Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-17
RUTLAND TROTTING PARK AS
ISOLATION.
Fall Meeting, 1872.
FIRST DAYS RACES.

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day was pleasant, but cold. the attend
ance not large. The track was i'll capi-
tai condition, and the time good for the
class of horses that commended. The
judges for both races were NJ. Quinn, T.
F. Lyon, and J. E. HuntoOn.
THE FIRST RACE.
Purse No. 1, for $500, for horses that
never beat 2.4O. 1926 to first, $50 to
second, 1875 to third. Five entries, as
follows:
A. H. Danforth enters b. S., Tam
O'Shanter.
J. S. Kinner enters r. g. Dan.
D. NJ. Jenkins enters b. m. Maggie
Brown.
L. Patch enters CHI. 9. Commodore
Mutt.
A. Mccoy enters b. m. Gipsey Girl,
Thc.first four of which came to the
post and drew positions in the follow
ing order: Commodore Mutt inside,
Maggie Brown second, Dan third, and
Tam OShanter outside.
First Heat.-They all got away pref
ty evenly, Tam taking second place ON
the stretch. Commodore's Sulky, while
crippling under on the first turn,
''dumped' his driver, but no damage was
done, except to the sulky and throwing
the Commodore out of the race. Tam
took the Iirst place and kept it to the
threc-quarter pole, Dan passing him and
coming in length ahead winning the
heat in 2.474; Tam second Maggie and
the Commodore distanced
!Serond Heat Dan and Tam got the
word go the first trial, Tam shooting
ahead and taking the pole, on the first
turn, holding his own to the second turn,
When he left his feet and was pas,c;i ly
Dan, Tam acting very badly and mo-
getting level again until passing The half
mile stand, where he commenced closing
up the gap Of six rods, until daylight
could not be seen between them. when
he broke again. Dan winning the heat
in 2.47.
Third Heat Dan held the pole 10 the.
half mile stand, when Tam stuck his
nose to the front for a short distance"
and then went off his feet, fell behind
and trailed home, Dan winning the heat
and race in 3,494, Tam second money.
THE SECOND PACE.
Purse No ?, 800, for four ycar-olds
and under. $50 to first, $50 to second,
$40 to third, for which there were six
entries, as follows
G.. c. Knights enters bl. g. Sammy.
W. c. Braisted enters Susie Harris.
\. II. DanfOrth enters b. 9. Ben.
VIM Lewis enters Kitty Lewis.
]. B. Parker enters CHI IN. Pauline.
Henry Fee enters b. m. Crab Apple.
TIA drawing for positions resulted ay
follows. Kitty inside; Ben second:
Sammy third; Crab Aptae ;o9rth: Su-
sic fifth; Pauline outside
First Heat Ben had the best of The
send off and took the pole on the turn
which was taken from him on the back
sttotch by Sammy, Ben tapping, Paul
inc close behind, the other three trailing
and Crab bringing NJ tbe rear. Ben.
by splendid burst of speed ana long
strides on the home stretch, came III
winner of the heat, by a head, IN 800.
Sammy second; Pauline third Susie
fourth. Kitty fifth Crab distanced.
Seco1sd Heat, After some delay the
horses got away, on All c+a.s start, Ben
leading to the wire, the rest all trailing,
with t scrub for third place between
Susie and Pauline, Susie taking it after
a hard struggle. Time of heat $50.
Third Heat. Sammy got the best of
the send off Ben Immediately taking
the lead and holding it without opposi
ton to the end, Sammy trailing close be-
hind and the balance following, il single
file, to the home stretch, where there
was qaite a struggle for the third place
Ben won the heat and race in 2.543.
Sammy second money; Pauline third.
ACCIDENT.
Between the second and third heats of
the first race, while the driver of Susie
Harris, w. c. Braistcd, and the driver
of Kitty Lewis, James Potter, were eX-
erclsing thair horses on the back track,
one driving to the east and the other tn
the west, they collidcd, turning Mr., /.
Potter's vehicle over, his right foot .
catching in the stirrup, breaking his /
ankle. How serious the injury may
prove to be, we have not been able to .
learn. !
SECOND DAYS RACES,
EfLe attendance at the races, yesterday, (
was more respectable, III poiat Of num- .
bers, than the first day, but not as large
rs it would have been if pleasant. The
track was never in better condition, the
races exciting and close, and good time
was made, taking into consideration that
The day wac very chilly with bleak
west wind blowing, with a threatened
rain, and almost impossible for the
horses to get warmed up to the work be-
fore them. The
FIRST RACE
IN the docket was:
Purse Nc. 3, 500, for five year Odds
md under. 800 to first, $50 to second,
$40 to third, for which the following
entries were made :
w. C. Braisted enters b. 3. Honesty.
\. Mccoy enters bl. g. Factory Boy.
r. Smith enters g. s Inland Grey.
A. H. Danforth enters b. s. Tam
)'Shanter.
i. II. Danforth enters Ill. g. Roderick
Dhu. .
All Of which came to time, except
foderick Dhu, and drew positions as
ollows Tam inside, Hiland Grey sec
md, Factory Boy third, Honesty fourth.
First Heat After two or three false