Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-24
The TrOtting at the County Fair.

The first trotting for money took place at
J O'Clock Wednesday forenoon 1t was for
three years Old and under, best two in three,
and the purse was $50 -$l5 to first, $40 to
second, and s. to third. For this race there
were four ensries: G. NJ. Scribner entered
browo sdallioo, two years old, Scribner
Colt; E. Ii. Gilman, black mare " Sunset
NJ. D. Flint, bay mare, d" Young Stranger"
and II. G. Joces, brown mare, {" Lady Light
foot" The race was won by &c Sunset - in
two straight heats, as follows:
Sunset,
Scribner Colt,
Lady Lighttoot,
Young stranger,
At 2 o clock the trot for the $50 purse
$50 to first; Sl5 to second, and SIS to third,
was called. q. E. Shepard entered g. m.
" Dora;" D. B. Wooster entered br. m
Dolly" c. Harvey, br. g. " Brown
Dick" j. W. Templeton, b. g 9 Victor !"
F. S. Knball, g. m. Nellie Pierce. :"
" Brown Dck' won the race in three
straight heats. Time-2.59, PSI, 2.56.
F F S::s: Pierce = J
The purse for the stallion race was not
troste1 for, there being only one entry in
that class.
The first trotting Thursday afternoon,
open to all horses that never beat $50,
owned or kept within the limits of the So
ciety three months previous to the Fair, was
for purse of $3.50 to first $25 to
second, and $40 10 third, E. Ii. Gilman
named be- s. @ Rendeer; " jerome Tabor,
ch g Ssth Warner; !" Q. H .rvey, br. m.
B." Modesty;' n G. Tabor, b. g. I" Rob
Riley" Objections were made by Mr.. Gil
N IN that e Moiesty' and " Rob Riley "
were bJ6n controlled by or from the stables
| of Mr.. Tabor, and that but one could be al
Lowell to enter the race After investigation,
t &c judges directed one OF these to b. with
drawn, anu Rob Riley was taken off the
course. While scoring Seth Warner cast a
shoe, and some little time was consumed in
finding blacksmith. and the next race was
ndwiched in betwee the heats of this one
80 Modesto won fist N )uev in three straight
heats, Of as far. square rrotting as We ever
saw Time-2 ). 10. 253, 2.55 10.
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For the $3.50 purss-sSO to first, S35 to
seem !, AMI 5l5 ID third, open to all horses
tnat never beat > 80, D. W Dudley named
b. G." Scratch Gravel - j. W. Templston,
b. s. " Columbus Navigator;" E. II. Gil
man, blk g. " jim AveriIl." " Columbus
Navigator " won tie first two heats in ? 45
and 2 AZ Ga the third helt, " Jim Aver
i'll " Tapped = Navigator " at the first corner,
and crowded him to the pole so closely that
&" Navigator broke badly and continued
breaking during the heat to such an extent
that although coming out length ahead
t lie Ju 5es placed him in the rear. giving
IS jim Ayeriil - the first, and Scratch
{ Gravel who was nowhere, the second
places 8 Navigator - handsomely won the
fourth heat, giving him the race, in 2.4S
t and this closed the trotting aud the
Fair
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The horse department as we'll as the trottln;
at the Far was under the superint9ndenc
of George Davis, Esq, of East Montpelier
who. Whatever the position he can be pre-
; vailed upon to accept. always proves hi m
self the right man in the right place. liz
! is thoroughly c)Eversaut with the rules o.
the turf. genial but firm n his decision and
couples with decided Judgment an uncom
mon share Of " common sense We are liz
debted to MIN for our minutes OF the second
; race, aud for that portion Of the fourth
which was not concluded when we lett FOL
home. We are also especially indebted tt
: J. v Brooks, courteous and talented youn
man Of this village, woo did the reportin;
of the Fair for the Watchnae. for a loan o
his minutes of the race Wednesday after
; noon. Young Brooks has decided talent TO
the reportorial role, aud If he chooses Cal
3 go up higher - in the g fourth estate"
VERMONT METHODIST SEMINARY. The Fal
Term mas opened with an unusually promis
o ing class of students. Already 1853 name
q have been enrolled. This is two more tina
, the aggregate ofthe sams term last year, ant
there is good reason to expect that this nun