Ia,
PIT.
Parachute Landed at Backus Corner
The racing was over before five
and soon after that the rise of the
balloon and a single drop with the red,
white and blue parachute by Willie
ct In L.