Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-01-13

place Few poets ever inhabited such a
It is ties, indeed, ever created one.
Frenchmen llzation Of dreams; some
in stone and it, hear, romance
4 TROTTING MASs-
A trotting match, w " hN'LAND.
siderable interest, took excited con-
Nov, on the Brighton IS on the Sd
roam horse, the property 81 between a
sporting character, in the KenS known
brown horse said to be an an, and
fourteen hands high, the pfoperEssn,
gentleman residing at Deptiofd. ~
distance to be performed was fifty mNS
and the amount bet of the stakes hi15
pounds side. On Thursday motnjngy
both hcrses, in.theif TespevtiVe machines,
appeared at the given spot, the eleventh
mile stone, below Croydon, attended by
their respective umpires. On comparing
the horses, as well as the machines, every
thing seemed in favour of the roam, which
was full of life and activity, and in fine
condition,
The driver, Mr.. B., was clad in short
Jacket for the occasion, and the machine
and harness were of the lightest descrip-
ton, weighing altogether, little more shan
one hundred weight. The brown horse,
on the contrary, had sluggish appear
ance, and his owner by whom he was
driven, came to the ground with his groom
beside him, in his machine, which was
little if any thing, short of two hundred
weight, dressed in ordinary attire, rather
as if he were going on common place
Journey, than if trial of speed were in
contemplation. By some persuasion he
divested himself of his great coat and
cloak, and at eight minutes after eight
O'Clock, the word start" was given-the
roam horse taking the lead at a spanking
pace, and the brown horse close in his
wake, evidently waiting upon him. 1t
had been resolved to try the pluck OF the
brown horse at starting and therefore the
pace was severe. Notwithstanding the
state of the roads, which were sandy and
billy, and rendered more than usually
heavy by the falling rain, the first eight
miles were done in 80 minutes-and in
81 minutes twelve miles and half were
completed. At this rate, both horses con-
tinued to the thirty-sixth milestone, COM
pletiDg their twenty-five miles in one hour
and fifty-four minutes. The roam horse
first made the turn. and appeared rather
tagged, from the pace at which he had
been driven his driver, however, was
fresh, although drenched to the skin with
the rain. The brown horse was also
fresh, and pulled with undated force, ex-
hausting his driver, by the effort which
was necessary to keep him in. They now
both slackened pace, and appeared desir-
Gus of pulling up. The driver of the
brown horse seeing his opponent lessen
his pace pushed forward and took the
lead at Handcross (33 l-2 miles from
London) after which he pulled up. his
example being followed by the roam horse,
which was stopped likewise, and had
some Cruel. The brown horse took a
little water, and was sponged effectually
by Mr.. Moreton, while his driver was re-
freshed by glass of brandy and water,
which from the continued rain, added to
the press of his reins, became absolutely
necessary.
About FIVE minutes were occupied in
this manner, when the brown horse was
; again started at rapid pace, and was inn
mediately followowed by the roam. The
brown having got the lead, however, kept
it at steady rate, and would not let the
roam pass. Indeed, we should say, the
brown horse was urged to unnecessary
speed, from false alarm which was occa-
sionalIy given by the driver that his oppo-
nent was close behind, when, in fact, he
was not within some distance of his wheels.
On coming up Red Hill, the roam was
dead beat, and the brown horse pursued
his course, evidently fatigued, to the end
4 of his Journey, at about the rate of seven
miles an hour finally performing the
whole fifty miles without drawing bit in
the unprecedented time of four hours and
some seconds less than twenty-one min
utes, amidst the cheers of his friends.
His owner was good deal exhausted,
from fatigue in curbing his horse, as well
as from the severity of the weather, but
he was still in good spirits and at the
suggestion of his friends, to avoid wrangle,
turned his horse round, and went back 10
the eleventh mile stone, after having past
it several yards. The horse had mani
testify done enough; but still he went
with firmness, and was subsequently walk
to the Derby Arms, distance of nearly
, two miles, where he was bled, had some
warm Cruel, and in short time, like
d Richard, was "was himself again. eat
: ing his hay with good appetite. His
owner was driven home in gig, and hav-
; ing changed his dress, being drenced to
} the skin, appeared. highly elated by his
: success. The roam horse, was so COM
e pletely knocked up, that for the latter part
: of the Journey he could not be got out Of
the walk, and was pulled up at Smitham
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