Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-17

ising colts.
Colonel stowells matched team, which took
first premium, was greatly admired and no one
seemed TO cavil at the award. As the Colonel
also got second premium In the same class, we
suppose he returned TO Cornwall happy man
| There were lots Of other good horses about but
1t was nearly impossible to find out anything
in relation TO them that we finally gave up tho
task in disgust
THE TRoTTING.
OF course a fair In these degenerate times is no
fair unless the trotting element has a prominent
place in the programme We have had frequent
occasion to deprecate this fact, and urge change
in the conduct of such gatherings But the prin-
cipal grounds for our objection to horsetrots has
arisen from the evident cousion between the
drivers or owners OF competing horses by which
the races have been virtually decided before the
trottng is begun, far relates TO the relative
position the horses should have at the end Of the
race-in other words, as to how the purses should
be divided and what record should be made. OF
course such conduct Is wholly subversive Of the
object for which these races was instituted, yet
it has been practced to such an extent as to throw
| grave suspicion upon even the most honest
horse race.that could be conceived II is, perhaps,
such bargaining at this fair than we have ever
seen before, and the were, as rule, closely
contested and very fairly conducted This marked
| Improvement we are very glad to note, and we
trust 1t will continue until may be fairly
and legitlmately fought out, and always result in
having the best horse win The judges were J
Hon. Henry q. Root OF Bennington, Colonel
George A. Merrill OF Rutland and George Davis,
Esq, oil East Montpelier. They were indefatigabe
In their efforts to ensure fair play, and see that
the races were fairly contested. The following is
summary OF the trotting:
ON TUESDAY.
Stallion race-First purse 500 second $50
| third COZ
|
H. L. Cut'S' orwe' rs DIS ADDISON Lamoert.'"
H. o. Iowh' montpelier u.s. D. s. Aucuoneer'..''.'
1ohn bousa, Montpelier ms. s. c. oceana'''.....''.
| 40 Cummns' Montpelier, ns cs Dagger........
'onn o.'on MorfHVhie hS 81 Dahe Lamoert'Jr, fdf
| ''e'''''''''''''''''''''''''' 600 @'z' ESo'
Inc track on TINS day was so heavy that the
''iie 'i'ue was hot as good ny II wouid nave peeh
uhuer inore iavoraoie circumstances Inc races
'"ioo anu 'oui-Sea,s-ous' us . on aoooun' oi tne
% %e,n' We'e po''ponea ''l ihu'suay iorenoon' at
"''-r'''' "'"o o'''A'
| ON WEDNESDAY.
| ~ ',,' "''' as "'" 40 oN i'u'suaS' '"e uaoA
was in fine condition, the weather favorable the
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| So $50 o'J s''"''
| anu cioseiy contested Inc ioho"ihg ls the score
| OF the three-minute race-hrst purse $50, second
| SOB third $40:
| r-,,. ,,,,r. 49, = . ,,., ,... ,,
m %, orVn ~ s,a US c s zane,
F. H. Brewster ms. :. q. Hard Times s,..........s
Moulton Bros, West Randolph, ms. b. g. Lockwood,
Geo. Hammond. Middlebury' ms. g. 8. Gray Waikiki
| cb.,,ss gene Non,ne,,er ma n Rn,v sdr
lame. Bovers Mon,ne,er ma h q Little Gent ~ dr.
| I,mes D,hov Grand rs,a ne n a pascbs- q sar
| Tim. ....I.-.'..,... 2.Io. a.ae2u
| -
| Killed In trotting third heat
While scoring for the third heat of this race the
horse "Beecher" for which by the way. the
owner had not paid its entrance money for the
race, while returning to position and travelling
/ the inside of the track where its driver had no
| .oh, 30 au;,o h;, x.,, ;,,. ,ho g.. ,.o,a,. CO.
| u.,-r, :, ~, -, =, -,
| ""hh Vi MI Ham'hohu' anu tue thii oi the
| formers sulky piercing the breast and lungs OF
| uray WAIKIKI Killed MIN within five minutes. OF
course the excitement among the vast silrong was
| ior rev minutes very great, and It was some
| W." un'''''"a" 'na'
| peecners o"her Is Hrespohsioie, so tnat the
| heavy loss falls directly upon Mr.. Hammond,
| whose horse was a magnificent one for which he
| had reoe,,lv rof,sod n, ogar ~ co nno AZ.
| -, ~ " .-' ~
hanhnohu received tue sympathy OF all In MS
| misfortune
| The two-thirty-eght race was also very well
contested, each horse evidently doing his best to
win First purse $50 second $40, third $50
H. G. IIolcomb, Grand Island, u.s. blk g. Island Boy.
E. A. Jones. wllsboro. n. " ms. blk m Maggie
o. A. mill'in barlins'on' nS' c. g Little ID ck'"'e
w II Mar,,n wn'ams,nsn a' , ya,n, ,,',,,,..| p.,
finder .''.,....''....
c. W. Davis, Dover. n. II, ms. b. IN. KatydId.....
Time aAo't 2a5h, 2s7H
In the contest for the special colt stakes first
| purse 80, second S5o and third S20-the follow
ing record was made;
Samuel Root westport, \. Y. ms. b. Z. Ben