The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-24
From our Special Reporter
CHESTER DRIVING PARK.


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From our Special Reporter.l
CHESTER DRIVING PARK.
THIRD DAY OF THE MEETING.
A Busy Day-Awarding Of Premiums-The
Races-Gifford Of Rutland wins tho 2;37
Race and Danforth's Maggie the $50 Race
Tho Close Of the Meeting Notes, etc.
The third and closing day of the annual
meeting of the Chester Park Association
was n most magnificent day, the sun shin:
ing warmly with scarcely any wind to
speak Of The forenoon was taken up by
the viewing of animals and stuff by the
committees, nothing of interest to The gen.
eral public going on till one o'clock, the
hour advertised for the annual address to
be delivered, by Hon. Hugh Henry of
Chester. 4t
TUE AFTERNOON.
At one o'clock the band headed pro-
cession ut the Central hotel. and marched
up to the grounds. carriages containing the
speaker and other honorable people, and
accompanied by II large crowd. On reach
tered upon, the president conducting the
speaker to the platform in front of the
grand stand and introducing him to the au-
dience, who greeted him with applause.
He spoke quite briefly but poiu,cdly and
was listened to with the utmost attention
to the end. At the conclusion of his ad-
dress ex-Gov. Fletcher of Cavendish was
introduced, and entertained the audience
with II few very happy remarks which
kept the crowd in n roar nll the time AT
the conclusion of his remarks the crowd
was hustled off the track and the borses
rang up for
i-s THE TWO FIFTY RAcE.s0 Ht
The races heing the principal feature of
the day, the object on which most of the
interest was conferred. YVES the ttot. About
a thousand people ere sirewh along the
rails and great excitement was manifested
in both the races. In The txo-fifty race
there were seven entries, bu; only four
starters came up and toed The scratch. A.
H. Dsnforth was mounted up behind
Maggie, who wos the choice from the
word go; Jones drove his little Joker, J.
T. Gibson WAS with little Anna and Kill
man was steering Hi Lincoln's Chestnut
Billy. @1-.
First bcat-On the thrd score. coming
down the stretch nicely, they, go; the
nose in advance, Joker on ,he'pole and
right behind, with Maggie easliade behind
and Billy bringing up the rear They
came down the second quarter and under
the half wire with Joker four lengths
ahead and the others neck and neck to-
gelher. Maggie, under Ions judicious
guidance, Tapped up on 'em on the third
quarter and made good offer for 1t but
couldn't quite fetch il, Joker sticking his
neck under the wire about three lengths
ahead, Maggie next, CHESTNUT Billy just
behind her and Anna getting along "a little
later. Time 2;d9.
Second heat.--On the first dash they
were eent off. Little Joker hopping
through two lengths ahead Of Danforth.
Anna next and the Chestnut behind. Aon-
70 rubbed up pretty close to the Joker and
some lively getting up and getting was
al mi, hf,t Ia ipt n L.r
the half string even up. This was kept up
all around, but Joker skipped out on the
home dash and succeeded in tapping Mag
gle half length ON the arrival, with tie
other two 'rotting along quietly away back
time 2:45A. ur aaatf
Third heat. After considerable scoring
they got the word, and went patlering
through with Maggie laying out the road
for them, Chestnut on hfr hip, Joker a
length behind aud Anna IN the background.
They went around in about this style,
Maggie widening the gap and getting back
thome about three lengths ahead. Time,
2:451. i.i ~ .it4.
Fourth heat.-Chestnut William was
| drawn after the third heat, and there were
but three to contest the palm. They finally
got away, Joker getting into his usual
position in the van, Maggie next and Anna
couple of lengths back. II was tough
work till the second quarter was turned,
when the Rutland man spurted ahead and
went under the half wire. showing the
path to the Joker by half u length. So it
went round to the last stretch, when Lon
pushed Maggie ahead some two lengths
and took tie wire and heat, amid great ex-
cllement and cheering. Time 2:4si.
Fifth heat-Maggie got down the stretch
first this time and off with Joker next and
Anna last. they went under the half wire
in the same manner with Maggie way up in
front, and she kept it up around till she
went flying down the stretch and under the
wire amid the greatest yelling and cheering
Joker ten lengths behind aud Anna follow.
ing, Time, 2:47t.
| SUMMARY.
CHESTER DRIVING PARK, Thursday, Sept 20 =
Trotiing for purse OF si65 500 TO first, s,b 70
second and $40 10 third Mile hes Is best in
| TO harness. it| f.rIT
| ii. o. Peabody, ms. b. IN. Maggie
| luantorth) ................
| s. W.Jones, ms. br. K. Joker Jones) Q 2 Z
j. f. Gibson, ms CHI. IN. Anna Glib
SOM; ..,....,...,......-,......
| II. W. Lincoln, MS oh. e. C1esnut
| Billy (kllinan). .".............. DR.
| NJ. Warner, ms Springfield Maiu. drawn
| L. Stearns, MS ch & Derigo Chief drawn
| X. Lowell, ms blk. Z. Black Frank. drawn
Time-246 2:4bk, 2:45h, 2:isA, 2:47b.
THE TWO THIRTY-sEvEN RACE. .sA
In this race there were four entries and
three starters, Lincoln's Night Hawk by
Kilman, Danforth with his old reliable
Clifford and Parker's Red Rock. In the
pools the night before Clifford had beer
selling first choice with the Hawk second