The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-19


Loitic third. The other two heats
were trottcd in linz style, the horses be-
ing .ose together nearly all the time.
Stephen l.. won the second and third
heats, Belle second, Lottie third. The
following is a summary of the race !:
24o Class-Pursc. s7b; sic to frst 20 to
s. NJ. Goodeil, Brandon, ms. g. h. Stephen IT,. l
w. Il. Smith, Larabees Point, ms. 8. m Belle, 2
q. M. Delaney, Burlington, ms. $. M Lottie, 3 3 5
FOOT RACES.
Between the second and third heats
of the forty race two foot races were
run. The first was single dash OF
100 yards, for silvc- cup. Two
contestants, Jimmy Donahue and "Tit'
Cane, the first winning, time, IL sec
onds. The other was single Ia mile
run, also for silver cup. This race
was between Pete Donnelly and Sine
Madigan. The boys ran neerly even
until they got within about 100 yards
of the finish, when "Scudder" shot
ahead and came in an easy winner, time
81 seconds. Mr.. Frank Buckley gave
an exhibition walk after the races
we're concluded, of one mile, which the
undertook to complete inside of nine
minutes. Had the track been in o
good condition he would easily have
accomplished the feat. AS it was, he
made the mile in nine minutes and two
seconds, which, everything considered
was remarkably good time.
THE ADDRESS.
After the first heat of the race yes.
terday afternoon the address was Civ.
en- by Rev. Geo. e. Hall of Vergennes
1t was well gotten up discourse fol
the occasion, and was well received
The wind blew quite chilly during its
delivery, which was drawback to the
comfort of both the speaker and hear
crs. We do not have space for an alb
stract.
The following is the
| LIST OF PREMIUMS
awarded by the committees so far a,
returned by them up to last evening
CLASS l-cATTLE.
Durhams.-Bull years old and over, c. Bar
Der, Addison 20; ANDREW Tulley, Cornwall. I
Bull | year old, Fred FOote, Middlebury, 3
COW years and over, Fred Foote, a; second do.
Ayrshires.-Geo. Hammond, Middlebury, tool
all the premiums on Ayrshires, as follows: bes
and over, 1, second best, q; best heifer year,
old, 2, second best l; best, calf, /.
Mddlebury, 50; G. s. willmartb, Addison, 4
Bull one year old, l.. G. Barrows, Middebury
second premium 2. Bull calf, J. 4. Lnmcs Bird
port, 2; j. Battell, Middlebury, /. Cow year
or over, J. q. Wellington, Mi,idebury, 4; q. S
Willmarth. 3 Heifcr years old, j. q. yelling
ton, 3; j. Il. Lamos, l.
Grades--liull years or over. II. c. Sessions
| Mddlehury, 90; !. s. Wilmarth q Son, Addison
I. Bull year old, W. ID. Bell. weybridge, 3
creGk salisbury T. Cow th Tsce years 8 Or o.
}. l.. Buttolph. Middlcbury, 4; Drake Il child
weybridge, 2. Heifer years old, C. S. Crook
j. A. Child, weybridge, 2.
| Pens of ten cows owned by cxhibitor--Geo
Hammond. S.; Drake q Child. 8; S. Jewett
Oxen and steers.-working oxen years old Oh
over. Seneca Brevoort, Addison, SO; ii. +. Bre
o Il Moses Pair
steer calves, o. p. Lee, Middebury, ..
CLASS 2-HoRsEs.
Pair matched horses +. S. Stowell Cornwall
-; second best. f. s. Stowell. 8; third best, ID. II
Nichols, shoreham. 2. Single driver, Geo. Ham
Cornwall, =.
stallons.-sallion with ten colts of his get, l.
ii. Payne, Cornwall, s. Stallion years old oil
| over, IL. 4. Games, Panton. g; j. L. Stickncy
Shorcham, 3; stallion years old, s. Y. FELTON,
Orwell, 4; A. g; Squicr New Haven Stallion
2 years old, Chas. Sanford, Orwell, 8; Il. j
| Stringham, Brooksville, l.
Brood mares and colts.-w. p. Nash, New
Haven, &c; Curtis James, Cornwall, 4; W. IL
lieinsen, Cornwall ..
Mare or gelding years old Geo. Hammond
1 81; j. A. Child, .. Mare or geldng2 years old
". NJ. Partch, Salisbury, 90; Chas. Tulley. Mid
| dlebury,2.
CLASS 3-sHEEP.
| Merinos.-Not yet reported.
Mutton sheep.@Ram two years old or over c
| l.. Clark, Middlebury, 81. Ram year old, G. J.
Branch, Middlebury, a.. Ram lamb c. A. Lang
don, New Haven, ]. Pen ewes years old OF
over, Il. C. Everest, Nergennes, 3; e. f. Lang
| don, !. Pen ewes year old, j. G. Everest, 3
Andrew Tulley, l. Pen owe lambs. c. l.. Branch
?; Andrew Tulley.l.
CLASS 4-swIHE.
Breeding SOW James McMahon, Mddebury
"a; y. J.. Lee, Middlebury. o; w. ID. Bell, wey
bridge, l.
Pigs.-o. p. Lee, 90; L. c. Barrows, Middle
bury, 2; James Mcmahon, l.
CLASS 5-POULTRY.
Trio Brown Lcghorns. VIII NJ. Chapman. Mid
dlebury. 81: Buff Cochins. Henry Branch, Middle
bury, l. Hamburghs VIM. NJ Chapman,
Plymouth Rocks. f. d. Twitchcl. Middlcbury
|. Leghorns. Edmund Stowe, Midllcbury 1. Pail
bronze turkeys, Geo. Hammond, Middlebury, /.
CLASS 8-MANUFAcruREs OF WOOD AND IRON
CONFINED.
One horse open buggy, Frank Lucia, Middle
bury, o.. f. J. Olmsted. Middiebury, l. Cover
ed buggy, g; C. Chapman, /. Farm wagon. e
The committee make mention of several articles
on which no premiums were offered as follows
skeleton wagon, J. Y. Maxfled. Bristol. very
meritorious. Hay rack, Il. j. Olmsted, good
wood rack. Ell. Omsted, meritorious. Cultiya.
tor. A.w. Barton. New Haven, mcritorious. Com.
bined grain drill, C.. l.. CLARK, Middlebury, very
meritorious. Stump and stone litter. w. Il. Ellis
Salisbury. very good thing. Plows, s. Bartlett
Bristol, reputation fully sustained. Two cases
horse shoes, A. w. Carey, Middlcbury, and one
case, l.. n. Howard, Middebury, both fine work
manship.
The White Sewing Machine and Wheeler and
Wilson exhibited, seem Ito be first class and
do the hest of work, but the committee have moi
been able to test them sufficiently to determine
which deservcs the preference.
Committee have very carefully examined the
Cooley dreamer entered by j. w. Dorsey, Middle
bury, and the Moseley 4 Stoddard dreamer, en-
tered by X. Whitcomb, and thought both good
but are of opinion that the latter in some partic
ulars possesses superior merit.
The Eureka Butter Worker entered by j. w
Dorsey, is meritorious.
CLASS 7-MAsUFACTuREs OF WOOD.
Chamber act W, W. Swiney. Middlebury, 81
Cane seat chairs, to the same ]. Wood seat
chars to the same. l.
Mention is made of burial caskets exhibited by
w, w. Swiney as being very fine. Also plant
stand exhibited by NJ. l.. Boies, Weybridge, very
superior.
CLASS s--LKATHEH MANUFACTURES.
No entries.