Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-21
The Vermont State Fair.


The Vermont State Fair.
The following ia the record OF the racing. and
OF some other matters connected with the state
fair, for which there was lack Of space on the
first page:
THE RACES
This portion Of the state fair programme prom
ised to be very interesting to lovers Of speedy
horses, and 1t was not whit behind its promise,
the trottng being good, and remarkably free from
that Objectionable feature jockeying, 20 preva.
/ lent at such times. The first race was Wednesday
afternoon, for horses that had never beaten two
Thirty, for purse Of S135-S75 to first, $40 to
second and 800 to third. There were four entries
land the race was a warm one. The following is
summary;
"; s. Stewart Tconderoga, MS g. m, Kitty Ives.
81 A. williams, Burlington, rs ch. g. Little Dick
IT, W; utton, Morrisville, ms. b. Marx Ray.
25i, w. 1A, Lob
In the first heat there came near being bad
|smash-up. Little Dick had the pole and was
crowded so far in that he stepped ON the bank
|and then, over-reaching, struck the boots on his
fore foot throwing him and keeling Jerry y
Williams his driver, of the suky in short order
Mark Ray " was so close behind that he put his
foot into the wheel Of the overturned suky, and
|he too was down in nm instant The other two
horses walked through the crowd that instantly
gathered and completed the heat. Luckily neither
the horses or drivers were hurt, and the next heat
they were all on the track again. For a minute
i seemed as though there was to be general
'mash-up, and all are to be congratulated that it
IWaa Tluradav ad
to showing gentlemen's drivers single and double
teams, and in the afternoon the following races
lwere trotted, heats being alternated: Two-forty
class; purse, Si25-S70 to first, $40 to second and
$50 third:
Ivy. u. Human, Derby Line. ms. b. m Vision. al
n, 4. Williams, Burlington, ch m. Molly Clark 3
Vi Ss'o"' Moi'.ve rs sS U.s. sss sd s5s az a.
Two-ffty class for purse of $3.50 TO first,
$50 to second and $40 to third:
w. G; Ellis, Middlebury. ms. m. silver Nell...
Jsns. gTasGe n? !" TeiSa foS aS Johnny.
ny. 4. Human, Derby Line br. g. Gambler.
IVY T. Martin. Bradford. blk. Honest Reuben
Time. observation-disclosures. 293, AS 2A, $40.
1t was evident that Brown Johnny could have
taken the race had Jones wanted to get record
IN his horse but the money was not enough to
pay him to do so. 1t was intended that the four
years-old race should come off after the above,
but the lateness of the hour caused postpone
nent until Friday morning at nine o'clock, when
THE four-years.old horses trotted for purse OF
IsS5-S50 to first, S25 to second and $40 to third
\ A; Williams Burlington. ns. oh. m. Locket. 2
Ilhu Robinson, Burlington, br. :. Billy Roberts,
4 H. 4, Rowe, Burlington, b. M Sleepy Name.
Observation-Disclosures. 3O6, 800, 2.53 $50, 3O3
Alternated with the above was a two mile race
for purse of S30O-s15O to first 500 to second
and $50 to thifd-best two in three
Is. W Jones, Braeboro, u.s. br g. johnny .........l
IT, ". utton, Morrsville ns. Mark Rty......,..
wv. H. Human, Derby Line b. m. Vision df
$40, 5.2i
The last Of the forenoon races was for double
teams; purse, S5O-S25 to first, $40 to second and
so to third:
II A. Williams Burlington. ms. CHI. m. Molly CLARK
lw. ii. Martin, Bradford, rs & m, Lady Ligiiiooii
and BLK T. Honest Reuben. ,...,,....,...;:.,.2
ihie''sr ju5, 5Vjt %
In the afternoon the first race called was open
for all horses; purse s3OO-sl5O to first, 500 tc
second and $50 to third:
Nv. = Stewart, Tconderoga, y. w. g. m. KITTY Ives.
| I'd flannery' Burlington ns b. M Kitty
zd' ZJb, ID
Alternating with the open-for-all was stallion
race; purse Sl75-SlO0 to first, $50 to second and
3S25 to third
Frank Short Middlebury ms. br. 5. Young Column
i B,teii, Miidlebnry. ms ci' !. Motion.
4 Joha utton' Mousville ms. br. s. Bruno. ,....3
iie'.''.' t'''''''''.''.......... 2lO, 259, 2l
The last race of the fair, for horses that had
never beaten three minutes, for a purse of $50
$50 to first, S25 to second and SO to thrd-was
well filled and quite sharply contested. The fol-
lowing is the summary:
3w H. Human. Derby Line, rs. br. IN. Lady Knox
I ~ n.ssolvi allgnuty' nt D. $ oha,ienge...
H. Jones, liIsteboro, ms. br 6. BrownJohnny,
H. A; Williams Burlington, MS. blk. 3. Broker
Time. 2a,. 2.es 2i9. 2.i9.
This ended the racing, and the crowd rapidly
dispersed, evidently well satisfied that it had been
conducted as fairly as 1t was possible to be.
HORSES
The show of horses was exceptionally fine and
it is pleasure to note that in this department, as
well as in the cattle and poultry, Washington
county took an honorable and leading part
William Farwel of Barre exhibited his stallion
|" Windsor" j. NJ Josn Of Waitsfied, Rocket, "
I'll. S. Town Of Montpelier Auctioneer and re-
Iceived for them the highest honors of the fair.
In brood mares, ii S. Boutwell, OF Montpelier, A.
Durham of East Montpelier and S. d HOLSTER
1of Marshfeld swept the board. These gentlemen,
As did also Stephen Greeley and Herbert Kilborn
Iof East Montpelier and X W. Clark of Mortified,
HAD meritorioHs stock in the other divisions of
This general class. + d. Gray of Montpelier had
some very handsome yearling and sucking colts
~. N. North of Shoreham exhibited finely
matched pair of fllies; Madison Millers half
blood Norman Percheron stallion, three years old
Idappled iron gray, weighing thirteen hundred
twenty five pounds, was handsome animal C.
Nv. Potter exhibited Percheron, Wei, nine years
1old, weight sixteen hundred fifty pounds, black
rs ravens wing; j. A. Williams of Burlington
and II. H. Martin OF Bradford exhibited hand
some spans OF matched horses
NOTES AND COMMENTS
J. V. BABoocK showed some field strawberries
picked last week in pasture in Moretown.
MEssRs j. & T. NJ. TIERNEY of ST. Abans have
sold their horse Village Boy to +, S, Gross of
Lee Massachusetts, for 81, 100, and for that rea-
son did not start him in the races.
The press is under unusual obligations to Henry
Clark secretary and his assistants for the facili-
ties furnished and assistance rendered. Indeed,
|ill the officers were courteous and obliging, for
which they should have their need Of praise.
MEDAD wRIGHT's team was stolen from the
ground on Thursday afternoon and at last ac-
counts had not been heard from He thinks,
however, he has clue, and is now following it
Iup 1t is also said another team was stolen, but
We are unable to verify the rumor
THE admirable arrangements OF the Wells River