The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-19

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 I am pleased to give some fhumb-nail sketches of the coming events of the Bay State Circuit, prior to the closing of entries on March 17th for it's twenty-first an- nual series of harness horse events.
 As the men that stake horses to race through the circuit, many of local residence and others from distance, some never having exper- fenced the pleasure of touring the Bay State Circuit, we present an itinerary of the 1894 chain. as seen in the mind and by the eyes of one who has missed but one or two meetings in the past fifteen years.
 Splendid Start
 The circuit unfurls it's flag at Goshen, N. r., June ,, the racing takes place over the halfmile track, properly styled the historic track" by Rensselaer, Weston, the late beloved secretary of the Gosh en meeting, also by the fact that 60 years ago Hambletonian 10, the great father of trotters stood for stud service less than 100 feet from the present grandstand. The mar bIe shaft commemorating his achievements guards his burial place 4 miles away in old Chester, one of the oldest villages in the Empire state; there you may also see Hambletonian's manager from which he ate hay with none antici- pating his future renown. The manager is now an historical an- tique at Edmund Buffers famous Brook farm in the environs of Chester. Good Time Park mile track, leading training center of the east for harness horses, scene of past and future Hambletonian stakes, is but quarter mile from the Historic track. The usual pro- gram of visitors during Goshen's Bay State meeting is to watch the mile track horses and futurity colts train in the morning, attend the Bay State races in the afternoon. and i'll the delightful sunset time of the evening, visit Chester and it's historical places, or motor dozen miles distant to Washing tonvilIe where the Goldsmith fam fly, Alden, the father. and James and John famous reinsmen sons held sway in the eighties and later. You may return by the way of Stony Ford farm, where many pages and books of trotting horse history surrounds every acre of this famous estate. You have then en- joyed tour of sightseeing unriv- alled in the whole world in histor- teal harness horse interest. 1 No place in the world rivals the 1 trotting horse setting in Goshen. 1 The Presbyterian church in it's in- l Viting park commands respect l from it's station one-sixteenth of a l mile from the wire. First you round | the corner of the county court :, house where not a hostile thought to harness races is ever heard. l Across the street from the court { house facing the track is the Meth {! odist church, and hotel about 300 ], feet from the grandstand bids you welcome. But for that matter, ;, when you are in Goshen you arc in the heart of the trotting world |
 Sentiment
 The Hartman family sponsor the Goshen meeting. F. Roland Hartman will close his desk in New York and for three days act as host to horsemen of the world. The heavy brain work of the meet ing will be done by William Ken nedy Dickerson of the Indiana Dickersons, but for the last thirty years a resident of Goshen. Senti- Tnent rules the meeting at Goshen, due to the proximity of the tracks to the center of business: no one apparently hurries, the close of a days racing finds groups here and there visiting. They stop, visit and drink in the surcharged air of the trotting horse which is heavier in Goshen, the week of the races, than in Lexington, or any other place in the world.
 Having become saturated with Goshen's trotting atmosphere, you are ready to motor to Chathma, N. r., second meeting in the chain. Your route takes you through the Hudson river valley fruit district, where applejack drips from the trees and on the grape arbor is hung charred kegs into which drips that fluid which gently erases trou- bles away. At the end of a charm ing 9O-mile ride you arrive in Chat ham, with good track, and the most cordial board of strategy to be found any place. The receiving line will include starting judge secretary, Warren J. Wood, presi- dent, president, Fred A. Holsapple, A. c. Garner, Major Albert Callan, and the smiling trainer. Johnnie" Broderick, all welcoming you to their midst. You will be given all possible assistance to win your race after the committee of horsemen, trainers, owners and valets have had their say, but taken as a whole you will have great week of sport.
 Picturesque
 If you are motorist you turn
 
 your next stop being Sturbridge, Mass, modestly but most effective ly sponsored by Tom Ashworth, of nearby Charlton City. Your route east takes you over the Mohawk Trail, Jacobs Ladder with it's eye brow curve and said to be the only place in the United States where Walter Britenfield applies his car brakes. On your arrival at Stur- bridge you find a beautifully-lawn- ed plant. The track is wonderful Chief Abbedale and Cold Cash pacing a worlds record, three heats over 1t last october in 2:O3 IA, 2:02, 2:03 IA, the best on record for half mile track. In the balmy June evenings, you ling CT to enjoy the bathing in Cedar Lake which hold the track in its jaws. It is a lovely little body of water with the gentle swish, swish, lulling men and tired horses to rest and recuperation. Tom Ash i worth's club house barn across the track is the open forum meeting place. You live four miles away in Southbridge, Mass, where you can see more and better than any place in the world-qualified by the in- nation that it is the greatest spec tacle lense manufacturing place in the world. It is here that Harry Brusie's "se-em comin' and going" glasses are ground. Thomas Frank lin (alias "Doc") Murphy Is genial host to the horse fraternity at his Columbia hotel. The secretary is a tall suave Frenchman, named Archie Laverdiere, and for real en- 1oyment no track of the circuit sur wasses Sturbridge.
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