Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-23


who may have bat recently prchascd them,
but who has never exercise any skill in
training them, though they gay bc the hc''
ON cShibition,-lor 1t is cyidmt that IL ,hc
latter should bc rewarded on account ol
their superiority, he would receive the pre-
MUM on his moncy, aud notion his 'IiR
The same rule will hold JOcd il applied
to the properties Of the hoy, aud would
have awarded high Prcmian TO that man
who should posses, the kno,ledgc, apply j,
skillully, and make II publ, to bring into
docility the refractory nature Of some
hursc,, which Tor want Of proper training
are nearly useless, but whic p1'scs mus.
cular ability naturally for rcat endurance.
The practice tlat Of late his',olcn ii' way
into and among the sobcr realities of our
agricultural exhibitions, u racing hOrscs.
i. marvel, which may 5lsIl,cl perhaps
hy ,hosc who fr,t INTRODUCED it bot its ci.
l,,t., and the ahsuriiiics . such an evil are
~ revolving, that IL, uap' can have ~
place IN the catalogue Of prtcular or mis-.
ccllancous usefulness, and be impropric,y
oravarding premium. roruc,r,siul compc-
ti,ion in gambling Operations Is 50 cnor.
mlu-, that hora the tru'cr' ~ our asri.
cultural computations will entirely discard
The admission Of any hou racing, " boy
racing cith,r,-lor what us,iblc merit o.,
that man entitled 90, who lay have driven
lis horse around tie RACE cure ola half a
mil, in Circumstance, in us minute asd
twenty seconds, aud in iim,I..s by one and
a hall seconds than biz cumr,tar'
There are many unnouod incidents ,f
oissr, in thus case. as | Trsume there arr
in all Others Of the same MUIR, 50 that #
tbc practice vds allowaA, the cImpar,-
tive value Of the horsc. ryr heir speed could
not be fully tested. The brsr that came
out ahead might have take the inside CIR.
clr Of the race way, and therefore not have
,lauucl - much ground. Bot | will not
vast, time m further dunation of the
chance, for wrong conclusns, ia the mrt.
tr Of awarding prcmiuu, tor ,uecps, IN
tbs cv.,,-lor "Nics isa monster u 81,
lr,sbuul m,iu As, {, he h'cI, need, bot to
L. seen"
But or an the aromalims which have
found their way into our agricultural clli.
bit.ous, tina, OF lady ridrpsaI, tie climax.
o, not intend in my annal,gr,iou upon
this subject, to bring into nj4,, TcrToach,
any female who may hat hr,n whccdl.d
into false notion that hobr was attached
70 having her name hcralhl in the public
par,r. a, h,inc the .ucc,iI competitor IN
equestrian kill But c,n,i easily trO,i
urln the suhrct, without thrill ol disgust
At tho idea oi such crus, aluriity "a. j., in.
yulycd In the iniucrmcnt lclI out IN the
matter and manner Of Trtum' Tor young,
innocent, and artloss grrlsto exhibit thcm.
selves on a tc't IT auima activity, or oi
ncrt instructive .rrisht!Ins', ou a level, 10
tar 20, animal faculties ap concerned, with
th, beast. they ride, one nimal may have
h,cn ,lu.llcrc! g, 'uhji or premium,
bscau., be ha. performed be- rrrt'ic', feat
OF any gpaSrupri on exhibition, and the
other because size has pcriCmei the rrc,,i.
%, feat Of any i,p,d All since tie old
mode OF lady riding used b, performed IL
uinac rosture, aud sacr, moreover, it
has bccn introduced into ear puhIic .hows,
and BEEN considered 10y ~ pioneers oi az.
riculturc, % he among g. improvements,
cor which the hishc,, priium, except ur
that Of hor,, racing shull b. offered, 1t
may therefore b, thought toJ iriic q habit
s,ill 10 continue 10 ride Ilg-, AMI q stand.
,ag po,,urc adopted ah tia, fact being
made public, and arre,ium of -, 30 or
80 dollar, offered ior tho br.i female stand.
ins ridyr,-would no, lluum or some 9th.
cr person have an uuqueu,uahle right to
present. hahoon as Competitor for the
prize | sec No. reason WY be would not /,
and II the monkey, jrrsd in all the riding
hahiIimcnts Of the latcsi.ashiun. should ~
artlully and ,killully sand and riic urou
the hor-c, "a, to Overcome all prejudice IN
the mind, OF the committee. and thcy accord
to her the premium, wuld not tie lady's
honor become uuwu.? think II
wJulG,-and think, uso, that no 1T Of
directors Of an agricultural corporation,
would be- wIllins To htl,r such an ah'urii-
". Now, am wiling TO acknowledge
that have treated this thing in manner
somewhat ludicrous, bu not more 50 than
in verify the sulrct natter i" ridiculous.
Then away With all slcl nconsrui,ic', and
let reason and true .orOr again resume
their scat upon tho urone Of agriculture.
Let the OK be treated With mercy, that he
may not dread to kuw his owner" and
the noble horse With liuducss, and hc will
turn from his crib viii sami-humsn pleas
urc, 70 dc las masters tbiddIns.
1t our sOus 10 p,u,h, to know the value
of all that j. useful an! beautiful in the ere
alton, nud eur daugltr- lkcwi.,, and there
WiIl he no perverted habits, claiming aud
coute,ting tie seat Wih yirtuUus ones, but
what may BE- dctlrun,l aud as u matter
Of momcntOus cousc. .uencc, let not our
children be introduced nor exposed To any
temptation tending towards the grossly de-
mOrlliling habits VI he circus. These, |
believe, have their brt place mostly with
ia thu. Lnt.k,l. az yi,, 49,, pumyr.us I'm the