Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE NATIONAL HORSE EXHIBITION.

% henet large portion of the country, we devote
a portion of our space to-day TO an account VI Tue
croat Horse Exb;bition which took place last week
=, Snr;ngeeld Massachusetts. The particulars are
derved mainly from the correspondence OF the
Boston Journal
FIRST DAY--ocTOBER ~.
The long anticipated Horse Fair whose occurrence
noa eohed forward to with 50 much interest by the
mas peen was opened toby at nine o'clock A. NJ,
r mmyr tl,e most favorable auspices
unuet the hours Of npe and ten the horses led
driven upon the groupds, and stationed upon the
;.IndM within the ellipse forming the trotng
and te crowds OF admirng spectators passing to
and 70 among them, while the seats prepared on the
side of the being taken by ladies and
cfemen for better view of the to follow The
fift horse upon the ground Bay State Morgan"
fbm Greenfield, succeeded Wy great number OF fine
brses, including very many stations from al me New
those likely to attract attention were "Cassus NJ
Clay" the Canadian Leopard" horse weighing 800
pounds, raised in Toronto, but now owned In Reading
Massachusetts,; Wagner raised in Indiana, and owned
by VIM. Iced Of Tarfvie, Connecticut and beautiful
and very large mare from Limerick, Maine
At ten O'Clock the Chief Marshal, GEoRGE DWIGHT,
ESQ., reported to the Hon NJ. P. WILDER, President Of
the United States Agricultural Society that he ready
to organize the grand Of the horses upon the
course to which Mr.. Wilder responded, thanking the
Marshal for the efficiency with which he had thus far
executed his Duty and congratuating him and his asso
ciates upon the happy auspices of the OCCASION
The procession Of horses was then formed upon the
and passed around It preceded BY the Marsha,
groom in four-wheeled skeleton wagon This horse is
owned by Joseph H. Gadwin, Of New York Then came
long array Of stations led or driven IN phaons bug
Cies or skeleton wagons and the procession moved
off the Hon Mr.. Wilder called for three cheers Tor the
success Of the First National Exhibition OF Horses ever
held in the world which were most heartily gwen ana
succeeded by Hail Columbia by the Band.
We counted sxtyeigh stations as they passed. which
were succeeded by twenty-five spans Of matched horses
about sixty ponies, Mares and colts and nifty geldngs
and fast horses As several horses into the pro-
cesson after commenced moving, there were probably
two hundred and fifty horses In this hrst grand pro-
menade.
AS the double teams and stations generally withdrew
from the course and drove about upon the area Within
the fast remained and continued to ro around the
for half hour more. AT this time scene
presented which battles all attempts at description
1t would throw hundred hppodromcs into the shade.
"A trial of draugh horses then took place, followed D
an examination Of breeding mares, nine being with and
fertyeght without foas by an exhibition OF the
fast horses which led to several exciting races
The receipts to-day, including tickets, amount
ed to 81 $50 The entrance fees of horses already
amount to 81 800 The trains all come in heavily loaded
and many leave the city at night for lodgings
SECOND DAY-oCToBER 20.
Todays sun rose as beautifully its predecessor and
the air was mild almost like June. At o'clock the
doors of the exhibition grounds thrown open, and
from that time until late in the afternoon visers throng
ed into the enclosure by thousands we dare not
estimate of the number present was somewhere IRON
ten thousand to twenty thousand.
At nine o'clock the judges assembled at their stand
with the Executive Committee of the National Agrcu-
tura Society," the Board Of Managers and the distinguish
ed guests of the occasion Long before this the fast and
fancy horses had taken possession of the track and were
coursing around in fine style.
The first of the regular exercises OF the day was the ex
animation and exhibition Of matched horses. This de-
partment Of the exhibition represented by large
number beautiful animals the majority OF them ele
ganty matched Some of the pairs were Of the choicest
and valuable character and attracted great deal
of attentive admiration The horses came on for exhibit
tion and passed in review before the judges stand as
their numbers announced They we're then order
ed pass four times around the track and then to as
semble at part of the grounds TO be examined
by the Board of Judges at their The entries con-
sisted Of thiry-three pairs
While these teams were flying around the circle the
trong of ysers increased and the seats became better
filled than at any previous time during the exhibition
They length hauled off the track and the Marshal
announced that the track would be open for tria OF
speed to all horses until ii O'Clock Then came on the
repetition Of the animatng Of yesterday The IA
nous horse Cassus NJ Clay the ground and the uni
versal admiration with which he regarded was mani
Tested in rousng round of cheers he went flying past
His trial Of speed mostly with grey horse named
John Anderson, owned understand in New York, by
the Of Cassus These however were by no means
the only animals out and there were several that
would have held either Of them to very even pull
While this going on Mr. WILDER President OF the
National Agricultural Society, called the attention the
Executive Committee Of that organization, and the Board
of Managers Of the Exhibition to the question in regard
to what should constitute pony so that the appropriate
Board of Judges might act upon some recognised basis OF
opinion. William s. King, of Boston, gave his opinion
that the class should embrace animals fourteen hands
high and under Dr. E. Holmes, Of Maine, differed and
thought that thirteen hands and under should constitute
the standard long and interesting discussion followed
in which several gentlemen took part IL was alleged
that the precedent be established was IN important
one The exhibition was designed to encourage the
breeding such horses is desirable 10 raise for use,
and the of the pony for training children to ride
Scion Robinson then and gave lucid account OF
the pony breed in this country and showed himself well
versed in their history and pecuarhes lie stated that
there only distinct and pure breed of ponies IN
this country and these the marsh ponies Of South
Carolina. These under thirteen hands high The
Canadian horses known ponies are mixture Oh the
Indian horses with French blood Mr. Robinson enlarged
upon the Importance Of establishing just precedent and
nj the close Of his remarks the President appointed COM
itee to take the subject into consideration and report
This committee finally determined that no animal oil
the horse family should be termed pony which does not
bear the distinctive marks Of the breed that is heavy
body short head and legs, neck, with heavy name
and tall and not fourteen hands high and that in
all offers Of premiums for this breed Of horses pure pony
blood should be taken into account more than sze ana
height and such Of that breed with those OF large
growth the nearest TO the original idea OF pony
for which the Shetland should be kept in view the type
of the Those not possessed Of the distinctive pony
marks whatever their size, should be ranked ms small
horses, and not ponies.
At IL o'clock the bell rung Tor the exhibition OF
colts The entries we're large, numbering some forty
stations and FLIES ranging from to three years Many
of the three years old and years old stations were
very remarkable specimens Of the We doubt whether
any class of animals exhibited have excited wonder
by their sizc beauty and training After all had been
examined, they and their Board of Judges were turned
over to another part of the grounds for the purpose Of be-