The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-26
THE GREAT BOS rUs HORSE SHOW.
The Ann phitheetSe or the Modern Athens
Detailed Accounts OF all the Races, &C., &c.
OUR BOSTON CoRKEsP0NDESCE


BosroS, oot. rs, 1855.
This city ID progressing With shell OF Pharseesn
back Boston is goug ahead Its motion is tortoise
like, and YET, TO borrow phrase from Galieo, "t
moves Notwithstanding We for some time past
smobed segnrs In the ops instead OF close and III
ventilated eparrlenls BIergymen attend theatrical
representations of stuffed beasts and pre-
served replies al the cum; Edrsuer aevertises
theatres; nura people patronze the Opera
-s.Doo Giovanni" in pa tuar--and this week we have
had some glorious horse agn city itself The old
Cambridge trc,,pg park voted by all good people
wicked oeacera. Tho or the land which consfi-
tuted that race coute nsl.e out into building lots
one day and exposed it iUr r.e. hall dozen front lots
purehasei by able Irishmcn, and the
maDcer Of the entire yei unsod. But no sooner
the u citing a,oshed than Puriianic citl
began 10 ,eel tsprg the pcasurable excite
Mep, OF hone racing rne experiment was begun last
fall at the Aationsi Cattle show, aud the pous people
found much TO teir grattcatop that notwithstanding
contsndInp for premium w,uou, the sighte,i In
Jury Fair and geptl- DANES enjoyed the sports
OF the tro,iing cousse ~ith infinite zest, and
have forged ever since to repeat the pleasure
There might have been siy betting on the trials
spced" bui tina. nur. noooey hun the horses; and
tie hole II was 20 into the sposts Of the
turf considerably deeper ehis ta.i .iccordrsy the
pos,on Arri ,uiturai Az oca ioup arranged grsnd
horee exhlbon the rioGpaI feature Of which WAS racing
Tie history Of the q A is this Last year lot Of
the exhibition Of the Nacnai agricultural Society navDs
bali mile track Tor racing roi ground was leased o.
the city, and the build aoi bxtutes purchaseu by
club Of geDemtn, o'gan'zea B9sfc1 Agricultural
society Tor tie PURPOSE pdulsns IN the sports Of the
turf Accordingly the groIn is are used 10 ieasant
weather b. these gentlemen Tor The purpose OF ropg
their horses IN the meet manner possible, and oLce
'ney e, up pn " 20 psy ~ M
gen'lemep Hon Marshal Y. Wi,der, President one Of
their rails snis afno gentleman shall time any ether
gentle horse a.. track and II mater oil
doubt therefore, Whether nber is the happy
SCISSOR oi ''threc minute nor.e.'
The Boz ION AGrcaiersi Association mado liberal ar
rangeneps Tor grapd horse exhibition sud oaerei pre-
mums anoIotog 10 IS o' he largest portion Of wuch
tion op* .sd WITH list Of eDras numoerng about Sour
HUNDRED, Including caLsld rane trottng stock Flora
Temples mare s'u Of bones, steel wire and
horse h4us-sni her v,tior. Lancet here with
several other rapid bsn-s from Long sland
On tse ir.t Gag, ('ne .ist there was grand cavs
forenoon and two ~ afternoon. The Grst race
vas for grten horses nato nve years old Premiums
Eve hcrses that started 3:Dt Tae race va mile
heats IN three IN haIoess Neither Of the horses
m ext'a beat with the oitowing ,.sult -
FEssL HEAT
lst premium Lady L'gi'ioot. une--o:oi,
% LADY stewart 3:U!H.
"a 90. Young - iswrenre 3il.
The neS race was for 'hre- rremiuas-si5o. s.5 AID
$50; mite hear bes' .hrfe 10 i've The following horse
weie esiereo:hy Samuel Mclaughlin Of Ncx York bay
mare ads Moscow; oy iAniei Mac, of Cambridge,
grey s-lding Meddiasou- oS Adam Carreater, PRO
yidepce. chestnut eaidug Te ou,achus. Aeadesom,
had the pole, sra lao! MOSCOW took the outside an6
tbe competitors ma Il sstr ga,d ssy. VIA exception
Of bleak 10 the hrs rcsA 'ne Lazy trotted likes ma
s1s ou, s,n aHS ~ NY ss rne Chestnut IL asac
ecrpc lad breaks and down for tho third pre-
.sses @ ssSMs q $50 sc ana $50 xue heats
Z 1 NsIsussau named . m lady aoscov. II
~ Murs rsused 4 {. Mondx~one ..............
