Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

During tie forenoon the double teams went
over the track to compete for the premium for
speed That ofC W. Brownel, Jr., Of Willis
ton, took three straight heats in 3.35, 3:2S
and S2j.
II the afternoon there was al excellent race
fr a purse of Sl75, open to al horses that
had never trotted faster than 2.Io; 500 to
the lst; $50 to the y, and SIS to tie q
The weather was extremely favorable, and the
attendance very large. over 5000 persons
being on tn, gr5uni. sad the spectators
gallery was filed to ito utmost ex-
tent There we're three eutries for this
race IS follows H. " Jones. Wa.b1ro',
N. Y. b. g. Brown Billy J. Rounds, Hines
burgh, b. e BILLY Bowlegs," and \. J. Crane,
Burlington, b. z. "Bismsrok" There vas con
siderable jockeying about The race, the horses
not coming Up TO the start promptly. Billy Bow
legs easily won the race, though Brown Billy
showed some good trotting on the third heat
The summary vas as follows
Billy Bow,ogs, ilI
R-o5,n Riii,.
Tine-2.a9, 2.li - 2l5-
Inc Judges were L A Holatir-' sheloaTni A
J. Merrill, Colchester; Y P. Noyss, Burning
ton.
There was also ,crub race fer pure Of
7o'' SO 10 tle nfet' SiV 10 the second anu
80 TO the third
lie following entries were nade;
II 1 -,ss GiiI p,ii. . 3 ~ .e5a v.
John Brown, ninooski, b, m. Lacy"
B5y.ai' --F''-''-' c.
No Name" won two slrsight heats estiiy and
Henry took the second moaev. Tae scheiule
vas Sc foiloEs
No Name, IL
Country Iiiit2' Hoy. 81
q,,o, Lucy Z. a.5o,Io
The Fair has been unusually free from scoi-
don't, rtle CO., of r. " RrosD.ll VA,
seve civ kicked in the sruo by = rcfr,ctorv
al. w.lns.l,v h,,t vas ,b,u+ rsste-.l,v =, fbs
,.,1,o ..-o.-,- .,ib 49,,
About the middle Of the afternoon. : lsrrs
pair Of horses, owned by Geo. Field Of Ferris
burgh, got unruly snd ran for a abort distance
amid the crowd. near the judges stand, but they
we're speedily brought to a stop. and hsppi,y no
one vas hurt
The managers discovering that ardent spirits
were Icing sold On the ground, Sheriff Dlew and
posse, preceded ST once to sesrch the various
refresament booihs, and seized qusntity of
liquor. At one place. ST individual was found
to be selling lemonade, reduced with shiskey.
Quite tTRie was also carried on il the vile stuff
on the road, st some distance from the Fair
Ground Deputy Sheriff French pouuccd upon
these poison peldlefs, and captured number Of
bottles. During the evening, riotons proceed
ings were commenced in front Of the Junction
House, by let Of drunken fellows, but they
were speedily queed by the prompt seton Of
Sheriff Drew.
The receipts for gate money during the dly
exceeded 81 900
We continue cur notes Of the exhibition il
MECHANICS AND ruorALHa1I
~. r. .ho moot .,.r.o.;vs d;sr,.,, IN -.
u.u wa ,b., If ,reci,,ens If embossed ol,ss bv
/ A. G. Luo az Of this city. Some Of the designi
we're exceedingly rich and tasteful, sud Mr.
Luess has improved his processes 60 az to secur,
as clean outlines and high faish as in the hes
city work Of the kind We understand that h
coatcmplates sdding machinery for cutting orna'
mental patterns in glsss, by grinding.
A. c. Ballard, Of Winooski, exhibits an in.
genions folding table. Of his own invention. /
is 20 arranged that the legs fold up within th'
frsme. aid the leaves fold around the whole il
very email compass W hen opened the turnin!