St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

TWO horses does not exceed four dol
lars the entire day. MI along the va
rlOuS roads are public drinking troUghS:
usually the driver lets the horse drink
at discretion. The roads are very rude
ly mendcd: the plank bridges often in
secure: and i'll the clay country the mud
IS up to the hub of the wheel. and the
highways are nearly useless. As Il rule.
the lankcc and the Yankee Irish treat
their horses with kindness. and rarely
log them. Much is trusted to the III
telllgencc and sagacty of the animal:
and have seen vehicles dragged up
md down hrcakueck openings in the
woods. and among the rocks where no
roadway had ever been marked out.
or WAS likely to be established. such as
cared me to contemplate. The voice
# the driver served instead of the whip.
IS is already well known. the speed of
t." trotting horse in the United States.
with il light '.sulky'' and an able driver.
marvellous. In my presence. Lady
Thorn, Il famous trotting mare. trottcd
with ease three miles in little more
than seven minutes. The first mile WAS
accomplished III two minutes. twenty
two seconds; and she sped the third.
seconds. The pace of il mile in Two
minutes and fifty seconds by Il pair of
horses in harness. is thought vcIv uI-
binary. There WAS Il famous pail-
Jessie Wales and Prince of Darkness.
jet black. over sixteen hands high
that once uottCd the mile in two min
rtes. twcnty-eight seconds. Their OWL
er, MI. Balch, of Boston. was urged to
send them over to England a> ilu>tia-
tive of the American cducatiun of the
horse. Prices range from 900 dollars
up to 10000 dollars fora trottinu horse.
Here. in the distant country. Gnu dol
lars to | ONO dollars is frequently OBJ
tanned for Il promising truttcr. All
around the State lie the trottim@ courses
where purses ranging from 100 la | 900
dollars are carried off. The lotting
matches bring ont an enthusiasm from
all classes of the people that uuthing
clS' will. 'tiiVr me the miggcr min
stInl. and Il circus. and a trottin" match.
SAYS the farmer. land I'm full. Bets
always 90 with i r:ic'.. and the Yankee
loves to enforce amy assertion with the
Offer of a wager. In the winter. tr"t-
ting matches are held on the ice. The
ponds. lakclctS. and rivers are throug
ed with teams. Lake Dunmorr. near
the town Ot Salisbury. i Il taVOIite rcl-
devious. having an mhrukcn sheet nt
lee four miles in extent. and Il mile in
width. The >lcighS. and >lrd"r>. and
flights of BOYS on skates. make an tN-
hilarating tahleau at such an event.
Ilc children. from their earliest wears.
practice skating: and. "u their little
cats. or SlcdS. mounted on shafts that
turn up ut the cXtremiiicS like Il skate.
race down the snow hills and frozen
roads eight OF ten at Il time. ;t> Il Win
ter pastimr. The Young hrggcIs relish
- tumble and roll il the SHOW with I'M
common g"";l-hUmui. There i much
excitement. noise. and "utrrl ut Il mot
on the ice, especially among til" hi-h
'z@c'i"h "i tue community. hut little III
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l"I '"NIilts>' l"r lilt stakes. ana Ion
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