The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13

ORWELL. W.. March Z. 1874.

ORWELL, W., March 7, 1874.
As horse trots and trotting horses are
claiming large share of the public atten-
ton through the columns of THE GLOBE,
thought a brief account of race that came
off Orwell, would interest your readers.
Orwell has lots and lots of fast horses,
and lots and lots of men who talk horse
men who talk all day, and get out of bed
nights, and talk horse This state of af-
fairs think is peculiar to Orwell, local
malady as it were. While some were talk
ing of their fast horses, two of our "ladyes
far" proceeded to Lemon FAR" Ga cor
ruption of the original name, "Lamentable
Affair, ~ and then and there did astonish
the men who tdk horse. Your reporter,
from secluded but somewhat distant
position by the aid of double-barreled
ield-glass, was enabled TO take the follow
ing notes:
TRoTTING on LEMON FAIR MARCH 2D, 1874,
Match for oyster supper half mile heats
best 9 in g. Judges-Dr Martineau, DR.
Woodward, Miss Blanche Haskins.
Miss Ann Smith entered b m peggy"
Miss Della Hammond entered "Lower
Canada"
After several Intellectual attempts,a good
"send Off was finally got, peggy" taking
the lead. At the first quarter Miss Smith
alighted to examine the harness, when
Lower Canada" closed up on her at ter
rife rate thereby causing Peggy" to break
and put for the east shore-about a mile
distant. Miss Hammond on discovering
this state of affairs allowed Lower Cana
da" to jog in, winning the heat by-wcll
some distance. Time $1.27.
In the second heat Miss Smith became
desperate. and after a few words of advice
to Peggy" the word was given to go"
This heat was closely contested from the
start d" Lower Canada broke badly
on the last half of the second quarter, al
lowing Peggy to go by, which she did in
fine style Miss Smith after waiting at the
home stretch some fifteen minutes for Miss
Hammond to come in, drove TO the south
shore and cut a switch, returning IN time
to see " Peggy come in reeking with foam
Time S1:23.
After the partaking of lunch Gas it was
high noOn) the ladies prepared to trot the
third heat. At this juncture Miss Haskins
declared she would have to leave as she
must build that redingote for the next sur
prise party. After an hour of earnest en-
treaty and expostulation she finally agreed
to remain and "see the end out
While the horses were being led back
preparatory to trotting the third heat, your
reporter by persistently rubbing two dry
sticks together Ca la lndian) succeeded in
starting a fire The cold was intense and
even newspaper correspondent could not
be expected to freeze even if it was during
a horse race After eating handful of
ice felt prepared for the trying moment
which would soon come.
Allowing the horses to blow fifteen or
twenty minutes, Miss Haskins, the starter,
said something more about redngotes, when
| both horses pricked up their ears and
event" Talk about Joe Brown, he would
have been nowhere. Both horses realized
the importance of the moment, no doubt
and amid the shouts of the spectators,
| (y0nr reporter, strained every nerve. AT
the quarter bush they were (the horses,
not the spectators) neck and neck, and
! Lower Canada" by tremendous effort,
4 with Miss Hammond pushing on the
| lines with all her strength, succeeded in
reaching the half mile bush three inches
| in advance of Peggy" Time $1.24E.
Thus ended the race of the season. These
horses are young and full of spirit, (their
drivers ditto, or they would never have
stood the strain We may look for some
more trotting by the same horses ere long,
when will keep you posted as to the re-
suit. | will add 'yours truly" hasn't had
an invitation to the "oyster supper" so
am not biased in making an impartial re
port of the race The following is a sum
mary of the race
SUMMARY.