Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-02
The Horse Fair.


oae for the following additions to the
premiums heretofore given: The
third annual meeting of the Eastern
Vermont association of road and
trotting horse breeders closed on
Thursday last. The day was fine
and there was a large attendance at
the races in the afternoon. In the
yearling races in the morning for
purse of $40 only Golden stock was
entered. w. S. Bailey of East
Hardwick entered his gray fiIly,
Mary S., and J. L. Bailey of Bos-
ton entered his chestnut filly, Flora
B. Only one half-mile heat was
trotted and Mary S. won in 2.01H.
The winner is sister to Helen NJ,
Mr. Bailey's promising two-year-old.
The first race of the forenoon was
for foals of '86 for a purse of 5000.
The race:
Highland Medium, b. s.. G Bates, II
Hardwck, br c., W Bailey, 2 3
Veteran. b. s, FL Brewster, 4
Time, 2.51!; 250a.
Stake No. 5, for stations of 2.4O
class, purse $3.50, mile heats, 3 in 5.
This race was closely contested and
in the third heat Nutmont and Ethan
S. were set back for running and
the third heat given to Charlie Ray.
No time was taken in this heat.
The score tells the story:
Nutmont, b. s., C K Bates, 21211
Ethan S.. b. s., A L Woodbury., 1852
Charlie Ray, ch s., Burbank 6 Williams. 3 2
Time, 2.S54; 233a; 2-443; 2.3S.
Stake No. z, open to any horses
owned by members, purse of $3.50;
mile heats, 3 in 5. In this race
Rocket was an easy winner and some
remarkably good time was made.
The race:
Rocket, g. G., II Brewster,
Time, 2.30; 2.324 229A.
In addition to the premiums an
nounced last week these were made
public on the last day of the fair
Glass No. l, for matched pairs,
four entries; S12, brown geldings,
foaled in 'S3 by Young Morrill,, c.
E. Morse, Danville; So, matched
pair, c. f. Morse, Danville; So,
chestnut geldings, foaled in "a and
'85 by Folsom. E. II. Hoffman, Lyn-
don.
Class No. 2, for gentlemen's road
sters never in race; S12, b. F.
Haviland, Danville; So, Black Dex-
ter by Black Roland, G, H Man
chester McIndoes Falls; S5, Flora
bay mare by Dartmouth, Henry
Chase, Lyndon. There were seven
entries.
Glass No. 3, for gentlemen's road
sters that have started in race
S12, Jennie, bay mare by Kent,
Henry Chase, Lyndon; So, Electra,
bay mare by Star Ethan, r. J. Cole,
Danville, So, American Boy, chest
nut stallion by American Star,
George F. Winch, McIndoes Falls.
There were only three entries in this
Glass No. 4, for best brood mare
with stock; $12, Starine, chestnut
mare by Deucalion, E. G. Carpen-
ter, Lyndonville So, Nelly Lambert,
chestnut mare by Daniel Lambert,
Henry Chase, Lyndon; So, Pixie,
brown mare by Pratt's Rifemen,
Burbank & Williams, Coventry.
There were % entries in this class.
Class No. 5, for best sucking colts:
s12 bay filly by Fred Wilkes, o. H.
Mossman, Barton: So chestnut filly
by Golden, J. I. Parker, East Cow
entry; So, Wilkes S. n. F., bay
colt by Fred Wilkes, L. S. Nye,
East Coventry. There were 40 en-
tries in this class.
Glass No. II, Morgan premium
$12, Ethan Allen 3rd, chestnut STALL
ion by Ethan Allen I'd, D.B. Cush-
ing, East Bulke; $S, Harry Allen
by Thornton Horse, George w.
Ward, St. Johnsbury; S., Vim,
chestnut filly by Golden, Jonathan
Ross, St. Johnsbury,