Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-05
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug.


though the crowd in attendance was not
so large as the previous day, 1t was
quite as enthusiastic and all appeared
delighted with the show, and the able
manner in which it was conducted by
the managers, for whom We must say
word of praise in closing our report OF
the exhibition, as it was undoubtedly
the most successful one ever held in
New England. The projectors Of the
present exhibition were the members of
the "Springaeld Club" party Of
thirty. five gentlemen, representing the
FIRST families in the place, and due
proportion OF it's wealth These gentle
men got it up simply and solely for the
purpose of promoting and developing
the elements which go tn make up the
five points in the thorough bred horse,
and with no view to any pecuuiary re-
turn, voluntarily sacrificing their time
and no small amount Of money TO this
end. They were unCeasng in exertions
for the promotion OF the comfort and
pleasure of The spectators, aud as We
have said, their Efforts were crowned
with SUCCESS to such u degree "a cannot
fail to he extremely fisttering to them.
The most prominent members OF the
club are Geo Dwight, Chief Marshal and
President OF the exhibition; J. n. Bagg
and 2. II. Fuller, Secretaries; H, 5. Hyde,
Vice President and L. j. Powers, Henry
Alexander Jr., and A. D. Briggs OF the
Board of Managers.
The class of saddle horses was called
at 8 a. IN, followed by the classes OF geld
ing colts two years old and under
four, geldngs and mares four years old
and under Ave, and stations with their
progeny, in all of which the entries were
quite large and the exhibitions quite
satisfactory.
The exhibition of tandem and tridem
teams came on at noon, and haf trot-
ting contest for premiums Of $500 and
$25. The entries were the black tridem
OF Col. Bellows, of Walpole, N. H., ami
the tandems George Washington and
India Rubber" aud Kingston and Good
bear" the former entered by d. 0. Chase
OF Boston, and the latter by Thomas Car
penter Of Hartford The tandem only
| tFOtted, and the result was only in
favor Of Kingston and Goodbeer.
At one p. IN. the exhibition of matched
horses fourteen hands high and under
ffteen took place, which ended with a
sharp brush about the track, the winner
trotting his half mile in Ills.
Class 8, stations five years old and
under eight, was brought out at 2 p. m.
For the trial of speed In this class the
horses were classified, three being assign.
ed to each class. Bonnie Doom, Little
Mac and Hartford Hambletonian going
| frst. This was declared a dead heat be-
tween Bonnie Doom and Little Mac, Hart
ford Hambetonisn being last. Time,
2;51 4. Young Mormon, Thomas Allen
and Patches then showed their style,
coming in first in 2:56 IA. Another
| heat between the first three was then
trotted to decide the dead heat, and Lit
tie Mac won in 2:46 IL, Bonnie Doom
being second.
Next came grand single trot for pre-
miums Of 500 and 5000, between LADY
Thorne," entered by Dan Pafer of New
York and Lucy" entered by Morris Hol-
comb of Hartford. The race was mile
heats best 8 in 5, to harness and was won
after four closely contested heats by the
Lady, she taking the three last heats,
the first being taken by Lucy. Time,
2;81; 2;sO ga; 2;32; 2:32. The time Of
the second mile was the fastest ever
made on Hampton Park Course, being a
IA of a second faster than the time OF
the famous seen. Knox" at the first
New England Fair in 1862.
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the days programme and exhibition,
was fiat running race for a purse Of
SIPS to the first and S75 to the second
best horse, the third having the entrance
money, amounting to $3.50. The
entries were "Gen. Williams" owned
by P. Woods OF Nova Scotia; Major
Mahan," owned by NJ. I. Downing of
Boston; and Rurica," owned by W.
W. Chenery of Belmont, Mass. The
horses carried weller weights, the
" General" having 20 pounds more than
Mahan," and he 20 pounds more than
"Rurica.n The race was a dash of a
mile and repeat, and was a closely con-
tested one throughout, though Rurica
was trif1e behind most OF the distance
in all heats. The first heat was won by
Williams in 1:53, and the two follwing
| onaa .1d r,,a hy Major Mahan in 10