The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-23
THE RUTLAND RACES.
Second Day-Two Exciting Contests-A Large
Crowd-some Fine TrottinE.

Second Day-Two Exciting Contests-A Largo |
Crowd-some Fine TrottinE.
Eight hundred or thousand people as
sembled at the driving park Wednesday |
afternoon to witness the 2 40 and Q 90 class |
contests. Promptly at two o'clock tho
horses In the
$50 Glass
were called and the following came upon
the track In the positions named: Mary
Russell, Juno, John B, Lady Clarion, Kitty
Ives and Lady Dean. On the sixth score
the word was given and Mary Russell soon
took the lead, but on the second turn Juno
won the first position, Lady Clarion second.
At the finish Juno passed under the wire
leading her antagonist by a half neck, XII ty
Ives making good third, Mary Russell
fourth. John 3 and Lady Dean distanced.
Time 40.
Pools sold quite rapidly before the race,
Mary Russell selling favorite in the 2 so
cas- and Nellie Grant in the Q 40. After
this heat Juno sold first in the . 30.
SECOND HEAT.
There was trouble in scoring for this
heat. During the scoring Kitty Jagged
badly and On being ordered to come up
turned half wsy to the distance pole and
trotted down the front. The driver was
then threatened with fine IL he came up
in front of Clarion. On the next score
Clarion logged up, Kitty keeping exactly
even, while the other two horses trotted
briskly and evenly up to the score some
distance ahead. The word was given and
Mary Russell led, Juno second and Clarion
third. The first time around the trot was
pretty even. The second time Mary Rus
sell let out to about four lengths sht ad.
On the back stretch Clarion picked up but
broke on the last curve. The Russell
passed under the wire about length
ahead in 241.
AN EXCITING sCEHE.
After the heat the driver of Clarion
protested, sayipg that the other horses
started hundred yards ahead and he could
never beat 80. Mr.. Springfield of the judges
told him he could never beat the Russell
mare any way. Thisreply called forth
storm of vituperation and abuse from the
track, which allied in an instant with an
eager excited crowd. Tho substance of
the charges was that Stansted himself had
q large sum of money on Mary Russell,
and that he had advised men at the pool
boxes to bet on her. No attention was paid,
and the second hea. of the 2:48 class was
rupg up. When the horses appeared Rob.
Thornton, driver of Zerlins, refused TO
start his horse unless Stansted left the
stand, and said the other drivers would do
likewise. Mr.. Springsted told him TO with
draw if he liked, which was followed by
excited protests and derisive yells from the
whole crowd. One driver brought forward
man whom he said would swear tina,
Stansted had advised men to put money on
Mary Russell. Mr.. Sprihgsted replied exc,t.
eddy and the scene was getting decidedly
lively when j. W. Cramton, the president
OF the association, went forward and an
nounced that Mr.. Springfield would retir'
from the stand. This restored order q
once and the races went on, Mr.. Cramtor
acting as judge IN MIR. Stansted's place.
THIRD HRAT.
On the word ''go" Mary Russell dashet
to the front, Kitty Ives second, whicl
place she held 10 the back stretch, whei
Juno and Clarion passed her. Clarion ha'
a sharp brush with Juno for second place
but failed to win it. Mary Russell passe
under the wire half length ahead in 2:42i
One Of X tty's hackers claiming that sh
was pulled, the driver was changed, III
horse being guaranteed fourth place by tn
judges.
FOURTH HEAT.
The word was given on the eighth score
Mary took the lead, and Clarion manage
to hold the second place for time b
running, but was soon passed by june
Mary won in S:42.
suMMARY,
RUTLAND DRIVING PARK, Aug. 22d-Purs
"a $3.50. $3.50 to frat, 800 to second
r $50 to third and $40 10 fourth; fo
hurses that have never beaten $50.
Mary Russell.......................4 !
!, Juno.. ......."........... q
d John ............,............... dis.
KAY 1;aay G fvs, . :
4 Lady DEAN. ........................ dis.
Time-2:40, Pal, 2:4e4. 2:42.
!, 40 Class.
Il ln.the 2 40 CT .ss the following horses 81
n peared. drawing positions as named: IN
:. lima q 81. Chiefiain Eecond. Nellie Graz