The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-08-04
A 'orse Halter Hall.


the corner ei tho Point Breeze Road
House II there is one thing he prde'
himself on Il is his knowledge Of horse
hesh. aud on the accuracy OF his Judge
ment two young men, supposed TO be from
the wicked city Of New York, spceulated
I About iour o'clock yesterday afternoon
James Elliott, Jr. and Michael Cleary
drove up in front Of Jacob Browns house.
/ Their conveyance was most dilspidated
looking wagon, attached to which was a
! lean, lank horse bcspattered with mud
and apparently worthless, The reins were
old clothes lines, and the harness was
patched with pieces of rags and strings
Cleary and Elliott got out set OF quoits
and began to play. So deeply were they
interested in the game that they did not
apparently notice the remarks which the
astute Jacob Brown was making TO a
friend regarding the wretched looking ami
NAL. Jacob walked round the horse and
criticised the animal There was large
bloody spot over one of the horses eyes
(which on casual inspection half an hour
later appeared to be red paint and dirty
rag that had once been white was wrapped
around the animals OF hind leg half way
from ankle to knee. Finally, having nudg.
ed his friend and companion, remarking
soto rooe.-"Let's have some fun with
these fellows" Jacob said -"What do
YOU intend to do with that2" inolining his
elbow and shoulder, contemptnously, to-
ward the horse that was standing looking
at the ground as innoeently as lamb.
"What, the wagon?" asked Elliott in re-
turn, with decided cockney drawl.
"No, that horse You'll have to take
him down to the Gray's ferry road. They
don't buy soap fat here"
"That orseW said Elliott in much in.
jured tone "why, sir, there's nothink the
matter with i'm
"What are you going to dewith himY
asked Brown, convulsed with laughter
II intend to sell him" retorted Elliott.
manifesting some pride in the animal,
The horse was also observed to wag his
left ear.
"Well, you'd better do it quickly
from Brown.
Il had, had /? Why, 'e's good 'orse'
"The whole concern horse, wagon and
harness bring five dollars sug'
gested Brown.
"Now, look here, mister, you don't know
nothink about 'orse, said Elliott, rather
pitifully, II love that 'orse, ! does. | tell
YOU as 'ow 'es worth moren a und-er-ed
dollars His face was SO serious that
Brown pittied the poor fellow, but could
not help laughing at him.
"It's too absurd, said Brown.
"Ill tell you wat I'll bet You under
ed dollars as g can 60 in three minutes.
| love this 'orse, do, and II back i'm
There was struggle between Brown
and his friend as to who should have the
huckleberry," as they called the oppor'
tunity to win cool hundred. Brown
insisted on his priority of claim, and his
right being recognized Brown said, chuck
ling
"All right; | take that bet. Don't you
want to make the time five minutes
"No, bet 'sa bet with me. / loves
that orse, | do" Here the horse wagged
his right ear, but kept his eye toward
Brown closed
A stakeholder Of integrity was found at
the tavern nearby and the 5000 was placed
in his hands. The party then got into the
wagon that is four members OF it did
Browns friend and comrade insisting on
walking because they feared the vehicle
would break down and drove slowly to
Point Breeze Trotting Park. The horse
could not be urged cut Of a Jog, and
Brown says he felt sorry a dozen times
that he hadn't doubled the bet. Apparent
ly the shafts Of the mud despatched wag'
on was holding the quadruped mp. Every
time Elliott would say, "Now, | tell you,
'e's good 'un, or 81 loves that 'orse, ]
does" poor Brown was conyulsed with
laughter.
Having reached the inside Of the trotting
park the stakeholder, Brown and Cleary
took their places at the Judges stand.
Elliott was to handle the ribbons and
Brown was TO give the word The horse
walked around The track which was in fair
condition, and when it appeared about an
even thing that the animal wouldn't fall
down from sheer weakess, the tlmekeeper
and starter proposed ito get the horse
of. Elliott got out for bucket OF water,
sponged the animals mouth, climbed back
again into the wagon and announced that
he was ready to start.
| He drove back on the track hundred
yards, turned the horse and came up to the
Judges stand al about IL minute gait
| but when Brown shouted "GoV with un-
usual unction he witnessed transforms.
ton scene. At the word go the apparently
wretched animal threw his ears back,
stretched his neck and got down TO work
He Strengthened out beautifully within
twenty seconds. Not break, not skip,
but real thoroughbred trotting He pas
sed the quarter in 40 seconds, and entered
on the stretch toward the half mile post
at even better speed. This was passed in
!, 10, and the next quarter was made in
about 80 IL seconds, after which Elliott
held in 'the unknown" 50 that be finished
amid cloud Of dus,, but with head erect
ald ears well back, in 237. An old horse
man who saw the trot assured your cores
} 49,. 1,,,,l .bst in his fudgeuFut the animal