Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-06
THE RUTLAND HERALD
Rutland County Fair.
THIRD DAY.

THIRD DAY.
The morning Of the third day of the
Rutland County Fair opened pleasant and
agreeable, and at an carly hour the peo
pie began to pour in from the vicinity by
railway and team until a large gathering
had assembled. The committees spent
most of the morning hours in completing
their lAbors aud preparing the reports.
The crowd amused themselves in looking
over the stock and tho articles in floral
and mechanics halls, and driving about
the grounds and track, until II o'clock,
when the matched horses were called, and
then attention WAS called in that direc-
tion. The report Of this interesting con.
test of speed will be found under the gen
eral description of races.
At , o'clock an address was delivered
by the Secretary of the Society, upon
"The relation Of Agriculture to the Re
sources Of the Country" the address occu-
pying about twenty minutes in delivery
after which the premiums ON general ar
ticlas were read Mt the stand, and in la
dies department at FLORAL Hall. Then
commenced the general races of the day.
THURSDAYS RACES.
A+11 9o,oo1 q ~ was co,,od on tho
rice for matched teams for Societys pre-
MUM of $50 mile heats, best three in
five 800 to first, $50 to second Judges,
+, D,-l.v. IT. c. Gleason and Jane.
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p,,+.r,. b,,, .a..,n
y K Rnft.rfald 81 n.,ir of black Io.ses
JoAr En.,r,1c. one pair.
In dr,o,,ng for p,.ition. Enyram drew
or,l. Rrtrarf.l3 .eoond nos,tion Dan.
forth ont.iae
. lat h.,t -Tba b,v. took tho n.la on
the st.rt ond k,,+ i witb,,+ a,r sxer.
+i,, +o the yviorir, +ho heat ir 2 10 Ru+-
t.rfaI4 s.con1 Eryram third
2I he,t-The BAYS kent the inside TO
the three-quarrers pole, when Engram
run by aud came in ahead. The heat
vas SiV'h I' tIe OhGS HI o'Aob 1llu I1uIIe'-
field second,
81 hent-Eugram drawn, the bays
taking the heat in 3 25, winning the race
and first money Butterfeld taking tie
second money.
SECOND RACE.-Open to all horses that
had never beat 3 minutes, mile heats,
best 3 in to harness; 1st premium $50.
2d so.
This race was sand wjchcd in between
the heats of the double team race.
John Simonds entered Timber Jim.
4 u D,nf,rth an+or.a ponnor
James M. Furmon entered Killington.
Banner drew the pole. Timber jim sec,
ond and KDlinstop ontside.
KiIlington took the pole at the start.
Banner dropped to the rear, but pulled
up on the last half mile and came in neck
and neck with Timber Jim, Killington
winning the heat in 80, and a dead heat
between the other two.
ID heat.-Banner took the lead on the
start, and kept it to the end, winning the
81
ton at the three-quarter stand, coming in
second
"a heat-Banner won without auv op-
position in 80. A sharp contest took
Y piece on the home stretch for the second
place hctwceu Killington aud Timber
4 lim, the latter winning by Il head
4fh hea'.-Wou oy Timber Jim in 05.
Banners driver eu'errd protest against
Kilirgton for fonl driving and running
'nto him at the three quarter stand, which
the judges allowed, aud ruled Killiugton
off.
9th Helt.-Banuer won in 305, win
ming the race and taking first money,
Timber Jim second
AFTERNOON.
FIRST RAoE-For horses owradir Pr,-
land County, for Society's premium. milel
heats, best 3 in 5 to harness.
First prenipm SEQ sacond 500
Tude,eS T, D,,rIav 2 Noor;no on5 IT
B. Gleason.
Warran Hn1ott " bav . No mama
James Hastings. n. =. b,v N. Kitty.
.a KITTY won this rsoa in three STRAIGHT
heats in 2.57, 254 and 81 the last heat
without a skip.
SECOND RACE.-Open 70 all touao.
m;Ie heats host in Z to har,oss
First nrsmipm $500. . second $40 M
the heats of the countv horses