Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
ATTENDANCE AT FAIR
 BEATS ALL PAST RECORDS

The closing day of the New London county fair, which was Red Cross day, drew good wea ather, making three ban ner days and setting record for at tendance never before equalied at the grounds. Twenty per cent. of the re- ceipts weht to the Red Cross. For the three dayC the total attendance was about 21,000. There were notice ably more automobiles at the grounds during the three days than in any previous year, there beinf 1900 on the first day, 300 the second. and 250 on the last day.
 Wednesdays program was fully as good as any of the two previous days and included many added features which were much enjoyed by the crowd
 The racing was fast and close. four heats being needed to decide each of the two events the 220 pace for a purse of $1,000 and the other the 226 trot for a s460 purse.
 Eltine Camden, owned and driven by P. J. Kelly of Cumberland Hill R. L. after losing the first heat to Miss Rico, entered by the Clay Gotten stables came back in the next three heats and captured first money. Miss Rico took second money and Sidney l Miller third. The time in this race was by far the fastest stepped on the track during the three days of racing. 1 Peter Hopeful took the first money l in the 226 trot with ease and would ] have made it in straight heats but for break on the stretch which save 1 Mere Guy, a bay filly a chance to nose out in the third heat. and giving her l second money.
 1 The summarizes:
 1 220 pace, S1,O00 stake race:
 Eltine Camden, r. J. Kelly, | Cumberland Hill, R. l. . ? l Miss Rico, Clay Cotton Sta
 bles, Stafford Springs =. ? 3 ] Sidney Miller, Eugene StI1li- l van, New Haven .... 3 3 8 3
 Time: 2.15 1-4. 2.16 1-4. 2.1S 1-4, 1 2,a6 trot. purse $40O:
 kBelgara, b g, P. J. Dono-
 Mera Guy, bay iily, Webster
 Knight. Natick. R. I. .... 3 1 Miss Bon Todd Malan
 Thompson, Westerly, R. A 3 Peter Hopeful, Oscar Wolf
 enden, Attleboro, Mass. .. 1 1 Time: 2.2S 1-4. 2.32 1-4, 2.25 1-4, 2.26 1-4
 Willie Bedard hung up a good rec ord for 13 year old boy driving year old colt 8 mile in 2.39 IA. The youngster had perfect control of his horse and his driving would have done credit to an older and more experi- enced horseman. The time was: Quar- ter, 40 seconds; for the half, 121 1-4 three quarters, 2.G0, and for the mile
 2.39 IA. As far as can be learned this record is the best in the world @Y5 s1o
 track.
 The feature event of the day was the mule race which was an amusine
 snd exciting affair. The first heat was trotted and G, A. Bullard with St
 Frisky won by large margin. In the second heat the mules were allow
 ed to assume any gait. from a trot te
 a waltz. This heat was the feature
 heat The animals got away to a
 good start and it was 8 race for money. St. Frislky and Joe Foote's
 Telescope had battle royal on the 1 home stretch, St. Frisky winning by 8
 few inches. In the last heat J. La throp's Tanglefoot and W. Tinkers Oh
 Boy ran a dead heat and divided thiro
 money, The time was 214 1-4 and
 1.31 for the half mile.
 The same free attraction that played
 during the two previous days were
 put on and were heartily applauded. Another added feature of the after.
 noon was an exhibition race agains time by Wild Bill Burdiclz on his mo
 toroycle. c. V. Pendleton bet Burdicl
 that he couldn't do the mile in better
 than 1.1S, the winner to give tht money to the Red Cross. Burdici
 made flying start and circled th'
 track twice in 114 3-4.
 Attorney Charles L. Stewart wa!
 the four minute speaker of the after noon and gave a short but impressive talk on War Conditions and the Ger man Propaganda. Mir. Stewart said il part:
 Four years ago Prussian in Europ' had a wild dream that he was power { full enough to bring every nation unde his rule. The aceUrsed shadow of tn : Hun spread over Europe and unles
 that shadow was dissipated it mean
 death to freedom and liberty, death t 1 institutions, death to all our principle
 and death to our beloved America. 1
 year ago last April we drew the swort
 in the cause of freedom, and we vii never return it to its scabbard uRti f Prussianism has been put down for f ever. Early in July 5000 U. S. marine in France stopped the drive of tn , mad Hun at Chateau Theirry an . saved Paris and the world.
 That was done on the battle line } But there is another line. equally a l important as the line in France, an , that is the line that includes ever ] hamlet and village in America. Thi line must hold together and those i :, it number 100000, 600 strong, and thei weapons are the dollars They mus