Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-08
HORSES 60 DOWN IN A HEAP,
 THREE DRIVERS HURT AT THE FAIR

Aubrey Rodney of Rockville, Mass, is a patient at the W. W. Backus hos pital with a compound fracture of the left leg, just below the knee, William Crozier of Hartford has a broken collar bone and Edward Connors of Spring field is suffering from an injury to his knee cap, as the result of one of the worst crashes in years Wednesday af- ternoon on the half-nile track at the local fair grounds. The crash occurred on the north turn during the last half mile of the second heat of the 2.25 stake pace, purse S1,ooQ
 As the six horses in the race, all closely grouped, were making the turn, Northern Queen, driven by Rodney, stumbled and fe1. Instantly three of the five horses following piled up in a heap and drivers and sulkies were thrown in all directions.
 In the nrixI1p Rodney and Crozier were run over by the horses behind them. Rodney landed on one side of the track, Crozier was thrown to the middle of the track, while Connors landed on the grass alongside the track Although dazed Crozier was able tc get to his feet. He and Connors vert helped into an automobile and taken tc
  aid by Dr. Franklin s. Wilcox of the Norwich State Hospital and pr. George Thompson of Taftville. Crozier wal shortly afterward taken to the hos pital in an automobile.
 Rodney was carried from the trael on a stretcher which was hurried tt the scene of the accident by the Bo! Scout first aid squad and was takeI to the hospital in the ambulance
 Crozier was able to leave the hospf tai during the early evening and pro ceeded to his home in Hartford by all tornobile Rodney will be confined t the hospital for some time.
 Rodney was driving Northern Queer b m, owned by John Farnum of Bostor Crozier was driving EtabeEa b m, Fir City Stables of New Haven, and Con nors was driving Peter Stout, b S, own ed by H. L. Handy of Springfield.
 After the injured had been taken car of, the pace, which was the first of tn two racing events on the afternoon programme, proceeded with substitut drivers For the rest of the race Myot drove Peter Star in place of Harry BTu sic who drove Etabella in place of Gre zlet
 The race went five heats Mortimer Queen being drawn after the secon heat. The summary:
 Etabella, m. Elm City
 City Stables, New
 Haven .. ...::':. Sz Peter Stout, s, H. L. i Handy, Springfield 4 Lester W. g, War
 man Draper, Hills
 grove, R. I; ........ Camerton, Geo. Bates,
 Preston City ...... Arc i Peter Star, g, Elm
 City Stables, New Ha-
 Northern Queen, b m.
 John Farnun, Boston 4 Drawn
 t-Placed by judges.
 Time-2.13 1-4, 2.20 1-4, 2.14 l. 2.15 1-2, 2.14 5-4.
 The second race of the afternoon W; the 2.25 stake trot, purse, $1,0oo. The were three starters, Fireworks, oh owned by A. J. Needham of Staffol Springs being drawn. Penrod, b owned by Fred Beloin of New Britai won the race and first money in thr straight heats, second money going White Tackle ". B. Martin, Rockvill
 The summary:
 Penord, b g. Fred Beloin,
 New Britain ......,.. White Hackle, W. B. Martin, Rockville .... ............ 3 Alliewood Axworthy, Richard
 Williams, Hartford ......
 Time-2Zs 1-4, 2.21 3-4, PA 1-4.
 During the afternoon Matte K, years old July 18th, weight 1,4 pounds, sired by Dragon Jr., Storl champion stallion at the Eastern Stat Exposition in 1917 and at the New E gland fair in 1918, was introduced the audience by Announcer Edwa ] Comedy. Hattie K, who is owned Mrs. c. H. Standish of Lebanon, a tracted much attention and consider ble favorable comment.
 Peter Began, End, a two-year-old e owned by John Lefevre of Occum W awarded first prize in the gelding cla trotting Tuesday afternoon Billy B 'dard, young son of Joseph Bedard . this city, drove the colt around t track in an exhibition mile in g. This is considered fine showing for colt with no training. The owner Peter Began End, is expecting | l things from him in track events ne year.
 . AGHlObIG NaAAAGu ONls Outside of the horse races the big traction for the grand stand crowd w nesday afternoon was the athletic p gramme consisting of number amateur and professional events wh
 were run off in good order under 7 direction of Prentice W. Chase. The events consisted of two 100 ys dashes, professional and amateur. 220 yard dashes, professional 3
 amateur, hurdle race. quarter mile r Q mile relay and tug of war r Raymond Burke of this city captu first prize, a gold watch, in the 100 y; a dash, professional, his time being Il $
 onds fiat The entrants and winne
 Burke, Norwich 1st, (gold watcl 2 Fielding, Submarine Base, 2nds (g = mounted fountain pen) Lopez, Subm
 inc Base, and Lock. Submarine Bs r Time, Il seconds.
 The entrants, winners and prizes c the other events follow:-100 yard d.
 A)-Geinacher. New London. 1st (g
 medaD Morrison, Willimantic,.
 (silNer nsedaD John Mara, Norwi (bronze medaD; Lafner, Submar Base, Boshor, Norwich. Briggs, Norw y and Jeffers, Jewett City. Time. A $ r. onds.
 S 22O yard dash (P)-Burke. Norw y 1st. (s10) Fielding, Submarine B. s. 2nd. (S5); Lopez. Submarine Base, t ($3) Murphy, Plainfeld. Time 22 { '- onds.
 q 22o yard dish, (A)--Morrison. w