Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-05
RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1865,
Rutland County Fair.

inc. At about nine o'clock there was a
show of oxen and steers, Eight yoke
of cattle were walked over the track
for the purpose of testing their speed,
The yoke belonging to Mr. Hammond
Clark came out first, although 1t was
claimed by some that 1t also started
first. Other teams that we happened to
notice were yoke of pale red three
wears old steers, belonging TO Warren
Drenwater of Rutland, yoke of oxen
and a woke of very pretty two year old
steers belonging to 6, W. Sawyer OF
Mendon. Mr.. c. T. Gorham exhibited "a
very large Devon and Durham calf,
about six months old.
The examination of horses followed
that of cattle. There were twenty
three single horses on exhibition. In a
i trial of walking horses sOrrel mare
belonging 10 Mr. Lester Fish of Ira was
declared the best. The owner says that
This mare has sawed three chords of
rour foot hard wood twice in two in
forty minutes. In trial of slow walk
ers. q mare owned by Miss Mary Dawley
of Shrewsbury came out far behind,
walking at the rate of mile in Sc min
utes. The animal was watched very
closely, and it is certain that she did rot
stop till she ought to, although the diff
ference between stopping and moving
was so inconsiderable that it was al
most impossible for the unassisted eye
10 tell "tother from which" This exercise
created great merriment. The other
competitors in the race for slowness
were a horse owned by Mr.. Markham Of
sherburl, and one owned by Mr.. CLARK
Of Rutland,
The trOtters, years old and upwards,
consisted of a gray owned by Mr.. II.
Noble OF Tinmouth bay by Mr.. I. V.
Norton of Tinmouth; another bay by
Mr.. W. w. Martin of Poultney, and a
black by S. S. Warren OF Pittsford.
Mr., Norton's horse won easily in 254 &
2.55. In trial of three and four year
old colts there were three entries by Mr..
Orris Earle, Mr.. Northrup and Warren
Hulett, the last of Pawlet. Mr.. Hu-
let's horse won In 3.l5. Hesays he was
offered $500 in Saratoga week or two
since for one half of his horse.
Among the matched horses we noticed
particularly pair Of three year old
Bays owned by Mr.. D. S. Belden of Ben
son. The weight Of these colts is 1000
and 1925. Thoy are Of the Barney
Henry stock, and are to all appearance a
very ane pair.
In the show OF stations there were
Ave entries-A Hambletonisn Ave years
old by Charles Gleason, Clarendon an
other Hambletonian four years old, by
E. A. Cutler, Wallingford; Young Black
Warrior, Geo. Barker, Brandon a grey
three year old, by E. t. Fletcher, Bran
don; and Black Morgan nine years
old, by G. Sergeant, Mendon.
Three very fine moving machines
were exhibited The Granite mower,
price 500 by C. B. Mahan of Lake Vii
LACE. n. H.; the well known Buckeye,
No. 2, price S130, Mr.. Hillman of st.
Albans, who says that for ease of oper-
alton, quality Of work on all kinds OF
surface and on all kinds Of grass, and
for strength and durability he will put
the Buckeye against the world and the
Russell Moving Machine, made at Mas
silon, Ohio, price SIS. 1t is claimed in
behalf Of this machine that the machin-
cry is more simple than in any other
it is easily thrown out of gear; most
Of the machinery is made OF wrought
iron the finger guards are made OF
wrought iron tipped with steel; it has
rear cutter bar Of 10 inches Cut--and
and it is claimed by all the friends OF
the rear cutter that it gives better Op
portunity to see distractions in time to
avoid them, and if the driver is acct
dentally thrown off he has a better
cham to escape than if he was thrown
directly rno,, - cutter as he would be
likely to be if the cutter vas In front
In passing through Floral Hall we
noticed few additions to the display q
the day before. Mr. T. s. Gibson had OF
exhibition a fine show If upholstery
goods, furniture and funeral caskets
Mrs. F. Billings OF Rutland hal an eIe
gento. embroidered Lady's skirt, ana
Counterpart. Mrs. Francis Fem .
Rutland had very elegant Agricultural
Wreath. This was the only article Q
the kins. on exhibition, and we believe
the second one ever exhibited at q
fair in this place. The flowers and
leaves Of the wreath were all made OF
different kinds of seeds and grains.
There was mistake made in printinf
the name Of the sculptor Of the marble
eagle yesterday-it should have been A
T. Willis, not Wells as it appeared il
our yesterdays paper An artist so de
serving Of name and fame" ought al
least to have his own name rendered