The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-10-13

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,en'ion' you viii not see mucn s'ock *, u' 'uo
annual rairs' oesiues horses' we are
eeuing INSANE as 10 our pecu'iury an"
moral interests some argue 'naV mere
Is ' great uea' u non'y W we 'nauo It,
ruls,ng sporting ',',seS, n",u s'iV - a..
AN polu 10 rePe'.' 'u"' 'ns p,''os e' W..
mas Dcc'' g1e"' cursc 70 tn's l'"t I, y, 'ue
moiiu' n1''o' NV S,1en W.. In oue
hundred .housanu uoiia,s' tnau 10 naVe
n nau nun in'rouuoeu MS morse a':io"s us'
nc l''nuenve VI 'uG roi~e = ,"HH NJ. uPoa
youns n.eI' - 'speo,"',J o'u. "" Ii..,
ment and bo IN tho tro,,;no course As
an oxomrle olIow mc 10 re,ate that not
lone since while attending a Fair. I went
r., 90 oolloJ Ternooronco Uotal IN tskc
dinner While I was al tbe toble. n nun.
her Of vonng men camo in A decanter
WINS tofon from cupboord. md thr, @
young men went up and drank. When
[ went out, ! remarked to tho landlord,
] was very sorry to see that he kept spir-
cts in his house. lie remarked, all these
horse men will have it, and, if | do not
furnish it for them. they will 20 some.
where else, and, that | could not find
Public House in this country. bat tnat
kept it in some back room.
Now if ii is true that those sporting
men are drinking men are they not very
unsafe company for our sons
| noticed at our last Fair that whenever
there was trotting upon the course every
body rushed up to see, paying no
attention to the Hall which the ladies
had taken SO much pains to decorate,--th
ladies' themselves being no exception to
this fact
think every one who listened to the
address of Mr., Hale and to the gentlemen
Who followed him. was well plessed. and
was thankful that neither Of them named
horses. MANY have said to me that these
races or trots, draw out a great many PEG.
nile so do theatres.
W. Al, Gronaav mo. o.noo for Mr.
waoa Ill., .Tnanrs3 i, his s,aad say;na
~, L;a e., II, .omnla;nad 81 lie
. .h"a ~ In;n. lsr an3 nrnroaJeJ ~ sav
S".o"' . $50 yaa so.ln ~ hoor a.
non ,'T1 hars ,ho"eh. tbS dost;nn - ,ho
' ~or an '% "snn snor,;na bcr.os IA
',.l.a,i H., ~, ,roro son,Tnr e.1,,
$500 Sn fon orr borsos Rn, IL !; unt
a,ain - ho soan ,hot 10 tb;s corrtrv zoos
f H. ua,a !, hos coma ior fo,r &c.
Iii 49, 20 san5 % Ennlond or son,a
",bor toro;en Power far ouT hccf. unless
NO w.. 80 oon+;voted With Rla.l U.wk
80 ~ .n th;,l them ,Le be.t 70 ,.Lo
"ta 49,. con 90
A. Woodbr;dco ;,v;tel all 70 cone o,t
40 49,, A.. 20 -,ho r;ro mos No, III
,.ona r.. ,Lo bost wos IN como If va
S;a ~ .h;nL hot,or tl;rrs If mr. fr;onS
W wa m;aht hove snnnosod be w..
,obor;n,, rndor tbo soms ;naonvor;encs 81
.,uuna g ,hroot ,bat bo sa;d h;o f.;ond
G.amau was bmt that ne reoardsd tho
,;,,a l., uaa nno 1.y in ,Iv.ncs
~ ;a;ao.;o., ;s;n,anJoa
~ =. ii'a aro ,ar,bt ,roo ,ons, ho
;udaci 81 Lr i, frnits how can we ,.on.
slider ,be influence of this agricultural in.
stitution to be friendly to the moral inter-
ests Of the people. One Of its most re.
pulsiye features is the cruel treatment and
reckless driving of horses-and here it
proves true, that as the rich man does, &C
the moor man tries TO do, for although the
poor Canadian is not permitted to show
off his establishment upon the race course
vet uron Fair days he may be seen whip.
ping his superanuatcd steed through the
streets initiating his more fortunate broth.
er Il. closely as possible, We can see in
this az in other things, that the influence
of an evil thing whether it grows up bold.
" or in disguise, reaches and contami.
mates every class in society-in q greater
or less degree-and in some way all must
suffer. And now Mr.. Editor, before
close this rambling communication, wish
to appeal to those who are about to meet
in General Assembly to make and amend
laws for our government, to take into con-
sideration this matter of horse racing
which seems to have become the principa
attraction ut many of our Fairs
7, 1909 balievo il WA f,und peces
sory TO aoply a legal check to tho sam,