Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29

The amount Of money taken at the door to-day was
S3, 2UO-makng an aggregate of receipts including those
for entries of animals thus far &c. 500 The total
Der OF entries for the exhibition is 375 and as large
number Of entries two horses the number Of ami
mails exhibition is nearly five hundred The entries
follows, by classes Thorough breeds g. stations
OF years old and So stations of four years
old and under SO, geldngs 100, breeding mares
62 breeding with oal at side 81 matched horses 49,
fancy matched horses IT, stations of three years old IL
FLIES of three years old 3 stations of years old 8,
FLIES Of two years old stations Of year old 4 farm
| or draft horses 5, ponies lS.
large number of distinguished men present to-
day. among whom we noticed Governor Horatio Seymour
of New York, John NJ Bolts of Virginia, Gov. John d.
Floyd of Virginia. Judge Wayne Of Georgia. Of the United
States Supreme Court, Ex-Governor Colby of New Hamp-
shire, T. T. Barnum of Connecticut r. Is. Forbes Of Bos
ton, Gen. j. j. Viele of Troy Edward Dickinson Of Am
hers Gee T. Davis of Greenfield, Ex-Governor Anthony
of Rhode Island George wilkins Kendall Of New Orleans,
Charles L. Flint Secretary of the Massachusetts Board
Of Agriculture Lieut. Governor Cushman of Bernardston,
Abbott Lawrence of Boston, Samuel Lawrence OF Boston,
Gov. Clifford and his aids &c. sc.
In the evening, Mr.. GEORGE NJ. ATwATER the origna-
tor Of the idea Of horse exhibition gave leyee
his residence in Chestnut street. in honor OF Hon NJ
WILDER President of the National Agricultural Society,
the distinguished gentlemen from abroad and the repre-
scntatiyes of the press. Mr.. Atwater's rooms were
ronged and during the long evening presented an AMI
mating spectacle The entertainment which he furnished
to his guests rich and lavish one The table was
set forth with elegant plate and of every kind and
description obtainable with the richest fruits of the
season, abounded
THIRD DAY-OCTOBER 81.
The heavens certainly smile propitously this exh
bion for the third and most important day has broke
with every indication Of beautiful weather The sun is
coming up people pouring into town foot in
riages and by the early trains and people who did not
bed at all last night turning from every chair
sofa, and resting place in town.
At o'clock salute of cannon announced that the
grounds of the Society opened and the people i'm
mediately began to congregate At o'clock when the
bell rung for the exercises of the day to there
were more people on the than at the same time
any previous day. Fully onehaf of the people upon
the seats ladies, who during the whole exhibition,
have continued manifest the deepest interest in all the
proceedings
all the horses 1t is impossible give idea of the
magnifcence of this There this time not
less than ten thousand people the ground, and the
curvetng prancing wheeling, neighng dancing of the
five hundred gallant seeds all at in the ring, and
all mrrored in the moving beams of bright October
sun, formed worthy the pen Of Waverley. The
celebrated description of the field of the cloth Of gold
would be appropriate to the present occasion
to the scene it wildly pictures The procession
led off by the celebrated horses Cassius NJ Clay and
g John Anderson" After them the whole number
of gallant steeds--
"A thousand horse and men to ride
With flowing tail, and flying name
thousand horse, the Wild the free,
Like that follow oer the sea-"
Every thing about the horses was worthy of study.
To the lover of the horse anma-and confess
myself to that weakness-the dated nosri the eye Of
with thunder" the TANKS all fecked with from the
champng Bit the NOTED skim the fiery action of the
proud animal, gave the true idea of the nobility of the
horse But again there other features worthy of
attention The horses few of them harncssed pro-
perly but they mostly attached to the slightest
fralest skeleton buggies and gigs, by almost literally
Irvine harness The rigging of the horses not the
least interesting study if except the pride and plea
displayed by the After passing round the
ring twice the procession broke up and the ceremonies
continued by the exhibition of ponies, of which there
were about thirty.
One of the most interesting features Of the show sue
ceeded viz the exhibition of thorough breeds. Of these
there nine entries The thorough breeds attracted
much attention.
The exhibition Of stations Of seven years old
and upwards OF this class there ffty-sx entries
There were many noble animals. Among them spe
cmens of the Morgan, Black Hawk Messenger, Cana
dian draught horse several specimens of the product Of
the Pingree Salem horse, lmaum of Muscat, the ST.
Charles and other favore breeds These latter ex
hibtons among the most important of the whole
affair."
After further trials Of speed Of Of the best horses
upon the ground and the final by the Boards
Judges the procession formed at the judges stand
for the Banquet The following the order of process
SION The Springfield Brass Band the president Off
GERS and Of the National Agricultural Society
Delegates from Agricultural Societies. Editors and Re-
porters Boards of Judges unattended ladies' gentle
men with ladies' exhibitors, and citizens generally
The dinner provided by JOHN WRIGHT, of Boston,
under his large tent Plates laid for seventeen hun
dred and seventy six persons, and they nearly all
filled The dinner well got up, and there enough
to spare.
Hon. MARSHALL p WILDER, President of the National
Agricultural Society," presided at the banquet assisted on
his right by Hon. JONI NJ Boris of Virginia and his
left by Hon. ABBOTT LAWRENCE, Of Boston, and by the
Executive Committee Of that Society," and the officers of
the Local Association of Springfield The invited guests
occupied raised seats which pretty decorated with
evergreens, flowers, flags, &c.
After the company had paraken of the vands set be-
fore them, Hon. MARSHALL WILDER and address
ed the assembly as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen: We meet to celebrate by the fes
yies and social services Of the passing hour the interesting
exhibition which has brought from different and dis
tant homes TO this fertile valley and this beautiful and
thriving city.
In behalf Of the local board managers and their
ciates whose wisdom devised the plan Of this exhibition
whose beray secured the requisite for its
pshmen and whose energy and have carried
it forward to this happy contamination bud you welcome.
In behalf also of the United States Agricultural Society
under whose auspices this exhibition held present
you most cordial sautatons and most happy
press my sincere qualification the presence many Of
the fair helpmeets Of man.
Ladies, greet you with right hearty welcome. Your
presence adds beauty and briancy such The
smiles Of your appreciation impar ef
forts confidence to hopes and abors We
therefore bid thrice welcome the joys and pleasures Of
this festive board.
Friends and fellow citizens have assembled honor
the great Of agculturethat important pursuit
which depends the welfare not only Of profess
sion Of individual nation but all classes Of civilized
makes the flag Of nation the symbol Of wealth. prosperity
and power and which turns the machinery Of the world
congratulate you upon the presence Of honorcd guests
Of gentlemen distinguished in the various departments OF
politics. literature science, and religion who have assembled
by their presence appobnton and speeches.
the worthy which seek advance congratulate
you also the increasing zeal exhibited throughout
country by the various local agricultural associations which