Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24

small party" The wonder is, how the
deuce he ever found leisure to write any
sort of letter, much less one so clever
as the following:
BosTING, July II, 1899.
Dear P.-Since the killing time made
by Dutchman and Awful, three miles in
sulkies and Aaron Burr and Columbus in
wagons (the latter with 400 lbs. up), it
has worked up the Bosting Boys to try if
they can't do something "a small sprink-
ling past common" but we have at
length come to the conclusion that our
horses will appear first-rate mean without
we have something than a sand bank to
60 upon, and consequently have bound
ourselves to make the Cambridge trotting
park at least decent course of time and
as you know nothing about it from per-
sonal observation (the more shame for
you for not giving us the pleasure long
since Of "York's tall sons, presence,
opinions, advice), will tell you what it
was and what 1 think it will be. 1t was
an uneven sand bank, which has been
plowed up and laid out with four straight
runs of nearly equal lengths; with four
inclined planes of descent of five inch
es in the hundred feet to each place,
which makes the course appear to the eye
perfect level. 1t is just one mile
around, measured three feet from the in
side fence. The soil of our track being
of light yellow sand which will not tread
we are now covering it with blue clay
about four inches thick; on the top of
this we are putting about IL inches of a
black loan, which is to be narrowed to-
gether and then rolled. l am confident
it must make a frst-rate track. The
course is also fenced in, and convenient
stands are now building. After this is
done, all we want to make fun for the
public and qualification for ourselves is,
some :4l-in-harness trotting crab
amongst us: and such one we shall
have If you will give us fair chance and
little time.
Why should we not, down East, have
as good trotting cattle as you of the great
city of Gotham? think we have here
the material to make first-raters, and the
" Boston Boys are determined to have
some that are not inferior to any of the
nonpareils and out and cutters of your
city, Philadelphia, or Baltimore, of our
city, is so much in our favor, that the
day is not far distant when we will saw
to you Gothamites "pick out your best
trotting tits and bring them to Cambridge
trotting park, and we will stake the ex-
penses and $1,000 spot, we can beat them
at your own race.''
But am letting my pen get the better
OF my discretion in talking Ito IL
community of trotters) in this way. How
ever, l know them all, and feel sure they
won't hurt me without first letting me
know they are giving me touch-up "
that will scare me if | am not in first.
rate condition. Therefore, | say no more
save to tell you what matches have al
ready been made to come off in August
as soon as the course is finished, which
will probably be by the 10th. George
Edwards of Cambridge names an untried
five-year-old sorrel mare, Lady Rich.
mond, against Henry Jones' (of New
York; sorrel gelding, Brandy, both pa.
GERS, for $500 a side, half forfeit, mile
heats, best three in five, in saddle, carry
ing l35 lbs, which, if might be allowed
to Judge from what | have heard, will be
smartish sort of match, as the know.
ing ones offer to bet even that 2 rs don't
win the money.
Also, match between Mr.. Brownell's
gelding, Young Buckskin, and Mr.. Wal.
tons sorrel gelding, Independence, mile
heats in saddle, best three in five, carry.
ing l45 lbs, for $500 side, half forfeit
Also match between Mr.. IS bay
colt, Pescara, and Mr.. IS chestnut
colt, Pizzaro, two mile heats in harness.
for 5000 side, play or pay, l45 lbs. up.
Also, the following matches between
Mr.. Brownell's bay gelding, Young Buck
skin, and Mr.. IS roam mare, Highly
er, mile heats, to 60 as each pleases, for
5000 side, two mile heats in saddle, and
another of three mile heats in saddle, for
5000, AS lbs. up in each.
| think the above matches will come of
between the 10th and 10th of August, OF
as soon as the course gets fine, after
which there will probably be purses of.
fered to induce your fast goers to give us
a taste of their quality for little Boston
money, at least hope so.
In haste, very truly yours.