New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-07
o. S. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
Rr,n Oar Special Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept. ,, 1857.
What the press has demanded 50 vociferously, ami
what has been reechoed by conservative Old gentle
men, is now realized here. We have purely agri.
cultural e1h oion Of the Nations. Agricultural Soci
ETY. snd no lOrse.tro1ng 10 complain OF. Now lei u,
see how il works The frst day comes the grand cav
acade OF all the horses Of every class On exhibition
and trials Of speed on the track and Louisville pour,
90, her citizens BY thousands. The second day the
cattle are exhibited in The rrgs and scarce six thou.
sand people are on the grounds although some of the
animals are uneausled IN the whole country. The
third CAV the horses led out In the amphtheater
for examination by the judges and around the vas:
circle Of tesced seats that surrounds the og s seen
one unboken mass Of spplauding spectators number
ing ten Thousand, sl eagerly examining and pro.
norncsg upon the merits OF the stations, geldngs
and maTes TT .gTs u painting steeds
around the coarse. bu. merely to look upon and
cYiticre the horses the crowd attends. 1t proves to
NE this viz Fans made prohtabls by the attend
Hpce Of crowds who have short distances to travel
from home to see the sights crowds are IN cities where
horses are constantly used and cattle and implements
are not hence 10 draw crowds, show horses a lead
ing attraction TO pay expenses and Tor the lesser but
far more important number of tarmer1 exhibit cattle
implements and Agricultural products NOT that Agn-
cuura Societies should quietly degen eyae into Jockey
associations but that the exhibition Of a the points and
ussul capacities of he horse should BE encouraged
speak thus at length because 50 much has been urged
upon the subject.
The occasion which is now being celebrated has
filed Louisville to overlooking with strangers from all
parts Of the United States but chiefly from the South
and the Southwest. OF course it il perfectly mpos-
sbe 10 secure room to oneselt AID he consequence
is that your correspondent Is compelled to rest bis
weary bones on fragmentary portion Of the t00r Of
the paror ct one of the hotels As to getting waited
upon at meals il ia not to be thought Of for the ser
wants seem suddenly struck by dreadful ca.as-
trophe ard deprived of the efseeing and hear
ing ana while you are Visiting your more fortunate
neghboGs pertake with zest Of The food they have
secured
grounds In comparison with Philadelphia, tue at
endai ce is very fair Allowing the population TO be
30 co., and that of Philadelphia 400 OO the attend
ance here being l2OO0, and tina, at Philadelphia
- eco i. will at once be seen that while the number
is email the proportion is larger.
The FAIR GROUNDS.
These are those occupied and owned by the South
Western Agricultural aud Horticultural Society, and
lie about four miles east from the city. The track OF
the Louisville and Lexington Railroad runs immed
aely in front IF the grounds, and long platform has
been constructed sng some four hundred feet OF the
front to enable the passengers from cars q
step out simultaneously. The principal entrance q
through building OF some seventy feet in width 90
either side of the passage way through, winch ere
commOdOuS waiting roOhis Tor ladies' anu gentlemen
Passing through she building. We enter broad grassy
avenue bordered BY trees which leads ba k towar the
brick building contaDngthe dressing and waiting rooms
Of the ladies' At the let Of the entrance is seen an im
uense smphheater building for the display OF tile
competing animals and at the right the oc'agon
iorai hail. the long, substantially constructed machln
ery hail. and monster tent, containing mscesneol
indictments At the extreme left is a mOst charming
grove Of old forestrees, under the grateful shade OF
which are pitchtd the tents OF President der, tue
press and the Narshas. Stretching along down the
course IRE stables for horses and at the extreme real
Of the grounds the groups Of cattlep horse ant
mule stables, ana sheep and hog peas. The frack To-
the display Of horses runs around the amhltheater II
III hotf Ia in M hirA - M
at all 10 be compared to that at Philadelphia last year
being merely the GROUND in It's nstr1a state, WAt
| ye moderate repair.
| BUILDINGS
Let La take stIOl around and look at these. In.
ist on the right the Machinery lla-a structure II
by 100 feet ere cted with strong framing, as 4
Withstand the jar Of the engine and shasting. 1t is
flied with machinery ard implements OF oil kinds-tht
more meri;orIous of which | will notice Tomorrow
| and yerv well throDged with visitor. The long tent
for implements lot requiring steam power, Il some
$40 feet in length and 81 IN width, and with the mpe
pttts neatly arranged in org VOWS, and the crowds
intelligent farmers passing and TepassDg, Is gred
| attraction.
| The temple Of Pomona and Flora has been erected
Sor this occasion at cost OF some three or four thou
sand dollars. 1t il two stories IN night 2iO feet Il
| circumference; surmounted with dome lighted b,
| side windows through which the light streams dowI
upop the decorating eyeT2reens, the native aud exotic
panfs the tempting displays of fruit and the gtcrn
ard fascinating female visitors. Ia the horse rim.
there is an atmosphere OF excitement among .ne cat i
| with perfumes filing lie air and forms Of beaUt.
erecting the eve there comes over one perfect Gala
of feeling ard stimulated idealisy OF the mlud
seems the very pane most appropriate to Inc pesenc'
- IVAN lard is very much thropged by beautiful
ladies and their caVeIels
Next We come to the Amphitheater. Tits, being ed
tirely new to ffoqueners OF our Eastern Agriculture
exhibitions, needs description in detail
Around spsce Of ground six hundred fest in circun
ference are built tiers Of seats, rising Ooe over tn
other to broad pre- nenade platform, around the cute
edge Of which is still another seat, running the enr
circumference. On the seats is erected an ornaments
roof supported ut the inner and 0ter edge by grace
full futed columns From the ground outsid
the building there Use eleven broad starcases leading
to the promenade platform. The space beneath Tn
seats is occupied for Offices Of the Secretary, Treas
uer and other officers and attendants Of the Society
| In the center OF the arena there 70 PagOda, sur
! mounted BY tall agstaff from which floats in tn
breeze the flag of the United States Agricultural SO
ciety. The animals of certain class are led into the
| arena through entrance gates, upon the tap OF The
great bell the building and after examination by
the judges, the unsuccessful ones excluded, the
yictors are designated by ribbonsbue for the ira
prize ard pink for the secondled around the ring io
| inspection by the multitude, and retire through the
opposite gates, to be succeeded il like manner by the
| nox II class.
HORSES And STOCK.
| OF these tho former are most numerous, aud are
really splendd the latter are very few IN number
but very superior in quality. The 'rngs" Of horses
of all kinds were full and were highly creditable to
the Society. Of cattle, they were miserably poor
II sometimes the case that the tap OF the bel
ard the call for certain class Of Durhams or Here
fords the crowd expecting q number Of animals to be
brought in, would eagerly watch the wide-swung en-
trance gates, and DO TWO three solitary aIinal'
were led in by their keepers would feel and express
| entries is easily explained. Kentucky ard the west
generally are specially interested 10 the Shorthorns,
cid but little IeIeords, Ayrshires or Attorneys
| ard Mr.. Il. a. Alexander OF Bourbon County Is
probably corceded to fn0r herd than any other
IN the United States unless il he IA nuel Thornc
OF State, Western stock owners very ayerse
| to coming in competition with him IL the class oil
SEorhorns and the other breeds owned at the