Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
1000 AT STATE FAIR
Fridays Exhibition Satisfactory In
Every Way

White River Junction, Oct 1-The
morning broke with clear skies and thu
people began to arrive for what would
have been the final day OF the Vermont
state Fair had not the rain of Thursday
prevented the holding of big exhibition
on that day.
In the forenoon the State fair commits.
sion decided to continue the fair over
Saturday and the day. especially in the
racing features will be the best of the
week.
The attendance to-day was 1000. There
were 496 automobiles and 70 side-car mo-
toreycles parked upon the grounds. It
required all the forenoon to get the track
IN shape for racing to-day, after the
heavy rain of yesterday. BY mid-after-
noon the track was proounced in fine
condition and the races were held on
schedule time.
The first annual American whippet
Derby. given under the auspices of the
Whippet club of America, was one Of the
interesting track events. Sunshine own
ed by G.. A. Wilson of Lawrence, Mass
was the winner in the finals. the time be-
ing 10 seconds for the 200 yards which
is the track record.
Aviator Banks drove his Curtis biplane
from Barre and gave an exhibition flight
He will be one OF the features tomorrow.
Republican Governor Candidate james
Hardness was an Interested spectator in
President Estee's private box.
OF the four trotting events. three were
completed and two heats we're trotted in
the 2:20 pace, this race to be finished to-
morrow. -Four heats were necessary to
finish the 2:25 trot. Tho horse, Forest
Axworthy, owned by n. p. Wheeler of
this village, was injured while working
out on the upper stretch and was with
drawn.
The summaries:
2:1s TROT. PURSE 500
Abdell Penn, blk. g., by william
Penn. tCavanaugh) ..............1 1
John Moore, br. e., (Tobey) ........2 2
Francis Todd, blk. m. Ureland) q 8
Cochato Direct, b. e., tWells) ......4 3
Ammonia. q. M, Berry ..............5 s
Jim Mack, blk. f., Pickle) ..........6 6
Time. 2:19 l-2; 2:17 1-2 2:1s II.
1925 TRoT. PURSE s7Oo
Josie Review r. M, by Baron Re
view CHaddock> ...................2 !
Bengal jr., b. H.. (ChurchilD. IL 2
Nellie Sable. b. M, Berry)..s...s 3 8
Time. 222 l-2, 2:24 Ia, 2:N 1-2 2:2s IL.
2:25 PACE. PURSE 500
Little Prince. b. g.. by George Mus
covite. Pierce) .......................I 1
Judge M, blk g.. Woodrow. ....2
/ Bopeep, b. M. (Farley) .............3
Johanna Hewitt, b. M, (Houghton)
Just Bingen also started.
! Time. 2:N IA, 221 Ia. 2:A 1-2.
The first annual American Whippe'
Derby Of the whippet Club Of Amer
lea was run off Friday afternoon or
the track before the grandstand be.
tween heats of the horse racing. Dogs
were enterd from Toronto. Canada
Baltimore. Nd, Cleveland. Ohio. Hamil-
ton, Prides Crossing and Lawrence
Mass. and there WIS one entry from
Woodstock. Twenty-six dogs wer,
entered and the two winners in thu
tours were run in the semi-finals
from which were taken the winners
to run in the finals. Among these
animals was the three thousand dol
lar dog, Black Prince" owned by S
Tuckerman. Jr. OF Hamilton, Mass
which has never been beaten in a race
and who. 1t was thought might TAX,
first money in the Derby. The dogs
lined up for the final test were
Sunshine" owned by G. A. Wilson
Lawrence. Mass. "All Blue" c. F
Aver. Hamilton. Mass. BLACK Prince,
B. Tuckerman. Jr., Hamilton, Mass
Bonnie Boy" r. Warren, Pride,
Crossing Mass. Jock" B. Tuckermar
and "Tiptoes," Z. r. Aver. Hamilton
Mass.
The prizes: $780, $50, se5 and 81
were won by the first four named dog
in the same order as mentioned Tn,
course was 200 yards and the tim,
made was 10 seconds which Is tn
track record.