Caledonia

BLAIR, Andrew

Vermont Historical Magazine, No XI, October 1867, pp 435-436 [extraction 
from a section on the history of Goshen Gore, Vermont]

Had the Olympic racer come down to our times, Mr. [Andrew] BLAIR, according 
to report, might have become a successful competitor for a crown. It is 
current that he once ran down and captured a fox, and was overheard holding a 
parley with the captive, whether the thing was done fair. But, unlike the 
Olympic races, not having an impartial judge to decide the points, the fox 
seemed to dissent from his victor's boast of fair play. "Now," says Mr. 
BLAIR, "If you think the thing was not done fair, we'll try it again." 
Whereupon the fox was let go, and was allowed to have a few rods the start, 
when BLAIR took the track. Away went the fox, away went BLAIR; one for life, 
the other for victory, over hill, over fence, over brush, till BLAIR caught 
the breathless trophy, a second time, in triumph. Mr. BLAIR was one of the 
pioneer settlers. Andrew M. BLAIR, Esq., son of Andrew BLAIR, was late a 
member of the Wisconsin state senate.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly