The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-20

able to keep tup Thep ane seppers and !rot.ei
with commend able unanim,ty
Your correspondent will venture 10 that there
were no more good matched pairs but they have not yet
made themselves visible Mr., Beaumont, Of Berks
", has pair Of dark sorrels chat look we'll did not
New York stock, that look Il they could get
siderable ground in short space time 1t was diff cult
to find out much abont them the driver was tscturn
He had probably been rsraed in love affair as he
was the only unhappy man ] met There are but few
bringing valuable ANIMALS here. The finest looking
stallion here is Bob Logic - and he IS what l. ex
pressivey called peacock Robert is fifteen
and half hands high ten years old color dark bay and
not superfuous bit of flesh about him. He has oye
like diamond and head like human b.ng. His
chest broad and well proporoned legs well proper
toned Roberts pedigree is afstocratic He is by i'm
ported Iongford he by Starch out of Peri by Wanderer
His dam imported mare by Mambrino, and he by
Messenger Lady Suffolk of the Messenger stock both
sides. He is owned by r. Hutchns The stallion Cas-
netts thorough bred Consernatan, ON Syracuse is to
be here tomorrow The show of Black Hawk stations is
have noticed before-they uneer-sized and small
boned | shall notice the stations particularly
in future letter There is fair show of geldings, but
very Few ponies and not so many stock
pected Draught horses very much in ths minority,
only four pairs and one single horse exhibited They
A. Rice West Meriden, entered ''Young Quebec six
year old weighing 500 pounds H. J. Chaplin Springfield;
r. Trask, Springfield Mr. Goodrich of Pitts6ed, and G.
Fonda, of New York, entered pairs. The only reason
that can aiege for this paucty of dlaught horses is
a splendid stallion Lion" Is hands high. weighin
1000 pounds, raised in Delaware from imported stock
who has been devotng his energies to drawing
the last three years The breeding and improving of
draught horses is very important and the matter ought
to he investigated before the n, xt show.
There forty ak breeding mares and eight brood
mares with foas at foot had not time to examine them
critically. Among the blood mares noticed "Kate
Hayes" stout, handsome English mare, dark bay, and
full of good points She imported by II. Alexander
r, of Springfield, and barring slight prejudice against
American national airs she seemed to be as kind as she
was spirited, swift and strong There is great show
OF Vermont horses. chiefly Black Hawks fair lot
OF New Workers, and very few raised in Maine,
Massachusetts,, or Penns, lvana-none from Ohio or
Kentucky. This dsposes of the claims of this show to
nationality. Take out the Vermont horses and ths
show would be poor indeed,
The attendance to-day has been good, and I told
that 81 800 has been received for single tickets
The exhibition is well worth visiting, the scene
outside and inside the enclosure is full Of life novelty,
and variety All the wandering shows are here rs usual
Ny old friend the Highland Giant holds hi levees under
tent not quite high he represented TO be- There
circus, several very fat bulls extronnerry snak y
young lady who delights in moustache the original
dog the real original fat woman who weighs 700 lbs and
her contrast with the lean who weighs thirty two
pounds, to say nothing of gentleman who lis augurs
by auction and another with fiery red hair and blue
velvet cap who has patent soap which takes the spots
out of everything but the English anguagethat used
up By the inventor brief explanatory lecture Then
the weather is fine the ladies beautiful the music
delightful the horses symmetrical the drivers interest
ngy ourc, the managers very polite the marshal and
assistants very dgn fled with their red sashes baton
and gaunets (only that you will have painful idea that
they all sashes, gaunets and baton)-so that alto
gether doing very well, and having very nice
time OF it here in Springfield.
To there is to be exhibition OF matched
horses colts fancy matched horses geldngs and saons
Of four to years. Their speed will be tested.
obliged to close in order send this by the express
train but will be able to tell you about
the horses and also to whether not the exhibition
will be has been well pulled and advertised
ought to be both profitable to the orgnators and
dound to the improvement of the ''noble' animal Isup
all the great who have written letters about this
convention have united in calling him w.