Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-22
w. u. u. TIME TABLE.
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TIE RACES.
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The races advertised came 1T OF
the Fair Grounds here Wcdupsda,
afternoon, Oct, 22nd, The day va,
cloudy, and threatened rain, but die
not ram enough TO hurt anything
II was tolerably warm, The Grove
In attendance was not no large M II
would have been under more favor.
able circumstances. Notwithstand-
Ing, 400 tickets 10 the grounds were
sold, and probably SEQ people were
present Many ladies attended, and
remained TO the close, Tho usua
amount Of "jaw" was INDUCED in by
betting characters.
The following are tho names oil
those who entered in the different
races, also the names Of tho winners
and first money, The names ofthose
who did not contest in tho races arc
NAKED with star after them:
ONE MILE run, PURSE $40.
No, 9-Ilenry. II. Gilbert" Pomiret ;
John Davis, Woodstock; James Hen,
derson", Ludlow; Dick Leonard,
Woodstock; Slllman French, Hart.
ford; S. ID. Norington, Springfield /;
Samuel Jackson, Weston. The first
money, S., was won by Dick Leonard,
,ime-5m. los: S. ID. Norrington,
I'D, time-5m. l3s John Davis, Sd,
time-5m. lis.
100 YARDS DASH, PURSE So.
No. so. A. Whitcomb, Wood.
stock; L. S. Munger" Woodstock !;
William Jackman,* West Hartford !;
]. r. HASKELL Hartford; Frank
French" Pomtret William laughs,
Woodstock Frand Elliott" Wood
stock. The first money, So, was won
by VIM. Haughs, lime-12 Sd secs, (,
Whitcomb wasn't more than lap
behind Haughs.
oNE-nALF NILE RJ.J, Purse S..
No. is, d. Norrington, Spring.
. field; Dick Leonard. Woodstock
Stephen Roberts, Windsor; George
Raymond, Woodstock j. Il. Haskell,
Hartford; William Allen, Plymouth;
Frank French, Pomiret John Davis,
Woodstock; Vena Colby, Woodstock.
The above purse was not run for.
22O YARDS DASH, OPEN TO ALL PERSONS
WEIGHING $50 POUNDS OR MORE,
No. CIV, ]. Carney,~ Royalton
William View, o. Ii. Williams, Louis
Bourdv, Fred Howes,* Woodstock
View took the first money, So, time
80 IA secs.
2 HOURS, GO AS YOU PLEASE, PURSE 1925.
No. Nv. w. Ward, W. r. juno
ton; E. f. Leonard, Hartford N.
Q. Livingston, Pomfret John Davis,
Woodstock Edward Norrjngton,
Springfield; Dick Leonard, Wood
stock; VIM j. Henry, W, r. June
ton; Jerry Hayes, Tyson Furnace.
John Garland, Bethel; Peter Ga,tin,
Vena Colby,* Charles Davis, Tom,
Griffin, William Haughs, Woodstock.
The first money, Sl2 was won by
Jerry Hayes, of Tyson Furnace, who
made 1G 1-S miles in the time, ac-
cording to the ruling from the stand.
E. Norrington, I'd Dick Leonard, Sd.
They were all young men and mostly
light weights who contested for this
purse. Peter Galtin was the oldest,
we should think, about IS, and the
youngest, VIM J. Henry, about Is.
Henry struck an even gate and kept
It to the last, made very fair time, and
was cheered. AT the close the hat
was passed among the crowd for him,
and he received $9.17. Hayes APP.
peared we'll on the track, but nobody
thought he would take the first money,
but he had wind and muscle-two
very desirable things in a contest of
this kind. Norripgton, the oolored
man, is good walker, Dick Leonard
has graceful gate, Livingston has
speed in him. Some six held out to
the last among them Livingston aud
Garten, The running men were
warmly greeted by their friends. The
boys all did well.
The races are over. What next?
Mrs. DR.. Kimball Russ died at her
residence in So. Pomfret, Saturday.
The lightest running sewing MAJ