Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-31


soon breaking, lost it. ON the last quar-
ter Canton Boy stepped out and took a
good lead and held it through the heat,
Golddust second and GunpOwder third.
Time, Sol This gave the race to Can
ton Boy, second money TO EOlddust, and
third to Gunpowder.
SUMMARY.
Canton Boy, 1 l l
Golddust. , ?
GunpOwder,
SECOND RACE.
The second race was for horses that
had never beaten 2:40. The horses were
called at 2 p. m, and all entered ap-
peared upon the track. The judges were
James WOOley, A. r. Phyfe, and J. NJ.
Putnam.
a protest was raised against Tam
O'Shanter's trotting, on the ground that
he had trotted elsewhere under another
name. Rather than discuss the matter
his owner drew him, and there were but
three starters. All bets and pools on
Tam were declared off. The starters
drew positions as follows:
Geo. Ingles's b. s. War Hulett.
A. II. Danforth's b. m. Kitty Thorn.
Clark Huntley's br. nj. Sister John
son.
FIRST HEAT.
Kitty Thorn took the lead, War HUI
lett second, Sister johnson, who made
bad break, falling in the rear. They
trotted the second quarter closer, IIulett
showing a good pace, though not being
able to overhaul Kitty. The time of the
half mile was 1:20. On the third quar-
ter both Hulett and Sister johnson fell
back, and as the last quarter was begun
there was a prospect that both would be
distanced. But Hulett struck a splen-
did gait, and came up the home. stretch
in magnificent style, while Sister John
son, although working hard, was unable
to save her distance. Kitty Thorn won
the heat easily in 2:42, War Hulett sec
ond.
SECOND HEAT.
Kitty took the lead at once, and made
a large gap between herself and cOmpeti-
tor before the first quarter was passed In
the second quarter Hulett gradually
crawled up but could not catch Kitty.
At the three-quarter pole it looked rs if
Kitty would distance the horse. but he
did some fast stepping. and came down
the quarter-stretch in time to save him
self. Time, 2:46.
THIRD HEAT.
They started well together, and kept
close through the first and second quar-
tiers, Kitty having a little advantage. On
the third quarter the stallion made a
squirt, but the mare was too fleet for him,
and though he worked well she led him
through the last quarter. winning the
bpot onI roao Time O.lEl
SUMMARY.
Kitty Thorn, / l /
War Hulett, 2 , >
Sister Johnson, dist.
THIRD RACE
In the $50 race all the horses entered
started. The gentlemen who were judg-
es in the second race also acted as such
in this. The following were the horses.
named according to their positions:
James McLaughlin's b. m. Maggie.
Il. o. Coles s. &. Colonel.
Clark Huntley's br. IN. Sister John
son.
E. J. Browns T. m. Kitty Lewis.
Jerry Parker's S. G. John Shandley.
A. Ii. Danforth's g. m. Shelburn
Maid
IL. o. Peabody's b. IN. Belle of Paw
let.
FIRST HEAT
The horses got away in a bunch. Col
onel struck out at the turn and got the
lead closely followed by Maggie, the
others being strung out in various DO
sltions. On the second quarter Belle of
Pawlet who was back among the trail
ers, spurted up and passing the stragglers
crowded the leaders; Colonel breaking
Maggie took the lead, Belle of Pawlet
getting second and these positions were
kept till the third quarter, when Belle
of Pawlet took the leai, exchanging
places with Maggie, Sister johnson hay
ing come up third. These positions
were kept through the heat, which ended |
amidst the greatest enthusiasm. The |
horses came in in the following order: / |
Belle of Pawlet, 2 Maggie, 3 Sister |
johnson, Kitty Lewis, Shelburn |
Maid, 6 John Shandley, Colonel Time |
$50.
AT the close of the first heat pool-sell- I
ing, which had been a little dull till I
then, revived and the favorites' names |
were freely banded about with offers of i
stokes at odds and otherwise. Considera-
Die money was put up and the fun be-
came uproarious.
SECOND HEAT.
After scoring a number of times with
out effecting a start the judges finally
gave the word ''go." The horses were
badly arranged, Belle of Pawlet, who
was entitled to the pole, being in reality
crowded out of her place. Maggie took
the lead with Kitty Lewis at her wheel,
but Shelburn Maid came up second be-
fore the quarter pole was reached.