New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-21
Maine Law Nominations.
I,Ieoo1oo CO.-Assembly, ]. Gen. Levi Harris.
THE WORLDS HORSE CONVENTION.
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SPRIxlRlELp. Ihursday. DC

sPREGFiELD. 1bursday Oct 20, 1913
The ,oonine opens again with al the saubhous splendor
NJ an American lndhn GUNNER The town Is immensely
tbroDped By people by railroad and al sorts OF country
eonveyances and OF the most striking ieaureS o. ln'
Iiop il not to be found in tho four hundred and more
lores that have been entered and on the ground
no day but in the appearance Of the great mass Of people in
ATTENDANCE. have seen anything TO equai H. MOI
70 numbers, but in the almost universal appearance on IN
Negligence, sobreiy ard wei dressed multitude Whcu nh
Do founds and occupy the extensive range o seats along
ado Of the track upon viii the horses are exhibited me
Of which excite as much interest By their speed and me
nrpearanco az though real race course Inc IA
yoe Of he course is tie fast trotting horse Casns NJ
Clay He IL really fno horse, but could not but feel
thai he owed a part Of bis popularity to hs name.
4 Horses are here from than half Of the United
&les from Maine to Illinois. and people ilOm canada to
tJexas II is Of The wonders Of the age thai simple
announcement Of show OF horses shouh cTeae sucn
perfect iaor TO witDe- a. among both sexes Wrh tley
never felt Juror to wituoss shows OF worse tendency
puch as denOraze the mass much more TINS one a. ue
fr;al Of trotiing horses between and o'clock, there
could nd have been less than 10000 persons present ABOUT
ooo ~ whom were seated one half Of whom were Re
males whose gay colorcd dresses made up one OF the most
Ilcrsinc pictures Of BIO have ever seen Pofhap' an
tquI number Of people were never ioselnor ""9'' 81
much real enjoyment Wa illt as in tii uic.o5uIe
The number OF hoecs il go great and so many OF mem
30 excellent that cnnnpt i your columns wan deNsha
tons Of particular ndiydnoi II WI De gIeu TO any
horse hereafter, 10 be advertised as tine mum morse o
. the great Springfield Exhibition In the aelion OF une
Committee upon Ponies question arose az to wlAi .
pony Finding good many small horses enc uaier
lie class offering premiums for pouies, the Committee
come IN for Instructions. ., ~
This question having unexpectedly arisen ana inc *
,eutye Committee Of the Society finding no rules esab.
Ised for their guidance the President Col Wider called
r an expression Of opinion, when was sueeeca b set
ornI member Of the Society that CommttceOf five should
be appointed for the purpo OF setng ms qnS,u9h' me
President appointed Scion Robinson of New York, W. =
King Of Massachusetts james NJ lloml Of Pcnnsyiynma
George NJ Avaior of Springfield, and y \. Clemens OF
Springfield At meeting OF The Committee the following
Mr. Robinson remarked that the only distinct marked
cd Of in j
Charleston IS. C.l naeh Ponies. hardy wei brtd
;aec moi over l3 hands h'sh Tie NusianI ponies
reneray about 13I hands Tho Mustang horses, or,
ney aro sometimes called Cinnamon horcs owing tothe
color sometimes called poncs, but erroneon-y ore
I4to - hands high when full grown though ttequcnuy
under "A hands but OF handsome form and Ike fine
bred horse in appearance than Ike the ors nal type
of ponie-, the Shetland breed of that claa3
The Indian ponies Of the North and West are generally
rather light nado-not over ~ hands hgh-genefaiy no
over 10 hands Upon this stock tie Ffcnch Fandcrs horse
ORIGINALLY introduced by The carly settlers of Canada
crossed and formed that distinctive breed wen known
Canadian Ponies Tie average hight Of this class think
Is II hands.
crosses form the stock i'm general n The United n ties
There are but few Of the Mustang brood cast Of he Ns!s
tipV Tho shetland ponies are only bought and sod az
Curiosiiios children laythngs 81 FIR as my oo,erya
iions extend in my weekly visits TO tho New York Horse
Market any animal that ia over thirteen ami half
hands high is called horse. Boys ponies are ~ 10 10
hands ladies ponies a hands and under ] think
that IN tlat market no animal over lJ3 hands insh
Which conveys the idea of stout bull! horse from Is
10 Is hands high with short Aoad, thick neck andhoa'y
name and tail
Noud like 10 encourage this breed OF ponies b. that 4
tren might be easy trained 10 ride and uai ponies are
preferable to donkeys i0r that purpose.
Mr. lmill thought tho standard OF hight should NOT ne
fixed too high there o be too great tendency
10 breed small horses which should moi bc encouraged
except those of the real poay breed.
Nj King Of opinion that II hands may very pro
lCry be established Che maximum hight OF the pony
class as those which allied Canadian ponies come ire
quenly above that standard si some one must be fixed
and That is not too high ~ s'c genera sA 10 tho
breeders of that class of stock but blood and character
must always be kept in view IN drawing The line between
The COMMITTEE finally determine and recommend to
the United States Agricultural Society 60 publ as their
opinion, that animal OF the hore family should be
termed pony which does bear the distinctive marks
al that lroedhat is heavy body, short head ana legs,
stout neck with heavy mano aud tail and not four
teen hands high and that in all offers Of premiums Tor
Tbs breed of horses pure ny blood should be aAon mo
account than size and hi h and such crosses OF t
beedwih those larger growth come ia nearest 10 the
original idea OF pony for which the Shetland shoad
ket view The type of the race Those not
oi the distinctive pony marks vhoieN er their size sho AID
to ranked small horses and not ponies
tbs report received end adopted ia marked aatis
faction. and viii probably be adopted 10y The public in SCI
Ting any question that may arise as 20 whether an animal
is a horse or pony.
Among The visitors ofd,sinchon WHO ore preson. f.
rive countenance 10 this the first great oNibtonot toes
X America and he first Agricultural show Of the United
State Agricultural Society tic following may be mon
Toned; Gov. Clifford Of Massachusetts, Gov. seymour
Ccby Of New lamp hire John NJ Bolts OF Virginia.
Gov. Seymour, Of New ork who is guest Il Gee. VI.
hwater TO whom The original iucc, OF this great show
is due Hon. Edward Dickinson Of Amherst Mas Z.
Z. Bausm, Of the wide wide world Hon. Judge
Wsyne, Of I. ). Court Goorea' Alexander DeNi.t NJ.
{, OF tho Worcester District J. II. Weston Of District
Columbia Il. h Forbes of Boston The Commander of the
ship jamestown, her oyego Of rcy Ireland The
rCgrcsontaton Of the Press very numerous
The crowd continued upon the ground until sundown
with undated satisfaction
Tomorrow will be the great day. \ grand onirie is to
he made in the morning OF al The horses procession In
he afternoon the banquet On SATURDAY be sale Of horses
vii take place
ARRIVAL OF T6E STEAMSHIP GIAsG0w-The British
steamship Glasgow, Capt Craig, from Glasgow Oct { ar
rved al this port yesterday morning with heavy cgh;
hsi and large number OF passengers
FIRTs,-At Il O'Clock. frc broke ont in grocery
store corner Of Firstav. and seventh S. Partially dc
srCyed.
AZ o'clock, a fire broke out in a German bakery al
No ls2 Narck ST. Considerable damage done by IRE and
water Fully insured.
AT Il O'Clock, an alarm rung for the FOuuh'Dis-
tict which was caused by an alarm in Brooklyn.