St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-26

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and their life-like qualities. was the
general remark.
c. c. Bingham had a case of fancy
articles from his store; F. Gallagher a
case of boots, and G. c. Flanders
case of millinery.
There We're but a few entries of
mares and colts. Mr.. Russell exhibit
ed four months colt for which he has
refused 800. There was a large and
fine show of three years-Olds. Five
pair of matched horses were entered,
by b. F. Haviland, Way, Titus & Co.,
\. O. & j. Bemis, F. Morse, S. Walter.
OF stations, II. Cushman, F. Drew,
Geo. Idle, G. w. Sprague, w. c. Glea-
son, Geo. Ward, +. Vance and French
Morrill, each had entries. Mr.. Drew al
so showed a fine lot of his horses stock
at the same time.
There were fifteen entries of driving
horses. and an excellent lot they were,
giving the judges hard job to select
the three or four best ones. The fol-
lowing were entered: G.. w. Carr, E.
f. Carpenter, Jerry Drew, 6. l..
Brown, b. F. Haviland, Peter Lindsay,
VIM. Russelow, |. II. Hall, H. Fisher,
d. B. Gushing, Chas. Morse, Asahel
Bundy. J. \. Wells, w. c. Gleason.
TROTTING.
In the afternoon there were two
trots. For the $50 purse there were
six entries: Gray Eagle, by Judevine
& Holton: Sleeping Lucy, by C. Pc
nard; Sorel Laura, by f. Bugby;
Nellie Gray, by Joshua Brown; Black
Dan. by G. W. Poor; Sorrel Dan by
Jerry Drew. Sorrel Dan and Nellie
did not appear; Eagle was distanced:
Laura won both heats aud race. Black
Dan stood second, and Lucy third.
Time, BIZ.
The purse for three year-olds was
contested 10y Geo. Goodell, Will Ran
dali and Henry Kinney. and the colts
came round each time i'll the above or
der. Time. 3:l0 and 3:5S.
This closed the exhibition of stock
for the day. While the crowd were
waiting patiently for the balloon to fill.
10y request, Il. F. Haviland exhibited
his Jason Cole horse on the track.
This is splendid animal, steps with
great power. and gives promise of
high speed. 1t is whispered that he
has been offered handsome price for
him-somewhere in the thousands.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
The initiation of the balloon on the
southern part of the enclosure had been
an object of interest to the crowd dur
ing the entire day. Soon after dinner
it was announced that owing to the
slow initiation, the ascension would he
delayed half an hour, or until half-past
three. But the day WIS fine. and Il Dor
ton of the crowd of people were inter
ested watching the process of initiation.
others in visiting with old friends whom
they had not seen perChance since the
last Fair. and others still were attracted
by the numerous side shows which held
out the alluling signs of big snakes,
gorlllas, two-headed calves, burnt cork.
etc. etc.
AT half-past three it was again an
nounced that the supply of gas was
hardly sufficient to warrant good as
cension. and that the balloon would not
rise until four. The crowd accepted
the situation very good naturally, and
kept on just what they had been doing
for the last hour and a-half. About
four o'clock the big gas-bag began to
sway back and forth in the light wind.
and there was hurrying to and fro by
acrOnaut and assistants, and the last
preparations were being made for the
aerial voyage. The weights that held
the balloon to the earth were removed.
and the cords taken in hands of men
the big clOthes-basket was attached,
and Mr.. Allen, placing a few necessary
articles therein for his upward journey,
stepped in himself, and at just half-pa>t
four, cut the cord which bound him and
his airy thing to earth, and scared
gracefully up into the air. The ascen-
sion was rather rapid, but very fine
The slight wind took the balloon in
southerly course for about ten minutes.
when to beholders it seemed to stand
perfectly still for while, then it struck
Mr.. Wise's "easterly current" and
scared away over Waterford towards
Littleton. The balloon remained in
view for three-fourths of an hour, when
either distance or hills hid it from view
at the Fair Ground.
When a half-mile or more away, Mr..
Allen dropped very long streamer of
different colOrs, and it came floating
down through the air like huge snake,
and fell little way south of the
grounds.
This ascension closed the entertain
ment for the day. A brighter and
more beautiful day never shone, not
withstanding the wet and dismal morn
ing. The crowd was variously estima-
ted from five to eight thousand, and it
was the most orderly and best -natured
collection of people we ever saw to-
gether for the number. We heard of
no serious accident. although several