New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
GREAT NATIONAL CATTLE SHOW


BosTos. Monday. oc'. -, 1856
Tomorrow the great National shov OF horses snf
cattle Of all the best vsetiee Of blood in III country
vii he open 70 the publ. The f0uys.1g is tas pro-
gIamme for the fr.tCsy:
Gr.ns esvLcsSe Il al ts horses exhibi aso &c oss
FxhTti,ou Of purh,ru md Devon ea,t,4 in he ing
Eihbon Of r.ion' Ge, o'dser'l To nj Is '7sei
I. RIhlbion q srsSs patiys and mix cows.
EIsisi 70 Of sis sag IN ! "a i c.ls N ~ 20
:. EHhih in Of po5ies 90 tse trict .-,,,
CrAna Of speed BY uottins horses 81 oe'eN E n
A srest deal OF stocA is already upon the ground
snd new arrivals have been coming ia all day c'sa-
ing considerable excitement Thee & ~ do17' ma
the show sil bs large aud lNgey stteni It. for
the people here's bouts great psross OF bost1n 40
tons ana as this is new one il novelty viii insure
i; succ IS.
Col MHshail p. Wi der, the president Of tie toci-
ety. is very efficient ard popular man sud 81 Il ne
secretary, Wm. 5. King ard the 'ocslcommttee, who
have charge Of preparing tie ground, nave 90 'e all
that could well be done prepare ~ that IL
well calculated to make the exhibition Satisfactory to
exhibitors ard visitors.
Tie location Of the show ground is upon the made
land OIL the eastern or seward side of Boston meek,
about one nile and one eighth from the Worcester or
the Providence railroad stations and mite and i've
eighibs from the head Of State street.
1t is situe ed upon the est 81 lie of harrison snue
which was formerly called Front street which runs
parallel with snd the frs of Washington street;
anc the inGloeue s between Brooklne street on the
north and Oh street ihe so1th, aud the ihco
sure thirty acres. Inc .ccess iron the
lorthern part Of the city Is very easy by stage al
chsrse o. orX six cents: the walk irnn The POW
dencn Worcester, Old Colony, or New-YorE add RJs-
ton Central railroad stations, not yer! sesers one
and the route easily found.
Er0y la al 4 AZ A a
brings he traveller 10 Harrison avenue, aud then tirn
south he will reach the grand e1trsuce ,te oppo
site Franz lin square. From the PFoViience sta lon
sou step out upon Pleasant street, and may runs
south. west TO Washington, aud along TIA to Franklin
sausJe and TIE entrance TO the sho g-gronnds will be
see upon the efr hand, for the 10 ser OF the gae~ay
are forty feet high. The land inclosed has been
levelsd and go Sed with oats which gives the square
yery pleasant look but this temporary greenness will
soon be irauIped into dust or mud, according TO the
state OF the weather.
track. graded very level al smooth, which Is JUS
half mile round and is 10 Gil elliptcal form, and
about MIDWAY on the home stretch there is 10 Yer
that looks a. though it had been inporet from tbs
East IEdi.s and set up as ornanen OF these tacy
.Tour ds It is said that this tower is seventy feet
high with flagstaff thirty feet higher. The lower
story of this building is soft OF gathering room Tor
officers marshss, superutendents add gentlemen VINO
wear badges. The second is a stand for jIdges, aud
the Il ird grand lookout for the 1yege few.
There Is an immense amphrheatre of seats )on the
west side Of the tsck upon which II is expected 80 ne
four thousaIo laoes will be seated with couple OF
thousand gentlemen in atteCdaCce. These eas VIII
afford revenue from the twenty-five celts charged
for seat The en'r TO the grounds ID charged at
the ssue amount No carriages are admit ed.
The grand banquet for three thousaId men and
women il so be held under d mammoth tent In tue
center Of the inclosure 1. is expected tlat his viii be
attended by an immense amount OF official dignity,
wit, besuy and fashion. We are not sdysei now
much sparkling Caswba is to be used, or whether that
and Original packages are TO give place 10 colI
water upon ttis occasion.
Ample provision has been made TO make the attend
aDce OF the lac les pleasant provided does not ram
The gentlemen OF the press too, have no. been
foreotten and il is to be hoped since 1t Is mat that
moves all this machinery, that in making up the reg
- lar toass it will not be. as is all too common, ~
tery forgotten OILY tackled on as sor OF append
age to every thing else.
Portable stalls, with roofs and curtained en-
frances with convenences for feeding aad watering
The chow of th. ep and swine, no viewer Respectable
il NAV be considered Is only an adjunct OF tue great
show of horses and horned cattle.
The whole engineering of the show Is under the gu
peIinierdelce of Msjor Gen. Tyler chief marshal,
and twenty assistants OF lesser degree oil military
dignity.
trail pae oda has a most interesting and imposing APP
pearance. What will it be TO morrow, when full OF
visitors. aud when the heroes ar all paraded upon
the track or what will it be on Wednesday, when
tue following programme will be IN order
l. Grand cayaica 10 of horses st 9 o'clock
Exhibition Of fat csttle and steers.
s. Exhibition OF stations four years and with trials OF
speed 81 Il o'clock
4 Examination Of cattle herd premiums" In the rins
Exhibition and of stations, three years old aud under
four
6. Exhibtiol q Jersey cattle.
Exhibition and tria Of thorough bred stations mares &c
at o'oltck p. VI. ~
g. Grsnd tina q speed by ro,ting horses at o'clock NJ
The entries ana arrivals OF stock up TO near cloc
to-day-when have to hurriedy close this letter and
employ a special mes senger TO carry II outside OF
U1ce Sans mail-warrants the assertion that this
show in point of numbers Of valuable animals, has
never been equaled. With three fine days its success
in pecuniary point of view is certain.
by Telegraph
BOsTOy, Monday, Oct. %, 1855.
Our streets have been thronged to-day with fast
borses splendid cattle and fat hogs aud sheep for the
grand agricultural exhibition which opens TO- morrow.
There are about two hundred cattle already on the
ground beside quite a Du nber which are s;abed in
Different parts Of the city. The entries Of horses num-
Der bet ween three and four hundred. More entries
have been made to-day than on any previous day,
ard at duck the secretarys Office was thronged with
persons waiting TO add TO the s.. The grounds are
In splendid order and upon them, in addition TO stalls
and stands, there are six large tents. Everything
bids fair for a magnificent exhibition.