Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-27
The Great Exhibitiou.


a. u51z- TIE foiiovlas Is iFoa the SITS ofyes-
sssizy:
In the afternoon Of THURSDAY the family
horses were exhibited, and made an exceed
iusly fine display. Considerable nerElment
waa caused dunns this part al the exhibition,
by mzu riding round the ring be>ir.diug
noble locking bull. He hsi no saddle q oEi-
de. and 81 the whip he carried was cane
The erozd On the track opened 20 the night
and LETT during his passage, IS the hed Sas
opened 70 the children Of Irsel
Then came the trials Of speed, free 70 all
drivers, and with these the grand rally Of
SPECTATORS. At ore time the multitude must
hsye numbered sixty oE seventy thousand
Ten OF a dozen horses were catered, but some
Of them wee subsequently Withdrawn. and
the principal contestants for the premiums
were 'sGeresee, entered by A. Liyington,
New York Kate Miller entered and driven
BY Dan Mace, Boston; Young America,
entered by e. 9. Sissou, OF Providence, R. L,
and driven BY Hiram Woodruff. Ned entered
BY D. H Stanton ssEeaSteTn Star" entered
By E. HAYES; Fanny sherman, entered and
driven By J. T. Sherman ''Guilding STAR"
entered By L. Curtis.
The trosiing was exceedingly good, and the
whole affair grand and exciting. We have
not r0o1a for description OF the race, "Gene-
see won the first heat iIt ,. IS, kate Miller
being ID. ssNed" 3d., 'sY Dung America 4th,
and Eastern Star 18th The others were dis
tanced. On the second heat "Genesee' was
again the winner IN 2; IL Che best time
yet recorded; Kate Miller" ID, and Young
America 3d.. The othez two horses we're
then withdrawn. kate Miller won tie Sd
heat, and '.GeneSee'' was 2nd. At the end
Of this heat Young America ran in conse.
quence q the breaking OF the rein, and several
persons were knocked down, bat fortunately
none Of them were seriously. Mr. Woodrug
the driver. was thrown out ard somewhat
bruised. two tr0tting gigs were smashed, and
the horse ran nearly around the ring before his
career vas stopped The 4rh and last heat
was very close and exciting, but "Geenes e.
won both the heat and the race, il z.4C r..
FOURTH DAY.
Fyi6ay, O1f. 25.- Early In the morning, the
track was taken possession of by those Who
desired 70 exhibit their horses, and most an.
mating spectacle ensged- Some in light gigs
swept round the course Ike the Wind Others
in wagons and carriages, equally DESTROYS Of
disting ui-ling themselves and their horses,
got on NJ Il eonIneudaole speed.
At nine o'clock, the Working oxen were
narshaled in line opposite their quarters, for
the benefit Of the Committee. THIS was a
pleasing sight. Their stalwart forms. iair pro-
portions, and honest couutenanees, were Hne
to behold.
While this was taking place, in the North
ern section Of the inclnsure. matched carri-
ages, horses and stations were cDursing, in
curves and direct lines. showing off Their mo-
ton, according 10 the fancy Of the various
drivers.
CAvALcADE.-At ten o clock grand caval-
cade came off upon the course. This was q
magnificent aud imposing spectacle. First
came the luarshals in their gray uniforms, then
the brood mares and their colts, followed by
the young stations, led by their grOoms next
came horses Of all work, harmessed to car
riages of every deseription-gigs sulkies, bug
gies and chaises; then followed the matched
horses, forty-eight in numtsr, with coaches
and fine carriages, in which were seated gen.
temen and ladies'; after these came tile trot.
tiers, followed by a splendid draft team. con-
sistsng of four large and noble bay horses at
tached to a large wagon. The whole number
Of horses was one hundred and seventy
seven.
1t is no easy task to portray the scene at
this hour, as viewed from the upper balcony
Of the Judges stand. The movement Of the
eanaieaaes complete! Mining the course IN lis
| ed the course and flied the seats, varegated
| by the many eolored silks and shawls Of the
ladies, the living tide Of humanity pouring in
1t at she gates. and across Blackstone Square.
where, IN the sunlight, the bright fountain
glistened, the heavily laden trains streaming
across the railroads in sight. bringing other
thousands to the scene The moving banners,
the white tents, the long line Of cattle still
marshaled beside the track the spirit stirring
strains Of Yankee Doodle" swelling up
from the Brigade Band, and tie bright sun
shining upon all, rendered it a scene Of SUI
passing beauty, lone long 10 be remembered by
the beholder.-Boston JoarAaE.
At eleven o'clock there was a drawing
match by the working oxen in the east section
of the field. The oxen were attached 10 a
cart loaded with 6l00 lbs. weight, which tkey
were required to draw foru ard several rods,
and also to back it to its o. iginal position.
AT II IL o'clock there was grand trial of
speed on the part of the fancy matched horses
Five trials were had, in pairs, in which the
contestants were John Randall of Boston,
John Weight Of Waterloo n Y, Clapp and
Sharp of Hartford, CT, Paran Stevens of
Boston, D. w. Paine Of Brandon, VT, c. F,
Whiteonb of Boston, N. Rickerson Of New
Bedford, and J. W. Walcott of Roxbury, in
time varying from sos 20 3.54.
After this, the celebrated Drum Corps from
we" Aofh, appeared upon the course IN front
of the Judges stand they number sixteen
under the lead of Major, who. without
I word OF command, but with a slight motion
OF the hand or head made lis order manifest
1t was surprising to witness the training of
the corps, so prompt and decisive-now they
swell out roll Of thunder, then allowed it to
die away into a delicate pianismo.
The attendance during the day has been
very large, from thirty to forty thousand be-
ing present.
To- morrow morning there is to be grand
trot, when the celebrated :" Ethan Allen will
appear on the track.