New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-27
THE BOSTON RACES.
CLOSE OF THE FIRST WEEK.
HENRY CLAY DEAN.
To II. GRE

NLOSE Of lnE rlNSt w EN-
From Our Own Reporter.
Boston, Wednesday Evening. Oct. -, 1856
The second day of the Z" Grand Exhibition for the
Improvement of Horses, by the Boston Agricultural
Association" has terminated to the full satisfaction
I hope of the twenty thousand men and women who
gave il their patronage, notwithstanding ii was rather
chilly, raw dark and gloomy day, with very threaten
ing aspect Of rain to deter the people from taking their
seats BY the side Of the course ard holding them for
several hours until the last grand trial of speed
over, between Hiram Drew and Ethan Allen, which
resulted in the latter winning each of the three heats
Of mile on an exact half-me course in 2:44l 2:i0i;
24O This trot was the grand feature of the day, and
was what called out the crowd TO the number accord
ing to my calculation OF lj0O0 and according to the
calculation of some Others over 10000. And yet It is
said that this is not race course and this is not race,
because the horses only tiotted. Very well, be it 80;
"aiose by any other name" &c. One thing is GER
tain. that u very large number OF dollars changed
hands as soon the result announced, and there
was the same shouting and clapping OF hands, and
waving OF white cambria rosc-scented handkercheis,
that have upon real race course. Yet for all
that il might have been a sort OF natural excitement
among farmers farmers wives, and farmers daughters,
in the e1ubcrance OF their 10Y, 10 think that the farm
horses were improving.
have every reason to suppose tina, the hundred
Boston gentlemen who compose this Agricultural Asso-
citation part and parcel OF the rospecta6lity OF
II, ston, and tina. they would not intentionally do
sing 10 act 10 uuTe the good character Of the city, or
produce the state OF things tina. lhaye deprecated As
for the President OF the Association, | think can
vouch for his good intentions. There is an old saw
somewhere about a certain place being paved with
good intentioIs) Col Wilder is q true gentlemen.
and heartily ia favor OF agricultural Improvement, aud
one If the aabe and efficient presiding officers
ever know; and the manner in which he trests every
one tina. comes in contact with him. particularly that
generally neglected class, the reporters, makes
one feel unwilling TO CeBsure anything that
comes under his patronage. But with al his good
intentions Col Wilder cannot control the influences
tina; race course and betting ring will produce IN this
model city lie knows as well AS do that this meet
ire hiss ctled for the utmost vigilance of the Boston
Chief of Police who Was all day on the ground with
large force and Of his most shrewd detectives,
who have their upon several characters that Will
bear watching. Col Wider II not temperance man
in the eetota Of the term very much opposed
TO liquor drinking yet be caInct prevent some OF nus
subordinate from setting up their refreshment tent,
as thew did here LOST and this and as they dd az
PHILADELPHIA whero brandy bottles were empted by
the hul dcd and he cannot prevent betting upon each
trial of speed" And what u more, he cannot say
uron hi, honor that such course and such meeting
a. ,his viii improve TIE breed Of horses OF morals OF
the people.
In the exhibition of stations there were some really
very good horses, dat NAV improve the breed FOR
all tbs class there are seventeen prizes, amounting l"
just thICc quarter, the amount. of one rJtting PRIZE
In tie elias OF Family Horse upward OF ~ were
entered, and counted 10 that answered 20 their
names called hy the judges all in sing le harness
and Certainly fifty finer driving horses to-
gcther and | should have bcley al thst they really
WOO family horses if the majority of them hsd not
come into the ring in skeleton wagons and carts. A
icw were IN Sgs and three or four in fsmiy bugcies
ana one m . plan wagon. with the children OF the
owner These Looked hike family horses-the others
oTHed IKE fast uo;tes. Now let us look at the prizes
offered for al tbs To- Sl%-Ethan Allen won a
Thousand. Curiosity prompted me TO ascertain tine
oTodf oi al tho'e entered as family horses, and the
Morgans -; MORGAN and Black Hawk s; Morgan
ard Nessfns'T, ,; Sherman Nor. an, /; Morgan and
Erghsh, = Morgan and Hsmhonisn. I; Morgan
ard Rirggoi, l. NorvS ami Maltese /: Black Havh,
6; making u o. Morgan and their crosses. Then
find NossDctH. .; Conste 1laton. /; Sir Henry, 1;
Morrill,, /; TPPSo, l. hsen, /; i.gau. /; Nsi.c, /.