Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09
won bv Nellie Drew CWiswars mare) in

won by Nellie Drew (Wiswafs nare) IN
in $40 and 3;1S.
The premiums were also announced
from the stand in the afternoon Ihey
are as follows:
7aoo-year old. Mare or Geldj7a.g Tar
rison Langdon, New Haven, first; Mar
tin Keller, Cornwall, second.
.Siaeqze D25Uers-H F Dean, Corn wal,
first !; J r Nash, New Haven, second
1Natchea Horses--A A Fletcher, Brit-
port, first @ Merriam, Salisbury, see
ond.
Three-qeag. old 4sta5Eioas--W c Brais-
ted, NIiddlebury. first Edwin Walker,
Cornwall, second. .,...-...- ~.
Sucking Cou-J T Stickney, Shore
ham, first r ID Rider, New Haven,
second P b Warner, Cornwall, third.
Stallion 10Th .foe Colts No stock
shown. .---...-.. $3.50.
1Aree-year old. Mares or Ge7dimgs F
Moore, Shoreham, first Paul Shackett,
Cornwall, second. IL ....-.-. .-...-
Yearzing Stallion John Preston, Lei
ccster, first. ..f ..:-. .'.- III.
Brood Mares-J. f. Stickney, Shore
ham, first; Chas, A. Smith, Vergennes,
Second. -.- -.
Tioo gen. old StaZgjon8-H. W. Ham
nond, Middlebury, first; John Halnon,
Cornwall, second.
YearZing Mare or GLIDING Harrison
Langdon, New, Haven, first; jerome
Cherbino, Middlebury, second. H..
In the evening the interesting process
| of paying premiums was carried on at
the Addison House. The only remark
able feature of this was the application
! of Mr.. T. J. Coon, of Winoosk Falls,
| for premium on torn brooches. This
gentleman had no connection with the
fair-outside the pool box-and was in
| fact only spectator. Now, the fact is
that Coon had on pants, not new per
haps, nor in special good re-
pair, nor of fine texture; nor of pc
culiarly beautiful design; nor, in fact,
of any special merit, but still panta-
looms sufficient to cover Coons naked
ness 1t is painful to relate that Coon,
| ct J tore these pants in some way at
the fair-in point of fact, he rent a
| small triangular hole in those pants,
and he therefore and thereupon present
ed himself before the officers of said So
ciety and demanded pay for said three
cOrnered hole. 1t cannot be said that
belong lacks cheek, nor can it
be alleged that Taylor is modest nor
| JUdl SIdy ID OpCSIdIly EllllNtCIiu ;
but when Coon presented those pants
with a three-cornered hole) the three
incontinently sought their holes; they
acknowledged master in cheek, and
when Coon claimed SIS for each
angle they put their clutches in
their pockets and disbursed the
amount like lambs-in other words,
they paid Coon $15 for hole in apair
of pants-which pants never could have
cost 81, and which any Moses in the
world would have taken the crook out
of his nose at the sight of. The money
was well paid, whether as premium on
torn breeches, or as a reward for
cheek unparalleled, in this or any
other country. This fair re-
specifically produces Coon as their
champion mean man and, calls for COM
petition. State papers please copy.
Aside from the episode of Coon the
fair was passed off pleasantly. The
show has been good; the weather per-
feet and the interest larger than has
been shown for many years. As is
usual in such occasions the burden has
fallen on a few. Mr. w H De Long as
president Mr. H E Taylor as secretary :;
and Mr. E r Clay as treasurer, have
earned the credit of giving us here a fine
show, unmarried by the least disagree
ment excepting Coon's triangular hole !;
and that is paid for.) The premiums
have been paid in full and it is the sim
cere wish of every visitor that the same
officers may govern the second annual
fair of the association.
1t is also creditable to the managers of
the hotels in town that they have so well
entertained the crowd. Mr. Rider has
come up to the mark of model land
lord and no one has left him dissatisfied.
The Queen City Band has given good
music and the whole occasion has passed
off very satisfactorily, especially when
it is known that the treasury has been
increased by the operation. NJ.