The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-06
HAIR RAISING FINISHES
MARK TROTTISG EVENTS

II would not be possible to have closer
finishes than occurred in two heats in the
horse races. the first in the DO trOt class
and the first in the 2.17 trOt or pace class,
without having dead heats. All the races
were good. but these two heats in partlc-
ular had the crowd on its toes. There
were four horses in each of the three
tleboro got them off in good order without
tireSome scoring.
The free -for-all was won in straight
heats. but i'm the 80 and 2.17 classes
four heats were necessary. the winner in
each taking the second third and fourth.
Charley f. Springfield (Vtl horse
which started in thir position in the first
heat of the free-for-all, quickly took the
lead and maintained it throughout the
three heats, although sufficiently hard
pressed to make the race interesting. The
real fight was between Johanna Patchcn
and Gotta Patchcn The former finished
second and the latter third in two heats,
but i'm the third heat Gotta Patchen fin
ished less than half a length in advance
they were neck and neck. The summary 4:
Free-For-An. Purse $175.
Charley f. b. G.. l
Johanna Patchen. blk. m. , >
! l.. j. Fuller, Putney, Vt.
Gotta Patchen. b. g, ;
! Wm. f. Wright. Springfield, Vt.
Fannie Chatham. b. m. 4
H l.. Brooks Brattleboro.
Lady Brooks blk. M, > DIR
. Melvin Dalrymple. BrattlebOrO.
Time, 2.1S34, 2.21, 2.2L
| Setter Boy. one of Mr. Wright's Spring
field (Vtl horses, landed the first heat of
the 90 race by barely n nose. Temty
Guy. owned and driven by DIR. w. X.
Clark of Greenfield, Mass. passed Charles
Haskell's Brownie mare at the three quar-
ters pole and in the race down the
stretch failed only by inches to overtake
Setter Boy. The heat was one of those
thrillers not seen every day.
In the second heat Setter Boy also led
on entering the stretch. but he was urged
so hard that he broke and Temty Guy won
handily. The horses were well punched at
the half in the third heat, but Temty
Guy pulled away and had no difficulty in
taking the heat. She also took by length
the final heat. in which there was no feat
ure of Importance. The summary:
235 Trot Purse 500.
Temty Guy. b. m, . 1l /
DIR. W. r. Clark, Greenfield, A!assS
se Wm Boy B W Oh; E, snriDreal5 v :
/
Sadie Baron. b. m, 4 3
| Leon Fuller. Putney. VT
Time. 2.31h, 2.33, 240, 2.35M.
In the OF mixed race the opening heat
was even closer than the first of the pre-
eeding race. Harry Knights horse
Bingus Jr of Keene and Katherine Col.
/ lette. owned and driven by III. T. Yearly
Iof Brattleboro. made one of those eyelasl
| finishes which require keenness Of vision
on the part of the judges. The heat was
| awarded to Bingus Jr.. and while the de
cision was accepted without dispute de.
cision the other way would have beer
| treated likewise. Katherine Collette
passed Baron Garry at the three-quarter>
/ pole.
/ The Yearly mare took the next three
heats without much trouble. In the sec
ond she was a length behind Bingus Jr
when they turned the half. but Katherine
II COllette passed her rival on the lower turn
and finished three lengths in the lead with
out being urged TO the wire. In this heat