4. cs'rrr'r n,ysc ca y sriemashu. .,....... . >
Jfu rx,,x~ -.
sEcosD DAY. siss
mo sports upon the sgscsIsrrs race scusse IN this
sity been varied aod isssresslns ~ day 10 tho
forenoon seScrs Of horses wcrs Inspected BY is
Judges on tts track The principal nasute or me lore
noon d.plsy vas iss b,tns ss family hossess la
q any wss pot srorDd shs Uax . vsnous raecs rud
ssnsse them nrros, Of really !ne ariaas. The
rscns commenced n II O'Clock Ii trial Of speed open
~ otiss s,sons, seidass and nsxea. sss oer lsar
yos sd, nat have never trosaed fsF money. Premi.
ums stto. $50, sG5 kie nes~, be-. two In three, to
hArueIs- Tho hrst premium takon by Tom csrpen
tar sry scidisr, entsred by L. A. Hisrhcocx, OF
Dssssn; sccond pscsaium by BellA,re, bay mare,
entered sy o1ss- = Melvin. Lswrcgcc, EAas ast pre-
Goasscvr, \. II Time-2sS-2:5s-2;ss This time
wss urch better than wss nade yesterday BY The aye
year. old sa,io-s, geIdipey Ard mares.
The grant stfrsCrisn Of The day the between
nhc celebrated stallion kthaa Allen and his rival,
u
psopship q New Engaas. AZ ,Ls time appo,alcs tor
The approached immense urowds a visters rocked
aace svsstsr to three ooiock she number Of tpccta
tors might 10 iAiTy estimated ut twenty thoRsanf All
sork snd conditions of mon and wouon verc uiere-
cierK mel, joelcs, Quakers, sporting men, dowsgcrs
bread ana butter chool sirs and cyprisns-s iaient
spon witnessing the agricultural exhibition of two artipg
ysanors A large proportion Of the crowd nc ysr paid
much attention 10 any ohor brsfe feh Of agriculture bn,
tAaa Of scsue Wild oats and tns. IN probably the Iegu
mate fvnc,cu Of the Boston Agricultural Associaron
The weather was urpfopsious. rac morning had been
CLOUDY, sao st 10 ociock East wind set IN, btsgng
chilly iog mist Thero q ,ar prospect II loul
weather before The could be made and this probs
bly, deferred many frcm Visiting the gronDds TIE track
vss sesvy and iho daupnasx Of the ssssospaers nnn
vorAbls ~ good time " the horses. sir thousand per
scns paid their exva quarters Tor airasoa 10 tho scau
In ffcni Of the track, and wheo the bors made reir
appearance, buz q ainvst.on glang the living
val asd 10 lines q spectators ,ana ske sscs Bots
q ue stations looked well Eshsn, Alien y
nos '.olosfed with lbaader,t according 70 .crp
turl cea q stallion: bis tramp docs nSt
army b, he psrss.ly Syn ynme1ca NJ Isfa ss. Sss
~ sod can % ircs nks -. Hiram Drew LIN nss Loo.
sor,oss ,sss thss of NhaD Allcr
., wss y ,sssy ,as vnsn css,,s ! 4 handed
EShss Aliss. Ibsy bolb mpished Avvsrs. DAa
esked essadcnt Of wishing, ~ he always ses when he
gee behind tihas, and feseoy seemed dsserssod 70
The ss.sn was u,Ie beats bs-s three navs 70 wagons
ton: j. " Philips Maine: ssa rrisa . BsrEess, Irov.
dssoe Tie rncc vas : vsry quset one md Ehan Allen
~on IN three ssrsixhs heats, Win sase. sc horses
trial each hcat Llhaa Alien cid not make
skip or break throughout ue rsos, and ,rostsd se
shronomcier Hiram Dvs~, on the otser hand, isbcved
hsrn and broke badly In ever heat reabody tbaf
~ or chapce vas IN ksepipg well no bis aeonu
cd crovdsnx hin 20 . break, possbIc, but his hosse
nad not ioot enough, ami whsu pushed sent 40 hxe
rabbit.
The heats were very nearly alike. The Drew horse
n1wsys began skip NJ the nrst turn and wh on the
DVsr sAs be0Hn - clmb, in each neat nj tba sam
-. kikan teek ths nvst beet By q doz~n iscGfhs.
G4Bts. Tbs sscosd heat closer Ethan wfsuine b
Gbsm spo lengths. In 2sos. In the last best rsa sods
ave up sbe contest on tho last turn, and Ethan
(ho score In tn
ne Lno was good, (ror wagons eossiseyin
0at the track half milo, thai ~ai
bsavy, and that me air was loaded with chilly
vupsy. xhe following h summary
eOHScs Acrcrf1rnn onDryps, Oa. 22.-vrottiny
rBasch fcr premium OF 81 loocSio0 to scccnd horse--
rsile heaas, ben thrcs IN ave, 10 Wagons.
D. nAcc namcd b. st. Ethan Aen ............. IL
W. pesbs<y naned b. q. Hiram Drew .,,...u q