The Portland daily press., 1867-09-13

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There was very large crowd present in the
afternoon, great interest being excited in the
race of class -, for premiums of $500 and $500,
and for which Z. Donnelly had entered Bill
Williams; G. p. Maynard Dan Mace; A. M.
Savage, Little Fred; and J. c. Marble, Lady
Chapman. NJ
In consequence of some disaffection towards
one of the judges of the race on the part of
the owners and drivers of two or three of the
horses, this race did not come off.
The Driving Club Association had appoint-
ed Messrs. l.. L. Pierce of Boston, WIG. Davis
and D.Averill of Portland, Judges. When
the bell was rung for the horses to be brought
out, objections were interposed to one of the
judges, Mr.. Davis, by Savage and one or two
others, owners or drivers of the horses. The
matter was referred to the Directors of the AS
ISOLATION, and, after some consultation, they
very wisely decided that, as the races were got
up and the prizes were to be paid by the Club.
they would not yield the power of appointing
judges to the owners or drivers of the horses.
and that the judges they had selected should
remain This decision, though il gave great
satisfa etien to three-quarters of those present,
did not suit the owners and drivers of two or
three horses, and they We're, Withdrawn, thus
breaking up that race. 6 sAa4sHskY4 ~
In this decision the Club will be sustained
by the public. The idea of yielding up their
authority to any persons in this matter is not
to be tolerated. The judges they had appoint-
ed were iioiIolauIe !,
| mined that the race should be run accordino
to the rules of the track, and that no fayors
should be shown to any one. We honor their
fairness in this respect, and think it will teach
some of these owners of horses the lesson that
they cannot come here and control matters ac-
cordng to their views. $50, . q
CLASS l0-horses that never trotted faster
than 24O in public, for premiums of 800 and
$50-mile heats, best 3 in 3, was then called nm
There were ten entries but only three horses
run--J. Pompillys blk. m. Narragansett Maid :.
L. 5. Palmer's blk. g. Black Diamond: and 7
Z. Marbles b. g. Richmond Boy
Tie first heat was won by Narragansett
Mad IN 2.461-2. The second, third and fou, tn
meats were won by Black Diamond in 2.44, q As
and 2H, and he was awarded the first prem
ium, Narragansett Maid taking the second.
'O,P. S. twill be seen by the advertisement
OF the Driving Club that an extra purse of $500
~ "N,''-SN3 "hfcu VIII trOBteu IOF at j o CLOCK
this afternoon, by the horses which were en-
tered for the trot which did not come off YES
terday. ~ .s--,. az s-EWET
FIRE IN WEsTBRooK.-Between two and
three o'clock Thursday morning, the barn at
tached to the residence of Mr. VIM. p. Merrill
at Back Cove was discovered to be on fire. So,
quick were the ravages Of the flames that the
barn was entirely destroyed, and with it two
valuable horses, one COW, one hog, lot of hens,
three carriages, one sleigh, four harnesses and
a large lot Of agricultural implements and
other articles. The whole loss is estimated at
$4,000, on which there was insurance for S2275
In the Home Company, New. Haven, at the
agency of j. w. Munger & Son. The barn
was very fine one, and was valued at $1 800.
There is scarcely doubt that the fire was
the work of an incendiary, and it is supposed
he meant to set fire to the house lso, as when
the lire in the barn broke out and was discoy-
ereu' man was seen approaching the house
from that direction, with a box under his arm.
On the alarm being given he Immediately made
off
There were two hogs under the harm. One
OF them was got out, but the other. q large
porker, obstinately refused to bulge. nrefer
ring to be handsomely roasted