The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-11
The Fair or tho American Institute.

The FAIR OF the American Institute.
The CATTLE sHow.-Yestsrday, the Cattle Show OF
the American Institute opened at Madison Cottage
of Fifth and 23d street The exhibition
OF stock was far from large and the attendance was
very scany indesd With but few exceptions the ma-
jority Of the animals we're scarcely above msdiocry
This is Tot to be wondered at when przs o-
the best bull of the purest breed only s and prizes
for yesrlings low IS So. thousand for the hes.
bull Of breed named frequent prize and $500 quite
common thing, in the old country II the Institute
Therefore wish to produce real petition and to i'm.
prove the breed OF cattle they must be far liberal
In their prizes. Men will not here at vast ex-
pense, from great distance to compete when IL they
even gain the prize it is not werth taking away For
instance for the best short horned Durham, bull
prize there were only three competitors that mad any
prtensions Of merit Lsmsrtine two. year old from,
tordbain Westchester county; Prince Albert a viii to
animal beautifully spotted a very handsome
ture from Pelham, Westcheser county; and Jupiter
MIX white four.yesr old bull fran Chester, Orange
COUNTY The latter is the largest but Prince Albert s
lie has already carried away the priz. In his own
county OF the Ayreshr breed of bulls, there WAS
year old imported bull which took the przs for AYR in
Scotland in lsas. rs yesrpg OF the workiug oxen
by lar the finest were pair from Winchester
tcut Of tho Devon breed which the best for the
YOKE. pair from Dlsckweii's islanc owned by the
Corporation, were also much admired. Thers were ais
five yoke OF oxen belonging TO one owner remarkably
fnei including pair of twin four. year old ste.rs
which were like each ether thai We could hardly
tel the difference between them pair Of .hreo year
oo Twins were stu more handsome, and equally like
each other. Oh bull calves. the finest was grade Eve
months cid, half Durham ana half Devon This calf
was o sn extraordinary size for his age There was
very fine grade bull 10 months old half Durham and
half ayrshire belonging the same owner az the i've
pair OF steers and white heer, lovely creature of
the same bresd The finest Devon was from Jersey
CITY four year-old There also a two years old
named Beauty, from Winchester, which showed the
purest breeding, The finest Devon bull beyond all
comparison was one named Bloomfield, from Wine hes
ter, which lost born by some accident The o wper
states that this animal WAS the
Gov OF which Coleman speaks in his travels yisdag
II lbs of butter in the week for fat cattle We sa
nose that In our estimation, deserved tho name The
hh'ep were rs wretched u set as We bsheld aud
the swine were miserable We would advise some of
heads Of the Institute TO take trip to Great Sri
tain or ireland aud the cattle sho there. aud we
promise them. If they do, they will be ever infer
ashataed OF the cattle exhibited Yesterday asd take
some measures or such be their ohect to encourage
higher order OF breeding, and better mode Of fat
tcning.
The horses few, and nothing to boast Of In
quality. They wore exhibited in Madison Sauara
Among them were Trustee and Ma poeou One OF thy
tnekt we saw was bsy marc Yeas, by Atta OF nv
Trustee She is IL hands high aud the m ode of Ana
Iuntress, q class OF horses In this country
There was avery excellent trotting horse. n yellow
bay one OF the most manageable We ever sav-one of
the sweet bri&r" breed able 70 trot mile In TIRES
minutes tea wagon OF $50 lbs Bat the most remark
able among the collection Of horses was two year old
eot d. TX brown. called Thomas JEFF rssn, OF extra
ordinary size for his age being 10 hanes inch high
lie t Of the Nembrnio stock, noble colt and the
emily ore deserving OF notice.
he whole s1air dull and srritic.s and tending
10 no ustiul purpose, as far we could zee. Tho
visers we're extremely few aud there did lot appear
TO be interest excited about the exhibition If the
lrsfute want TO make this department worthy of the
country and calculated to promote the best breed Of
CATTLE they must shift their tack and steer very diff
fcrcnt course
TuE GRAPHS rns Fss-1he vsiters at tho fair in
Castle Garden will do we'll to take q look q. the speci
meme Of grapes exhibited Ihs native xrauua of the
Ifabels rpocies, FROM Nhttesvnu Point u g. grown
by MIR Hughes. are the largest and finest ever hi
bi"d They we're grown In the open air There Ia
some wine from this grape shown in bottles There
vM also very fne specimen of grape grsyn in this
city, in the open air by MIR GRiard, sixty-si,th st
road The C0awbR grape (the reat wine
grsPe q oli0 attracted much attention suaonf .hs
Foreign grapes, the white Syrian greatly sinrrd
Tiers vas one bunch which weighed lbs aud some.
times IL lbs. IRE found IN cluster They we're .xhi-
bted by Or. Turpse, If Fall River Another very
beautiful and very large Specimen the a colors
near Rcd Hook. But the 6ueft reign grspcs. and
thote which obtained The prize gfoEnb Sir Van
Eonffelscr tint.n Point Duchess near Psughseaa-
ole. They were grown without artificial heat I'd their
means among the ~ conons exhibited bg this gentle
Joan 10 very cuEious one, callei the Palestine
Que Lunch weighing ~ lbs IL /, small gc,cu grape
which clusters BEAUTIFULLY The grapes are highly
oiediishle 20 the Institute this yesr
THE EscRE IooH Amc ~ the hest ard most useful
inv'hioD In THE room IL Svingcs patent brng aui
uoriicing mnchino IL Is al Ingenious eoutrivsnce
irving the lebor Of from ak 70 twelve inou 10 "a
moved by eteum engine, or any other netiy power
ana the morticng part Of IL consists Il two dstinct
divin 'ns-sn anger, and hollow, square chisel
! he anger is let down through tho ohisel, aud,
bong spun by the machinery &c rapidly hores Will.
c'Uion. being pressed d0vn by lever worked ty the
Ihno, cua the morce out In instant tar cleaner aud
better tran hands could d. &C. ~ can cut within a
ihavipg Il the edge Of the wood without splitting
iYiufiru 10.