The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-16

iAr yesterday ad
Hra at ~ 8 Hres
aat,g eas ai hrseae1 a a.
ifatag aaic The eeai 1wH 2
L.s eraaL Sad before thaf euud
rsarsss5 ts had ae3tug uitF
cstlusio d5ak 4nd tsit shout e
iLinr n5t dasn ia the LID. saHc
uiiug ubozpe sod ea startling
something GHaues painful 81.
manyi something that eansei great
inwarl grsef
Between 0ne efiae beats green-
locking e1mfrs taan pre- oea 9 little
nan.a maich r iF fH. ser
lsoW. ~ itip Use sport along be-
didn't m.ad pu;iingup ,ea % tweU-
d doIlau. ID somebody would odd
itle e. Is The proposition uak
eagerly snapped ur Among ihe
crowd were Two af three fellows Who
lf'ded ,hrn selves a. ihcif wind and
nWao. Orc - them Was thc runs
ner Balter6ei from Kieiiield
Sprus-.nha had never been beaten.
1hs Young man, With three others.
cspre@od thrm selves eager ior the
fray, ani siuishiuag Stripped ior
iac race.
The cnnirnao watched the fl
partitions with much satisfaction.
rls was au exceedingly rural specie
men. Tits was ilis wooden bretglic-
uere shruukoW. while the fct Of the
aHelrs Ns painfully aNry lIe
Woic badly Eoiltd shlfL c1Whide
shoes 6lpe Walea stockings aud Il
shocking had ltat lie was eollarc s,
and hr beard Wa. long rough and
ragged
A feW minute before tie racers
wore ready oar rural friend startled
tie crowd D proposing, IN loud End
strong nasal toues, 70 run With the
fesi
Il swow, b'leigo I'll put my
foot Ii this little gallop. myself"
The announcement that the Yam
koe intended 70 run with ButierheId
and the others created the richest
Kind ~ fun. The shouting and
laughing rather ueitled Jonathan.
"Gol darn If, can run, | tell We.
amt no bettin man, but III lay
you fcllcrr a dollar or 50 that hin
ut by this Butterfeld and all the
rest on Sc.
A dozen wallets were produced
aud dozen dollars were brandished
IN the hackers Of Butteriield. The
countryman recklessly CD covered
dollar Tor dollar until the srm q
$3.50 had passed from his pocket.
book into the hands Of several stake
holders But this was not all. When
every even bet had been taken the
countrymau amused himself By offer,
ing odds Of two 70 one that he would
win the race lie found few takers,
The tbrJng suddenly became suspi-
cious. They felt soldn III adyar q
u any positive evidence to that ef-
feet.
sold" they we're, The country.
man guessed he wouldn't run in
them trowscls, and SO he stepped
ont Of the WOODEN bags, disclosing a
sparkling pair Of silk flights. ~
Shoes and stockings came of next.
Beneath them were displayed a pair
of spiked English racing shoes. The
boiled shirt aud linen coat covered
handsome jacket, and then, minus
the shocking bad hat, our green
friend announced himself likewise
eager for the fray.
The match was run Of twenty
rods, best two III three. It did not
disappoiut the crowd to sec the Van.
kce win tie first heat. They were
prepared for the financial loss and
bore that onward grief heroically
But il did interest them 10 observe
The case with which the dcreitfu
fellow ran away from bis compeli.
lots Oh Il 9 second trial lie skimm,
Ell along hy great, easy strides, and
ate, winning with a big margin Il
SPARE, jumped ato the air with the
cstc and grace ufa deer.
l.n eouulrvman WAS Mr. ]. w
Cozad. 81 Iowa, tile champion RIM.
ucr ot America. Il is bat recent,
iIat lle met and defeated the best
Lnewrrnuuers 1t lie United State.
~ grand trial On Long Island. IiC
was making ojourn ia this licini.
"a, was in BrIdgewatcr on the day o.
Tic irot and--ar d-the particular
need not be repeated. lis winnings,
at tho least calculation. amounted Il
$3.50. Subsequently BE displayed
some ore athletic accomplishment,
hy jumping. Ia this bic eycels, but
warned by tic episode 81 the 'soolci
trowser. and hail-loiled shirt, obody
would lay a cent thai he couldn
clear fcu-acfo lot al siugl,
bound.