The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-26
THE u MON
AND
EASTERN JOURNAL.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
BiddsfOrd, Friday Morning, 0tl. 26, 1855.
Exhibition OF U. S. Ag. Society, |
BosToH, Oct, %, 1855.

The first day Of the series appointed for
the third Exhibition Of the National Agri-
cultural Society opened finely. The wealth
or could no, have been more agreeable, just
cool enough 10 be comfortable, and as bright
as an unclouded sky could make il. When
we catered the grounds, the grand caval.
cade OF all the Horses on exhibition was in
progress, and mos, beautiful sight it was
10 see these representatives Of the Horses OF
our Country. Some over three hundred Of
them, some under charge Of single horse
man, some in single carriages and some in
double vehicles coursing over the track
The exhibition ground is situated at The end
Of Harrison Avenue, and bounded by Brook.
line, Albany and Chester streets, and is
10, Of some ,hiriy-,wo acres, graded 10
level, and as twas sown 10 oats some weeks
ago, beautiful Goa, Of verdure has sprung
up making the lot as green as early spring.
The arrangements of the exhibition have
all been made under the personal inspection
of,he President Of TIE Society, Hon. Mar
shall P. Wilder, and they could not have
been made much more satisfactory. The
main entrance 10 the grounds is upon har.
rison Avenue, opposite franklin Square
The gateway is magnificent arch supported
by towers over which wave the stars and
stripes. Further south is another entrance
through which visitors are also admitted
On the RICH, OF the main entrance seats are
erected, looking directly down and over the
grounds, for ten thousand people. These
seals when we entered the grounds were
no, fully appropriated but large number
of spectators were pressing up TO the railing
OF the course over which the cavalcade was
passing. This course or track is forty iee'
wide Of oval form and half mile in length
I, is rolled perfectly smooth and hard. The
tower for the Judges is an oc,agon, seventy
fee, high, with piazza running all around
it. The second floor is appropriated 10 ,h'
Judges, and i, is saily decorated with flags
indeed there is great proiuseness Of flag
scattered round the various tents upon TIT
| field. In the elipsis on The green are sit
uated the Presidents tent, the Reporters tent
, and tent 10 furnish refreshments for ladies'
, The stalls for tho cattle and ho'Oes, conn
r six or seven hundred Of them, are arranged
on the opposite side from the seats. Eac'
breed has distinct department assigned t
n them. There is some beautiful Stock, De
4 Won, Ayrshire, Jersey, and other breeds @
cattle here from New York, Connections
i Vermont and other States. The Dires
State is we'll represented and by'some beau
tilul cattle. Among others from our Stat
!. we noticed with peculiar satisfaction mic
pair Of melted oxen, six years old, weishin
: 1900 lbs, and belonging 10 ]. NJ. Dinkws
;. Ter Of Cumberland. Oliver Sewman Q
b Carriage, Me-, also exhibited two yoke eac
: Of twins cattle, which would compare fave
4 rably with any stock on The ground. w
d were told ,ha, Maine was represented b.
some twenty o: thirty pairs OF oxen on III
ground.
|, On the Northeast side OF the LOT are III
}. pens appropriated for sheep and swine
The pens are pretty well filled, and in III
! swine pens there seems 10 be large mum
Der Of black swine, small and great.
o The stalls for he Horseo, Cattle, an
other stock, are all canvassed, and every al
! ,enliou i, is possible 10 make for their com
f for, is given.
2 Blu, we must close this hurried account Q
! our first impressions, as we desire 10 vii
ness the frs, grea, trial Of speed Of The troll
ting horses which is 10 como off in fey
< moments.
The exhibition Of ponies was ra,he
: minute, only some ten or twelve appearing
1 some OF them apparently too diminu'ive 10
I, horses, and hardly small enough to be class
, ell as ponies, A pair Of ponies driven b.
a fas, Boston boy. two and half years old
, attracted the greater share Of attention.
D L. Q. c.