Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-23
Horse Racing at Cattle shows.

mer remarks communicated by friend OF
the subject Of trot'ing horses, or perhaps II
should be called hor-c.racing at our oa,tl,
shows We have before expressed our opin
lon upon this matter. We hope the mhrc
will be fully discussed, and public opinion
made light upon H. That the trial OF speed
Of hor-cs at our shows, and the exhibition
Of skill on horseback by ladies, may, and in
some instances has dcgencatcd into a mcr,
horse race, with all It's attendant evils, can,
not bc denied. That a prudent and reason,
able trial speed and strength of our horse,
and cattle, As we'll a. a decent dccorou. c1,
hibition Of skill of our ladies, in managing
the horse rhil" on Its back. i. uscha, 1.
equally true. bat We wish to place tin.
suhrct now before our farmers in another
light.
How came thesr exhibition, introduced
and why are they conducted in the way AM
manner that they arc They were intoro.
ducci and are thus conducted because ol N,
selfish p"nuriou'nc.' Of ,hc crca, bulk of N,
farming community, as it regard, agricul
tural societies.
Now, this Is hard AMI severe accusation
and IL It were not true We would not ha,,
mad, .t, iIr We gric,c to d. IL. Bot let IN,
hu,tory Of nearly all agricultural s5cictic,
(n Maine a, lrasr answer to It.
The legislature las very freely voted t,
each county, a .um OF uoncy l2u0) br the
ail 81 agricultural specifies. provided the
people OF the county rais' like sum Or in
other words they will give rs much money
fJr that purpose rs the society will raise not
cccrs!ing $500. We'll. Society - formed
and the god farmer, flashed with new l,1rn
rrai, and excited by tho novelty Of the thing
take bold strong, and the Society bcgios lilc
strong, and ior year or two all goc, on
"'wtmminsly."
Hut soou the novelty wear. away, and the
excitement dies away, and the cal become,
cool Farmer A s,y.. | have worked ~
lons - bausGt the society lor nothing aud
farmer u. SAYS, ought q have hal a pr.
MUM un my steers, aad 1t was given 90
Joo IummuNs which were not hall - copl.
aud | % not have any morn a. d, with them.
And farmer &. oys, | can't ho always
paying a tax, when can 90 10 the show
and .cc al for uoihuc-aud % Boz poll. oa
AMI farmer D. shy,, what's the U.s. o' ny
Spending my time AMI iahor' Thsrc'sJohn
Guahcad, and Jim PubIic.pri,, aud san.
K.udtoall, they'll ukc care aud s,c that
every thing is done in season and 80 be
hold, back.
Well, the result /, this Tho society be-.
gin, to faint away, funds run short, and
tor th, want oG d" uaiuial ai'' it become.
almo,ta failure. The trustees anl other
really puhIic.spiritcl and n1ld member.
come tos. th,r,-a hanIlul OF ihcm-ani
q" ia't h, hi1g or.r." AuI the Gr., quc-.
49,. Observation-Disclosures. !.
What ,l.Il a, i, far funds, How shall
NJ, ni.e the money necessary t, carry ou
u, ,r.r,ti,p, .l III, .,r,,tyy Y,nkc, IN.
grnulry very ,oon adopted thc plan OF levy
ins contributions ugon all WHO wished to
90 ,,, show by crrIo.,p, the Who'll, with a
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