New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-02
THE SPRINGFIELD HORSE SHOW. I,
correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Wednesday Morning, !


SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Wednesday Morning.
Sept. 30, 1857. !
We have here, in this beautiful Valley Of the Con
necticut sharp, frosty morning, but clear and calm
which gives promise of better day for out door
p'easme-seekers than yesterday, which, although
clear, was made uncou Portable by chilling wind l.;
did rot keep away the people from Hampden Park,
who beside coming to attend the show of the County
Agricultural Society turned out in large numbers to
attend the dedication of the ground to the purpose for
which it has been set apart We think toe selection
of Henry Ward Beecher the orator Of the day was
very fitting one il he was selected for his Oratorca
roweYs ard not because be preacher and for the
purpose Of giving sort Of religious sanchty to the
'borse show" II that was the object then the whole
ceremony q muInmery, which, Tor one am cory
has occurred On tie other hand, if tits sort Of
"uriop of Church and State should have tendency
to keel the anusemens that may be had hereafter IN
the p6Jk unGer healthy religious or moral ihhuence
tbt u the union will BET it, desired fruits
OF the Park all that The TRIBrNE has said 10
&C Cmme ndaon of its fitting up, or OF the public sPir
of this beautiful town, that has spent s3oVoo u vol
un.ary subscriptions IN purchasing ard oeautny.nS
sixty acres Of land for public park may be reiterated
AID improved upon on this occasion. Ii is crect %
the town ard hope this first public use OF 1t wlii be
equally creditabe TO the whole Connechcut Nsileyi
by calling together, where they can De seen o. a
glance tie most Of the fine horses which this Vallef
possesses and no other section OF the Union hods
greater nun ber upen equal surface Of the class oil
horses which possess the greatest value 70 the cout
try But generally speaking these horses are owned
by a class of people who are not disposed 10
make a show Of them, ard they will not
be here, though l believe. there will be
an excellent show Of representative horses-thas ~,
ho,ses that will represent to stranger the rea quay
Of the breeding and working stock OF the county ana
will altogether give opportunity to study the.e
qualities better than any previous show OF hofses Id
the country, though in numbers II "lu mol oe as
81 Gvcf h.ld Eerp orr som an
other places, where speed was made the one grand
feature Of The exhibition aud where the grounds we're
taken posse secn Of by fast men with stop-wacses,
timing tro,ters and racers as they went around t1e
course very much to the qualification OF betting men
aud "sporiing characters class which the man
ayers Of this exhibition desire keep out The eect
will be 10 lessen the number cf homes exhibited ard
les sen the number Of people who come TO see the
show" al consequently lessen the receipts, so "a to
discourage attempts to iuauguIae instesd
OF borse races, for the amusement OF the people,
The lumber of entries for exhibition last evening
wss two hundred AID twenty five. Quit' number
Of owners Of good horses in New York and Boston,
and other Cities who are generally tond OF taKns
part in such shews not here and will not be- for
reason that can be easily guessed at They have no
time disposition fol- such pleasure excursions Tnue
prospects Of protest stare them 10 the face.
Ore Of the beet exhibition Of New-IoIk horses
that will be seen here are four Owned by Lewis q.
Brown, merchant in the city, and farmer In Nes,-
chester County. The best simply because they are
proopg the life and usefulness of this most valuable
CT all domestic animals. The united ages Of these
four ho,ses make up within fraction of century OF
wears Of useful teviee. One Of them s over twenty
Lire years cid and one Of them is blindyet all from
their appe in the ring might be taken for horses
barely ont Of their cothood. All still seryiceabe
though kept by their owner more t)r the good they
hsye done than what they will CO, and because he is
abe TO keep them and desires to prove that II Is NO!
uDpr table keep old horse and that Is wicked
to eel faithful auinal to cruel map, merely because
| be is aged. Tee argument of Mr. Brown s that bai
the alue of horses os by hard ussge and abuse Of
the good gifts that have been given the world 10 this
| indispensable animal. hope the sight Of these aged
horsts will teach useful Lesson to all who see them
| al Ibis show
There will be here some very excellent breed.
irg stock both and stsllons Of the most valu-
| able breed Of this region, among which the Morgan
stock AMI its various grades are il the ascendency
TIE old NesseIge stock will sso be wereprt seLted
ard il is CRAFTY TO learn that there i. increasing
disposition to breed from this best Of all Ameii
| can hoises.
Altogether. hcpe, and that is al can say at &C
ea,ly moment Of the show, that this vii prove the
most instructive and most vAluGb'e show ever held
in .he county although IL may rot be the most profit
Abe 10 the pubbc-sp.rted men who have devoted tc
| tlis object so mueh tine and money. > p.