Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-17
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
THURSDAY, SEPT 10, 1865,
Vermont state Fair.
BuRLrSGroS, Sept. Q, lsos

crowd but depressed the spirits OF the mana
gers, Atnoon the rain ceased and the pco.
pie began topour in in crowds, so that.the at
tendance usual on the second day will be
partially sustained. The regular programme
has not been fully carried out, only SO far as
the race between horses that have never
been on the turf for premiums or on wagcrs.
The day closed on Tuesday witha total
uf Tl0 entries made, which Is oncthird more
than were ever made on the first dav, at any
Fair We, held by the State Society. The
Members Tickets sold number 500 Among
So many eutries we cannot Of course notice
everything of interest; but win mention
ftw things Of special note, leaving many
rnoIe for subsequent notice.
ruE HORSES.
The most noticeable horse on the ground
doubtless is the thoroughbred running stall.
lion Cauwell. 5 years old, owned and enter
cd 10y Carlos Pierce of Stanstead, L. q, This
horse had won two races in England before
hc was hyough, 10 this side of the water,
and took the gold medal al the New Eng
land Fair, last week, as the best horse on the
ground, stands / Sd hands high, is ma
hogmy bay, with black points and asmall
white crescent on the forehead For SYM
mytrv, elegance OF action strength 'of mus
Gle and weight Of bone. he is unsurpassed
by any thoroughbred stallion in America,
Mr.. Pierce also enters Young Black Dia.
moud, irotting stallion; 4 coal black Nor,
gan, and one of the finest specimens OF hi,
kind and the three year old sorrcl stallion
Young Dominion, OF Morgan blood
II C. Root of Bennington enters Eve good
horses, among which is the white mare
Fanny of Rather stock, also very showy
pair Of grays,
Charlie, y. Ballard, Of White Rivcr.lunc.
l.lu, enters nine horses; among them Gas
>D,M. Clay, and six very promising colt,
uth bis gettng-,wo Of them have tro,icd in
public races in 240-Ladv Cassius, who
tonA the largest swccpstakc purse a, Man
chester, y IL, Aug Is, l9aul 90 winning
three heat, in 80, and the tro,iug mar,
Snowflake which will Try for the hghc,
urm.um for rutun- horses in this Fair, a,
Nl0j also the two tas,iu, colts
Among other noticeable horse, are {
wears ola praco stallion entered by T. d
', , w. I',",'''.,' m ',',N i'.s>''o''" ] & ,"'
ilamHtoo5an 8 ytar old stallion lv ! II
tMpjn of Bennington; Lady Franklin
sherman Morgan mare, by Clinton Barnar,
uD South Bristol; Noung Darkcy, 4 yea
".1, htat" i''"A stal'ion' by /. Is, Linr"ii
"t hu.1''' SUNS 'n's,n", Ey'u'"-
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III : 1r-01aUd ot ttoufpcfer
Isobaf. chestnut stallion Of Ethan
Ayu stock, 10y A. c. Harris @
.nfluu, tLc marc Fanny, sired H.
LaaH~st uttered ly VIM. Baldwin a
II.A.,sf.'-H; General Fat, l'Ark liawI
~'..'sa. .nl % tw"-year "ld colt, Oy Levi
II Ia oI Middir1my; and fine blae
t4-ycar old lIMnbletonian colt weigh
d. 1915 Ie"nd~ Ny Ii. Iler~on If Bur
hn<'"'
iHE '\rfiE.
he natr,ANlv features az tie tti
g"aud- yesterday was the continued az
.umul>Ion Of animals and articles q
animals by far thc most noticeable are ,h
shtrt-aarn Durlam cattle Tho uurN
Is.t.l necessity tar the extension of ,at
"a, accommodation has caused some it'll
delay in getting them into place. but upo
the ground and in the immediate Nioiuit
j. a display If stock that would do homo
20 larger states than ours.
Carlos Pierce Of Stanstead, Pa cor
siderable purtiou Of whose fam i, in Nn
MONT h3s already upon the grounds hi
fmou- lat. OK Gen. Grant. He /, hig
grade ~hort-horu ana 4 noble spccimc,
: weighing 5000 pounds. At the head ,
the herd proper stands the six-ycar Of
hui! Monitor and by his side and of h
get three two-ycar old and one ycarlin
bulls The females Of this herd are nj
yet admitted to the grounds There ar
of these seven thoroughbred and one grad
CONS. two two-year old and one ycarljn
hrifcr and six calves. Mr.. Piercc's stoc
j.. all If tho Princoss aud Ro+os F,,,;lias
short-horns, which have the highest rep,
tation for milking qualities.
Naxt in no;nt of mer;t :, .,o lord
Mr.. Pierce, and indeed we are not oui,
sure that we mightnot rank il first. ,tnnd
that of Messrs. A. NJ. Winslow & Sor
Of Pntney. Theirs is pure Prince,
herd, except that their yearling bul
Duke Of. Putney, the head Of the herd,
half Duchess and half Princess. Some {
their Oldest and best animals have ror