Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-11

acted badly on this heat, and was some
Is lengths behind at4he close, Kitty paes.
ing her easily before reaching the hall
pole AT the three-qnarters pole lively
brush took place between Dan and Kitty
for the second place, and the mare trotted
handsomely. She was on the point Of
passing her adversary when she went
off her feet and lost all she had pre-
viously gained. The heat was given to
Fanny, Dan second, Kitty third and
Flora last. Time 2.44.
Fourth Heat.-This originated in bad
start, like the ones preceding it, Fanny
and Flora being about neck and neck and
leading the others a length or two. Fanny
took her place in front early in the race
and kept it to the end. The only sharp
struggle in the heat was between Kitty
| Slocum and the other two, in which the
former was victorious and took Q second
position, the nearest she came to lead in
the race. From the distance pole down
to the score Dan and Flora were nearly
neck and neck, and when the flag fell the
stallion had saved his bacon by only half
neck. Fanny was first, Kitty second,
Dan third, and Flora fourth. Time
2444.
Fifth Heat.-When the horses went
away, Flora was ahead, the white follow
ing and Kitty Slocum in what appeared
to be the chosen position of her driver in
every heat-behind. Fanny ere long was
kicking dust in her competitors faces, with
the brown and Flora closely following,
and that, too, at their very best gait. In
this way they continued to the three
quarters pole, where the white mare broke
and her two immediate followers passed her
as did Kitty Slocumj just inside of the dis
lance pole, Fanny having come to stand
of her sulky was badly sprung in making
the last turn of the abrupt corner of the
track, west of the judges stand, and that,
consequently, though at the time unknown
to her driver and unobserved by the spec
tators, the extra weight which it caused
in draft undoubtedly caused the
spunky little mare to break and lose
the heat. All through this heat Flora
acted badly and run at least one-fourth
of the mile, while Dan pressed on steadily
and crossed the score a couple of lengths
behind her. In view, however, of her
foul actions, the judges properly saw fit
to aw ard the race to the stallion and give
her only second, Kitty being third and
Fanny Root fourth. Time 245f.
Sixth Heat-This was decidedly the
most closely contested heat of the race,
and indeed we have seldom or never wit
messed more exciting one. At the go,
the stallion led slightly, the white next,
and Kitty Slocum as before-behind. In
rounding the curve where Fanny sprung
her axle in the last heat, she made up for
the mishap by passing her principal OPP
ponent, the brown, in fine style. She
went three lengths ahead, and kept it to
the half Rounding the dreaded curve and
to the three-quarter pole it was the same,
and all eyes rested anxiously on the two
leaders, knowing that one of them must
win, and in either case end the race. The
white did not flag an inch, but just
as they were wheeling into the home
stretch the brown made a powerful and
successful effort for the lead, for in pass
ing the mare, she went off her feet, and
before she could be again got down to
her work, her opponent had crossed the
score, leading her half a length. Flora
was third and Kitty Slocum last, Time
2 .46.
The heat and race was awarded to
Honest Dan, the second money to Fanny
Root and the third to Flora.
We append the following