New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05
ANOTHER HORSE SHOW.

Springfield Massachusetts, il pattern town. Some
of its epterpsipg inhabitants got up the first national
hone sbow-Dot horse race-but genuine show of
valuable horses for work as well as speed; and now
they are going 20 have another grand show. Is to
open on Wednesday, Sept. 30 and continue several
day. But these live Yankees are not content with
show in mere temporary irclosure, upon somebody
else 8 land, and so they bought field with-we don't
know how many pieces of n oney, and have gone to
work grading, and fixing, and fencing, and improving
it, and making it into fine park for the use of the
city as drive or for future shows in fact doing just
what one might suppose set OF sensible, industrious,
welltodo, Yankee population would co upon, in and
about such an occasion. 1t is to be called Hamp-
den Park" and it will be an ornamental feature of
that lovely town. They have a cemetery there that
is sweet enough TO tempt TO die there, and now
thew are TO have something to add to the pleasure Of
living there.
That very clever paper, The Springfield RtpH''
HcaH, says
"I ia we'll as We lock at the future of this beauti
full spot, to remember who bought it, and for what
purpose it is designed. 1t was purchased by good
nen-good ctzens-men who have an interest 10 the
welfare of society, who have children growing up to
become residents in this community. The nif'rah OF
society have not contributed to the purchase of thl.
Park They do not contribute 10 things Of this kind
ciey that upon Its ample acres the farmers OF the
county may all time, enter into thoro competitions
which tend to develop the interests and influence VI
agriculture and make the farmers calling the noble
thing that il will be when il shal achieve lie poss
bilites. There is nothing immoral IN all ths. There
is nothing in it but what good. There Is nothing N
it upon which any Christian man may not c0nscien-
tously and heartily invoke the blessing VI Heaven.
"But the serpent entered Eden, aud viii be very
certain to eDter Iampden Park, unless be s watched
and scotched There If something IN haii-mile or
mile track very inviting 70 genteel spousfnen and
gamblers. If they have fast horses kept for the pur-
poses Of gambling they love 10 air them in the Park
and exhibit their points TO ider TO exercise them
in preparation for their regular operations. Attempts
will be made to get up matches in which there will
be covert open gambling. Efforts will be instituted
to get into and 10 influence or control the manage
meLt 10 divert the of the Park from its egiti
mate purposes. Against this must always be upon
our guard. Such use of the Park is deseerstioa.
We propose, in few weeks, TO enter upon the Park
with religious exercisesto utter there the voice of
prayer ard sacred song, and manly eloquence deii.
eating that beautiful field to high aud noble purpose.
IL will be manly and Christian proceeding, TO which
will gather the levers of goodness and Of progress;
and never should there be transaction publicly en-
tered into upon that ground 10 make that dedication
mockery TO desecrate what has been set apart to
legitimate social and material progress"
To all of which progress" We bid you in all SIM
cerity and hope God speed.