The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-13

IS many of the exhibitors of stock and
neutrality-suspicious. proceed to pack up
md return. yet Friday was n day that will
ong be remembered in the annals of Yer
mont State Fairs especially in the matter
If racing. to which the day was entirely
levotcd The grounds were we'll filled all
through the day with a slight diminution
rom the attendance of the day before.
In the morning at nine o'clock the pre-
niums were read by the Secretary at Flor
n hall after which the racing occurred.
THE RACES.
THE 300 RACE
The first race on the programme was for
all horses that had never trotted better than |
2;5o, best three in five. with the following |
ENTRIES
\ j HUFF, br. m Lady Foxy.
Henry \ Wood, 5. IN. Cassius Prince.
+ b Flanagan, 2. y. Vermont Boy.
& + Prcdmorc. CHI M. Vermont Belle.
who drew positions in the order named
order
Judges: G. \. Merrill. David Goodcll
and Col. +. s. Stowcll.
FIRST HEAT
After several vain attempts to score the
word 90 was given. the horses starting very
evenly together. and the heat very closely
contested At the half mile Vermont Boy
had the lead, which he kept TO the end.
coming one half length ahead OF Vermont
Belle, who was close behind him, Cassits
Prince third and Vermont Belle fourth
Time, 2.i;.
SECOND HEAT.
At the word 90. given at the second at
tempt to score, Vermont Boy and Lady
Foxy were very near together, which po-
sition they kept well. until about the end
of the first quarter, when Lady Foxy,
breaking badly fell off and at the half
mile Vermont Boy had several lengths the
lead. the other three keeping very close to-
gcthcr. which positions were kept until the
end of the heat which was won by Yer
mont Boy. Lady Foxy coming in one half
length behind him, Vermont Belle third.
Cassius Prince fourth.
Time. ?.i1
THIRD HEAT.
Some time was spent in scoring. but at
the word go Lady Foxy and Vermont
Belle had the hest of the send off, but at
the end of the quarter mile, Cassius Prince
had the lead. hut was soon overtaken by
Vermont Boy, who took the lead and kept
it until the end of the heat, at the close OF
which the driver of Lady Foxy entered a
protest against Vermont Boy for running
and alter consulting together me judges
declared no heat and no time was declared
and the Boy put behind for running Tn,
positions of the horses were announced a!
follows: Vermont Belle 1st, Lady Foxy
ID, Cassius Prince 81, and Vermont Boy
4th.
FOURTH HEAT.
At the send off Cassius Prince had
triiie the lead, Vermont Boy trailing som
distance behind, which positions wer
kept very evenly until the end of the frs
half mile, when Lady FoXey had the lead
which she kept, coming in winner one hal
length ahead of Cassius Prince, who wa
second, Vermont Belle third Vermont DO
fourth.
, Time: 2:4Gl.
At the close of this heat the followin
| protest was handed to the judges
: 1--WE hereby protest against the horse
Vermont Boy and Vermont Belle in III
p $50 race for having been kept and traine
= in the same stable ten days previous to tn
race.
, Signed. \. ii. DANFoRTn.
= IL. A. WOOD,
A. j. HUFF.
: But as the Belle was withdrawn
the end of the 9TH heat the protest W;
Withdrawn.
s FIFTH HEAT.
i This was one of the most exciting al
e closely contested heat in the race. At Il
Il start Foxy, Belle and Prince were close
S together, the Boy trailing as usual, and
5 the end of the half mile Foxy and Prime
c still retained about the same positions, Il
n Belle some distance behind. As they e.
tered the home stretch Prince and Lac
k Foxy were almost neck and neck, al
(" passed the mile pole in the same positi,
(. and it was almost impossible to tell whit
,. was ahead After consultation the judg
is announced Cassius Prince LIST, Lady Fo,
+ I'd, Vermont Boy 3D., and Vermont Bel
IS 4th.
is Time. o:49i.
III SIXTH HEAT.
~ The horses had a very even send off, b
10 at the half mile Lady Foxy had the lea
nc Prince and the Boy keeping well togeth,
'' about one length behind. In the hor
u stretch the Prince gained little and car
y, in just behind Lady Foxy. Vermont b
Oh third
IT. Time, 25j.
SEVENTH HEAT.
g. The race at this point had got to be qu
Z interesting, and much speculation was
mi Obliged in as to what would he the resu
m. although the friends of Lady Foxy q
ar pcared to be in the majority, and aft
of considerable delay in scoring, the hor'
he got an even send off. Lady Foxy so
or took the lead closely followed by Cassi
an Prince, but when entering the hon
stretch the Lady was fully three lengi
Did ahead which portion she kept until the e
of of the mile coming in three lengths abe
Ids of Vermont Boy, Cassius Prince bel
third.
roo Time, 2;52
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