Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-25

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HORSE RACING.
The annoupcement That there was = II a
tratting match On Satnfdsy afternoon, at she
FaiEg grounds. attsacted qaite crogd y ssalll
tho sposs. Many, persons cane ~ The
noon tsains. FIR about two hours, Is the I
afsernopn. there was steady stream Of /
.conxeyapces OF all desetiption& bouSd for !
Me fsee. Ii was esiimatsd that shere were
some four hundred os more persons. on the |
grounds. while large numhef remained
outside in consequence Of the charge of 25
cents admission lee
The trotting was between H. Beldenss
bay horse, Of this city. and r. Sherwood's
.bay .fpare, of bridgeport. Mile heats, best
three in FIVE. Sherwood's mare won the
three straight heats time ass ass, So.
Afterwards. a match look place between
three pacing horses. which was won by
| sorrei horse owned by Martin, of Middle
town, best in 8 time 9. 40, 2.42.
| es5s9 asgs Hartford courant.
Some sporting ciiizens Of Hwsfast are
making an effort 10 purchase or permanent
Fly lease the grounds occupied by the State
/ Agricultural Society for the exhibition OF
fhorses at the late Fair. for the purpose OF
converting them into race-course. W.
hope for the good Of that city and neigh,
bornood, as well as for the character OF the
1 State. the project will fail The Coaran,
truly remarks that trot,ing grounds staiways
have been, and they always will be. nurse
ries of vice, dissipation, loaferism and idle
ness. tits easy to get up smooth varnish
of talk about improved breeds Of horses,
aud all that sort Of thing. Everybody tina,
knows practically shat race-course is
knows that sucir talk is all stuff The
raising and training Of horses for the course,
is a business for an aristocracy. Ii can live
/ in England. or in Russia, or at the South
but tits essentially aristocra,ic in its nature
and can never thrive in plain New England
The inhabitants of Cambridge hare recent.
ly raised an unanimous shout of joy eve,
the demolition Of The Cambridge Trot,ins
Course; il had for years been a nuisance
and constant breeder of other nuisances,
We pray that Hartford may be spared a
similar CURSE
1 ~ Tho Hartford Republican holds nc
high opinion Of the administration Of justice
ia New Haven. as is evident from the fol.
| lowing article from the last number:
4 A negro in New Haven is suspected O
Numbering his wife and is under arrest
) The case will be one Of circumstantiai evi
dence. Yet we venture 10 predict that thu
niger" will be hung. willard CLARK
shoots man he hates dead in presence Of
his wiie--and is acquitted on the ground oil
insanity. A miserable negro is suspectes
OF murder, and already his doom is seated
The ladies in New Haven clapped the
hands when Clark the murderer was ac.
quitted-but we venture to sag that those
same persons will demand tho hanging d
ahe negro. Sogoes the world. Amurdere
ia bFoxdclotll is hero--in rags, wretch
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i. CONNECTICUT SrATe NORMAL SCHOOL -
| The anniversary exercises Of this institu
4 ton took place at New Britain "a Monda
and Tuesday, Oct, 10Th and 18th. II i,
under the care Of the Hon. J. d. Plilbrick
State superintendent of commna schools
, as principal, and D, N. Camp, Eaq., II
J associate principal lheexescises through
out were OF a, very high order, aad afforded
great satisfaction tn the large number il
;. attendance. On Monday evening the Rev
Walter Clark, ID. d.. Of Hartford address
ed the alumni. The Rev Mr.. Bulkley o
West Winsted followed with poer
which ahounded in wit and satire. In tn.
forenoor Of Tuesday few Of ahe member.
Of tl,r school engaged in seading for ils
+" Seymour prizes" The reading was Of
very high order. In ii,e afternoon alargt
audience Convened for the purpose Of listen
lag to the exercises OF the graduating class
numbering about thirty saemhers. A, The
conclusion of these exercises. Governor
Miaor Was called apoa and made capital
speech. He was followed by Mr.. Haven,
mayor Of New London, Judge, Waldo o.
4 1oiiand. Mr.. Babcock Of New Haven, DR.
Beckwi,h Of Litchfrld, and Mr.. Averell o.
Danbury--each speaking in the strongest
; terms OF commentator of the various exer.
cises Of Tire Normal school.
iNciDENr.-A few months since a lady
helongiag to this city went TO New YORK
and pat up at ore OF the Broadway hotels
After going to her room for the night, she
took out her pocket book and watch, laid
them on the table. and then sat down Il
read While engaged in reading she Thought
she heard breathing from some one appa.
rently near by, but finally concluded il mus