Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

An important issue in the campaign of re-
t,nchment and rciulm upon which the Leg
uumbrI Of Judges shall Ire reduced by one, the
opportunity to do 80 without dropping one
now presenting itself in the retirement Of
Judge Powers. On this que .tion We have held
20 rrr opinion for iuH'\ years. The work re
uJ'lru ID the bench j. no more than can hn
reuouucn readily ~ six men; indeed il is
earlier day. Wn"n tu' re was vastly more lltl-
90 io; ID; 'Ac INT than now Tie oNp nSe of
'l, -E''" .udg ~ several thousand dol ans
ana N' .opr g. ere is courage and discrnnino-
t"n "uuu,h n th" hcW Legislature TO reduce
the '.m'.r. Nooi.,r' standard.
This j, a candid statement of the Judge
question. The retirement of Judge Powers
open, natural anI easy way to bring
about the reduction. 10 one will be de
posed, nobody's feelings will be injured no
injustice will be done any person. We are
more than ever satisfied that ma iority of
the lawycrs-exccpting of course the can
diGatos for the vacant iudgeship- and'a ma
iority of the people are for the reduction.
II the incoming Legislature means bust
ness in this matter Of rctrenchment, here is
a good place to begin. We not only hope
with the Woodstock Standard but we be-
lleve that there is courage and discrimina-
ton enough in the new Legislature to re
duce the number of judges
The state Fair and he "kitc" Track
Ii is matter of regret that the stormy
weather last week interferel so materially
with the success Of the State fair at White
River Junction, though we are very glad
to learn that despite the RAIN the managers
report balance in the treasury
But while thousands of wculd-be visitors
were disappointed horse breeders and horse
racers had especial reasons for desiring good
trotting weather in order that fair test Of
the new kite->haped track, which was
ope~ ed for trial in Vermont for tho first
| time at the State fair might be made This
track has already been fully described in
the FREE PRESS
Al the remarkable performances on q
| similar track at Independence every trotter
| lifted himself into the class formerly ahca,,
Of him and that meeting was the greatest
for record smashing Of the year. Here are
some OF the records made;
! Manager the two-yrnr Old PAGER by Nut
| wool, went a mic IN .It19; 10y Wilkes pat ed
| mlv IA -:'-44; -}iaHtstcr by aberdeen, dam
| by Almout. io'k iour-ycar old tro' ting race
/ record Of -;lj Margaret =, the four year old
! daughter a Director trotted m 2:!2la against
| Time Cricket the rve-year old daughter OF
! NttlHwaH, rHreI a NILE in 2:lu: Alvin. III,
/ young stHlliun y Orpheus, trotlel in PA.
and Jack troit"i in 2:l@lI
All the conditions We're unfayorabe to u
fair trial Of the Vermont track last week
50 heavy was the rainfall at times that
the water had to be dipped out of some OF
the depressions in the track; all the race
were trotted in the mud, and some of then
in n pouring rain But despite all thes,
Disadvantages the track is pronounced
success in its way and the fastest in New
England If good weather favors tn
races in contemplation at White Rive
Junction next week an event of extraordi
nary interest to New England horsemel
may be expected.
\ There Is a wide difference OF opinion
among horsemen regarding the effect tn
kite track Will have on racing sports Thu
New FORK Sun thinks that il the phenomena
performances at Independence are to worl
the same revolution in tracks that the,
have in records, VIC shall have anothe
striking move in the direction Of helping
the horse at the expense of the spectator
Here is what the Sun says about it:
From the view point of the looker-on, tn
hal t-mile track is the best of all shapes
; brings the horses three times beneath til
wire, In scoring, finishing the first half an
then the second. In the case OF the mile trac X
the trotters are only brought there twice, an
moreover its circuit allows them to trave
further from the grand stand. The kite
shaped track makes another concession to tn
horse, by giving him longer stretches whic
, take him still further than the ordinary trac
! beyond the range OF close vision. But
seems to be ms much faster than tho standar
, mile track of the day as that is faster tina
the half mile.
e The next step, of course, would be to prC
, vide the ideal road for the horse, and til
worst for the public, the staghtaway mil,
c Against that may the future defend us Tn
q ordinary track Of the day Is plenty goo
? enough to trot on. and 1t Is about ten times a
full OF interest for the spectators as the lon
. straight mile, where the start can he seen onl
in the dropping of the flag, from which up I
r the very border Of the grand stand the tiel
remains an almost indisthguishab!e ana III
varying mass.
. However, no one can deny the reasonabl,
, ness Of the kite. But if there is to be a chang
in that direction, IL should be achieved by I'll
p united action of all track owners.
: Many Of the horsemen at White Rive
o junction rendered the same verdict as thd
r rendered by the Sun-the kite shaped trac
g for speed, the half mile track for sport. A
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