Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23

THE RUTLAND
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O. .eaoa q .as..sss1 - ~Ass sAaa hin.
The character 0fa hAt3se wse stsr-
mined By IL ruraA popalsa: History
tangaD - that - va9ao S0s0ity to
that Gpvannsa1 vAieA - noG RI upon
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nake ~ 1atoeial 1ha nation was
doomed 11sh - dls9tsa b tho genius
q sgrio9oDn
At - a6aoi.aisarsl Judss Poland's
address, cheers vsss sivsa him b the
audieaos, and vote q thanks tshdefed BY
the Society for his Instructive vosds which
were listened to throughout with marked
|atGsnAion By ~ thousands which congre-
gated to hear them. 45t5~f SO
The remainder Of the afternoon was
consumed in trotting. The first race af-
tsr the address wss between the double
teams Of 81. W. Putnam, Of Bennington,
Who entered 'Lus Moore and Black
Dolly" and d. Sunderland, Of Highgate,
Who drove pair Of black mares. Two
mile heats were trottsd, in both Of which
Mr.. Putnam's showed their superior train
ing, going over the whole distance with
out making . skip. The blacks also
tzotted we'll, and but for occasional breaks
would have proved moro formidable n.
walls to their opponents. The time made
was $50 and 2.47a. This was also raos
in which speed was but single consider.
alton in the award Of premiums, hence
tho judges took no particular pains to zee
that the horses had IN even start in lsav.
ing the SCORE.
The next race was for tandem teams
In this three entries were made, one .
fne pair Of grays, BY n. G. Root Of Ben
nington another by n. B. Kent Of Dor
set and the third " tridem," or three
horses, one leading the others-by Johr
Engram Of Rutland. Tho horses entered
by Mr.. Root were snowy, exhibiting q
high degree Of training by Their elegan
evolutions, and a. they were driven on Il
tho track previous to the races by Mis-
Fanny Root, elected much oommenda
ton from the spectators. The bay ani
chestnut horses Of Mr.. Kent proved to b
the fastest in this contest, the others be
coming frightened BY the pressure o
spectators upon the track, thereby losing
ground and breaking badly. The ba,
and chestnut logged home at their leis
ure, making the mile heat of the race il
1856 IA.
i Following this came race for horse
which had never beaten 2.38 in public
The premiums were 500 for the first
$50 to the second, and $25 to the third
u For this race the entries were the blaol
mare "Black Hannah" by George Ware
of Brattleboro, and the white mare "Fsn
n.y." by II. g. Root of Bennington. "Han
nah" proved to DO the most feet footed
, winning the race in three straight heats
though but for the noise made by tn
crowd. which much disturbed the compo
sure of the white, and caused her to "g
up" on several occasions, she in ever
/. break losing. closer race, and more heat
trotted might have been the result. Tn
time made was 2.43; 244 1-2; $50.
Sandwiched in between the heats of tn
above was one for q purse Of $3.50
mile heats, best in s, to harness. $75 t
> the first, $50 to the second, $25 to tn
third, for horses which never beat $50 il
public. The entries were e. G. Cutting
b. m. Flora" Of Stowe; Mr.. Gilman
b. g. "Billy Ring" Of Montpelier, and G
Nortons BIN. Nell Smith" of Tinmoutt
Previous to starting, protest was mad
against Flora" being allowed to com
pete in the race, ON the ground that sh
, had beaten $50 in public. The fact wa
admitted by her driver, when che wa
ruled out, and the other horses started
In the race it was apparent that Nell
had no business with the black, the latte
in every instance gaining the lead befor
reaching the quarter pole. and holding j
until after she scored. She won in tire
straight heats. Time, 2.49, 2.39, $50.
This concluded the programme of th
day, the trot between "Grey Norman
and "Gen. Put" for a purse of $50, be
ing declared of for the present.