Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-02

I gram Monday afternoon here at the 65th annual fair of the New London County Agricultural society. crowd that filled the grandstand to the limit of its seating capacity and lined the track all along the home stretch watched the sport and the program of vaudeville that was put on between the heats
 It was within few minutes of 6.3o o'clock Monday afternoon when the final heat of the last race was run off. The three events-2.25 stake race. purse s1.0e0; 2.1s tret. purse $4eo. and 211 trot or pace, purse $4oo-were run off In good order. although the drivers had more or less trouble getting away in the 2-25 stake race.
 Amey, blk. m.. J. W. Page. Provi- dence, carried off first money in the 225 stake race. In this event it was necessary tes run an extra heat as Amey and Barons Belle. r. m., F. I. Shares, New Haven. each had two heats Baron's Belle came in for sec ond money, third money going to Jes- sic Gentry. b. g.. John H. Dillon, New Haven, and fourth money to Sure Mike, 5. g.. Dane F. Martin. Williman tic.
 In the 21e trot first money went to Ellie Scott. ch. m, owned by c. H. Michael Danielson. Second money went to Davie Delmar, ch. g., J. H. Di1- lon, New Haven; third to Babe Coast b. m.. owned by P. J. Donovan, Derby
 
 King, b. g.. owned by John $. Palmer, New Haven. In this event it was also necessary to run an extra heat, as at the end of the fifth heat Ellie Scott and Davie DeiTnar each had two heats. Davie Delmar winning the second and third heats and Ellie Scott the fourth and fifth.
 First money in the gil event went to Helen March. b. b., F. D. Whitcomb, Springfield: second money went to Mineuqua Boy. ch. g., owned by D. D. Warman of Readvil1e. Mass, and third money went to Sister Pearl. b. nl-, owned by J. s. Mcclure of Westheld- Mass. There were but three heats In this event.
 Seven horses started in the stake race, the first event on the card An even dozen horses had been entered. but five were withdrawn. Three of the five horses are at the grounds. but they were unable to race on Monday. One of the other two. Just Sunshine b. g.. owned by Charles Fl. Traiser, a Boston man. is in Maine and could not get here. The other Peter Hart, D. m of the Nara sansett sta bles, Provi- dence, was unable to come here.
 The only accident of the day tock place in this event It happened in was coming down the home stretch she stumbled within a short distance of the wire and fell. Neither the horse nor Driver Kingsley. who jumped,
  was unable to rega in her feet she was placed in seventh place in the heat by the judges.
 The horses finished as follows in the 2.25 stake race:
 Amey. blk. m J. W
 Page. Providence Ii i Baron's Belle. r. m..
 F l. Shares, New
 Haven .-...1 2s2 2 Jessie Gentry. h. 2,
 John H. Dillon . New Haven ..4
 Dane E. Martin,
 WilHmantic .... .. Director Todd. b. g.,
 Chauncel Sears, Jack Mack. ch. S.
 William 4. Tator. Bonnie's Ba by, b. g.,
 Thomas J. Burns,
 Time: 2.i6 If. s.14 f-4. 2.15 If 214 1-4. 2.19 1-2. 2.2O If
 The most exciting finish of the after noon's events took place in the extra heat of the 2.19 trot Ellie Scott took the lead in the first quarter mile, with Davie Delmar close behind. The horses maintained their rela tive posi- tions until the home stretch was reached, when Davie Delmar made a
 
 Ellie Scott, who finished first, carrying off first money.
 Tn the 2.19 event the horses finished as follows:
 Ellie Scott ch. m.
 c. H. Michael Dan Davie Delmar, ch. E..
 J: H. Dillon. New
 Haven .... ....... . 3 Babe Coast, b. m, P.
 J. Donovan, Derby 1 Grown King. D. B.
 John s. Palmer,
 New Haven ... s44 Tommy O.. blk g.
 !1hn Time: s2i i-4. s.,s i-4 sso l.. 2.2o If. 2.2o 3-4. 2.31.
 The 2.11 trot. purse s4oo. was run off in three heats, the horses finishing as follows:
 Whiteomb, Springfield .1 r Mineuaua Boy. ch. g.. D. D.
 Warman, Readville, Mass. q Sister Pearl. b. m. J. T. Der
 ham. East Douglas, Mass. 8 The racing officials were as follows: Dr. kiernan. Goshen. N. Y.- starter: L. A. Cha pman, Pouuonnock. Chaun- cey Mcfarland. Willimantic. and FL mer Pierson, Norwich. judges; Bert Ferguson, clerk of the course.
 Vaudeville and Balloon.
 A high class vaudeville program, a balloon ascension and daylight fire works proved big drawing cards dur ing the afternoon The vaudeville acts were interspersed with the racing events and were announced by Ed ward Connolly, who was in charge of this part of the program. A feature event of the vaudeville program was the act presented by the Nippon Jap anese troupe, jugglers and acrobats The troupe consists of a man, woman and their young daughter. Miss Kiyoo the young Japanese girl. is but 16I years of age. She was born in Japan and has been in this country four years. Her feature number is a clever Ia adder act.
 Black Damon an educated pony; Sutter- Melham- Wells, aeriahsts the Flying Perillas. and Joe Saunders, a juggler, were other numbers Of the program which met with ap- proval. Edward Connolly. the well known local tenor. sang three solos.