The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-26

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starts, dashed of saily around the ring A
bay horse, entered by the celebrated and
ubiquitous John Smith, took the lead, and
held i, 10 fine style wilhou, once breaking
up," making The mile around the ring in 2
minutes and As seconds, but the judges de-
cided that this was not fair test, as there
were many complaints ofihs crowd dveh''
Giles. II was therefore, arranged that the
com elilors should try their speed part at
time, and The race should BE- finally deter.
mined by con,es, Of The tastes, horses in
each class, Under this arrangement five
horses were called as the first elias, and
ailer sharp contest The result was declared
as follows: John Smith horse, GAL; -
+" White Mountain Morgan" gray horse,
entered by Robbins & Cormee, 2.4lA, Gus'
a length behind the Smith horse); Med.
ley" Messenger horse, entered b. J. b.
Lawlon, 2.52. Tho other two wee dis.
tanced. A, The trial Of the second class,
the Vernon, Boy" bay horse, inferred
By Gilman, made the mile in 40
Third class, The {" Benjamin houe,"a bay
Lexington horse, made The mile ID 2.42,
coming GU, about third Of length ahead
Of f" Young Ripton," entered by Barnard.
There were only two in the last clss. and
the time was 2.5l.
The mos, exciting part Of The race came
next, bu, unfortunately large pan OF the
spectators left the ground, suppOsing that
The race was ended. The five fastest hor-
SCI were broueh, up for The final trial, best
,wo in three heats. The horses entered
wele Barnard's Young Rip,on, the John
Smith horse, Robbins & CoImee's White
Mountain Morgan, Gilman's Vernon, Boy
aud Benjamin's bay Lexington horse. Tine
frs, heat was very spirited, the contest being
between the John Smith horse and the Yer
mont Boy. The former took The lead a
the start, and kept i, the frs, time around
but as they passed the judges sand, The
Vernon, Boy dashed ahead, aud finall!
came in frs, in 2.4O. The Lexington horse
also managed 10 pass John Smith, and came
in second. On the second heat the JohI
Smith again took the lead, but was sooI
passed by the Vernon, Boy, who won hi
hea, in 2.36-,hc hes, time yet. The pre-
miums will no, be declared until Friday
when the first premium will undoub'edl!
De given 10 the Vernon, Boy, and probabl.
the second will 20 10 John Smith. II wa
a condition however, that neither Tho horse
nor the drivers should ever have ,iotied 10
money, and this may make difference Il
the awards.
Upon The whole We rather like a hors
uo, providing always, tina, i, is got up Jude
the auspices Of some Agricultural Society
under such provisions as will no, make a
occasion for the exercise Of mems gambin
propensi,ies. It was quite dark when IN
last hea, was over and the exhibition it
the day closed.
This afternoon we shall take an insid
ticket, and visit the Industrial Exhibition {
the Cove Buildings, which is highly praise
by the papers.
In regard to politics, there seems to |
some excitement here. Last evening Il
, Liberal Union" ti,ket, Rum aud quartz
more, and paramount to any thing else, hi
a torch light procession. visiting "o'
friends" in Roxbury. A great crowd gat
cred in State Street. "~d a,o"nd 'h- :
:, State House, and the procession with ear
! Of music, in carriages, moved OF amid u
firing Of rockets, roman candles,&c. Airier
Of ours who passed us as We were loiterir
:, on the sidewalk, viewing the preparation
remarked that "noise did not carry clechor
;, and having some faint conception OF q
truth of the remark, We concluded tn
Beach's prospects would scarcely be Il
better or the worse for the torch light pr
cession. We are told by those who pro'e
to know about these things and can Gale
= late results, that the real struggle here
!, between Rockwell and Gardiner. With &
chances strongly in favor Of the first me
toned. The Pierce wings Of Boston. tho
:, Immaculate fellows who are going to germ
;, nate the wing party, very many of the
will vote for Gardiner, or Beach.
II is estimated that ten Thousand perso
at least visited the Agricultural Exhibitio
Yesterday. LO. G..