Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-04
THERE WERE SOME GOOD
 HORSE RAGING EVENTS
But the Racing Was Confined to Pairs
 in Each Class.

| in Each cIass.
 The management of the fair was | fortunate in securing for a third suc- | ceSsive season the services Of per- haps the best starting judge in all New England, Albert H. Merrill, of Danvers, Mass. In consequence there rnitted on the part of the drivers and the races went along comoarativeIy smooth. The judges were Arthur D. Lathrop, chairman, Elmer B. Pearson | and William W. Beckwith.
 l In the 2.16 race, there were six en- l tries and five starters, Harland K., bay geiding, The Earl. entered by P. Harding, of Barton, Vermont, being | withdrawn. Bincas won in three straight heats, with Moburn second, | and a close second. Both horses are | owned by c. H. Michaek of Danielson, l the other entries seemingly in a differ l ent class. The summary is as fol- | lows:
 2.fe Class, Purse $500. | Bincas. b. s. Bingen, c. H. Mi chaeI Danielson ........... 1 1 Moburn, sr. g. Nobel, c. H. Mi
 Bsda. ehaef b. nnn'ersHe m, Tns Peer. Thomas 1 O'Brien, New Haven ........ 3
 Boy, Jesse se'Te T. Carr. s Mesterly.s fS"s 5 l Todress, bl. m. Todd, Frank
 Time. .' 2.1s' SrT 1l9; 2.1s 1-a; s.ao. Divie sion of money: Bincas. first; Nobel, | second; Bada, third; Electric Strong, ] fourth.
 1 PA cfass, Purse $500. There were eight entries and five 1 starters. the withdrawals being Bell Zone. b. III. Ozono, Thomas O'Brien, New Haven; Beareau, b. m. Brojara, ! 0. A. Steadman, Lafayette, R. l.: J. H. l S., ch. g. E1ectmont, C.. P. Sadler, of Windsor, Conn. Aside from the win | ming, the feature of this event was the action of Mazie Tell, owned by Geo. Edward Hodge, of Norwich, and driv- en and entered by Jesse T. Carr, of Westerly. In the first and on the first quarter stretch, Ellie Scott came in contact with MT. Carr's drive, and Mir. Carr was unseated, but not seriously hurt. Mazie Tell continued on in the race, driverless and with the reins dangling at her heels trotted the full mile without a break, and slowed down when the bell rang she passed un- der the wire. which led Starter Mer- Till to remark: That's the best head feature in the event was the running George w. Leavitt nearly the whole mile. and also the running rest of FL lie Scott. These runs were consid- the race in three straight heats. The summary: Jersey Todd, blk h. Todd, s. E.
 Roberts Webster. Mass. ...-.. 1 1 R.
 as OBrien. New Haven ...... 2 3
 James T. Carr of Westerly 8 2 Ellie Scott, oh. n1 Peter Scott. c.
 H. Michael Danielson :..... George w. Leavitt, The North
 ern Man. W. F. and A. J. Bail
 ey. Norwich .....
 Time, 2.21 1-4; a.24 1-4; 2s1 1-4.
 Money division: Jersey Todd, first; Deep Drift, second; Mazie Tell, third; Ellie Scott. fourth.
 County Colt Race, Purse s1oo.
 This event was won by the fine Bagby. in three straight heats, with Charley C., second. The summary: Best two in three half mile heats Bonnie Baby, Dan Kelly, Nor Charley harley C., Tim Connolly, Nor: Peter Bates. b. s. Peter the
 Great. Eugent Maynard, Leb-
 Time half miles. 7.1s IA; lii s-4.
 The money is divided in the order finished in the heat.
 The Vaudeville Features.
 The vaudeville acts given between the heats in the races were on a par with the program of the usual play house in that line. that is. some were better than others. The acts of The
 
 the Roman ladder act. are sure top notchers, as was also the act of the Holman Brothers on the horizontal bars. The trick house chaps and the rade hay wagon act created amuse- ment. The bear on roller skates was a novel feature. but the performance was to the bears disadvantage. by blanks of the platform stage This animal is thirteen months old and his trainer and owner is a boy of sixteen The bear came from Maine to the the boys home in Brooklyn. N. Y. this (Tuesday) afternoon.
 "uncIe Billy" Alive.
 William J. Latham, of Westerly, known over the fair circuit as Uncle Billy" was at the fair Monday and alone in his class. He was undoubt- who has attended every one of the 6s l fairs of the New London County Ag- ricu1turaI society. He was born at ! Gardner Lake eighty-two years ago. first fair on East Great Plain That 1 MT. Latham has been in good health | nearly as for the past twenty five l years years he has attended nearly all the says the Brockton fair is the biggest l and best, but that the Norwich fair is | good enough for him. |
 Sailor Lad Assists
 Bruce r. Rogers is for the first time l acting as clerk of the race track. He i was assisted on Monday by Herbert 1 J. Ferguson, the former secretary, who | is now in the navy. and at present | stationed at the Newport Torpedo sta tion. Herbert was home on pass and | was obliged to wear his uniform which was conspicuous in the judges l stand. He was obliged to leave for l Newport before the racing was fin- | Shed.
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