New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-05
THE SPRINGFIELD HORSE SHOW.
From Our Own Reporters.

THE SPRINGFIELD HORSE-SHOW.
From Our Own Reporters
SPRIEGrIELD, Oct. l--p. m.
It is proved. The results of this day a. Hanpden
Park proves .ha. horseshow can be sustained without
making il horse-race. believe that ten thousand
were in the inclosure day a, :ime and have
doubt about the receipts reaching $1,000. One-thrd
of the visitors were females and there were over
fifteen hundred of them the seats Of the smphi-
theater a. one time, which made q magnificent and
most interesting show. Say what we wil-go where
where we will-there is nowhe-e in my opinion, that
better display of men sd women be made than
in the Connecticut River Valley. Such gathering
is Of itself sight worth long journey to behold;
AID we undfr,tand that . very ntelgent
gentleman from Virginia now here upon his first visit
to New England does not hestse to express the same
opinion. In fact, having heard good deal about
Geyed, he came to see them, and win go back ex-
claiming, "ihe half not told me-" He is slightly
surprised but no. any moro than one OF his friends
from that same conservative "Oid Dominion, who
was here last Summer, and visited large manufac-
turing establishment and, among other things, IN
quired how the people" fed; remarkng at the
same time that he supposed they lived very poorly, on
s b Of the Ah 5 of oas Of h
p,etors, "st the public boarding. house table" "I
freely own, said the Virginia gentleman, 81 never
was 70 much astepisbed in my life. don't under
stand your institutions"
Similar remarks have been made to-day. These
Southern gentlemen understand horses very we'll,
and how TO breed them, but they don't under.
stsDd how We can show promiscuousy-gsthered
assemblsge Of people, every one OF whom is well.
dressed and gebteel in manners and appearance and
soberly conducted 1t is little mysterious to st,an-
ger but is true; and the show OF people here to-day
s such one as makes the heart hrob in the breast Of
any man who joyfuly contempates the Improvement
of the human family The results Of this show, there
FORE Independent Of the valuable progressive improve
provemen Of tie stock Of horses to be seen, must be
most beneficial to markind. IL s-or rather will be-
if it don't rain to-moTow-in every sense OF the word
q great triumph.
At this rejoice because the people here who have
epgsged heartily in effort to give instruction and
recreation together to tho masses deserve success
And now that success attends toe effort-that the
people have come in multitude Of vehicles from all
the adjoining county aud in crowds upoa oil the rail
roads, and al seem glad that they came, it is no won
getting up the exhibition should feel very much gra'i'
fed
Good order and sobrety have prov siled al day. and
accidents greater than the breaking Of buggy or
two and slight hurt 70 woman from fau occa-
eiore by want Of strength in board OF the seats.
There was arrest Of couple of the frequenters OF
crowds who il said caught In the act OF put
| ting their fingers into somebody's pocket.
OF the stock exhibited today cannot speak IN de-
tail and csnnO. speak Of it in the aggregate IN praise
| half strong enough. If any one doubts the
| fact that q most remarkable improvement ~
progressing in the stock OF horses IN this vaney,
hope be saw the exhibition Of colts that hsve been
dropped since the show here four years ago. l have
never seen so fine collection before, and douot
whether better collection has ever been seen any
where of young stud colts than the one staI.aea oy
tie iudges to-day How they ever 70 decide when
the % colts are entitled the premiums s more thac
| can see where there 20 many worthy OF prenn-
ums.
The colt Leather Stocking, owned by s. d d.
Leavitt is exhibited for show ard nos ior pIe%an'
THIS is very remarkable colt, ason OF kemoe Ja;s
son. out Of Messenger marc. lie b four years oid
I65 hands high and e1ctes much attention and adni-
ration. His stock will yet make feature IN berk'
shire County. NIL, -.
Petersham n ore Of the best repre- sentafves OF 'ns
| growing Morgan family the g-ouud, for compact
ness and symmetry. He weighs thousand Pounos
and il he was four inches higher, without aaaiIona'
weight, would be Of the handsome horses mere.
There are some fifty animals entered as Ie"'ny
horsss,p and about one fourth Of the number come uP
to the judges stand in skeleton busgies aad YOU'LL
sulkies driven by men in joeky caps here - goH.a ~
for reform. IL no case should horse DC Aioneu W
appear Keep, harnessed to family carnage OF ouggy
and exercised for family uss Farmer. aoa In
their horses for family use in skeleton buggieo WIN
Jockey cape. ,, .;ao,
Ruling out those tro ing nsgs and the fenaiadet
would have hopored spy exhibition ever seen 10 tins
| country notwithstanding the prevalence oil holeaa
erd Black Hawk blood. wis6 there were more pre-
NUNS for 20 many deserving them ~ We ,,s h',
tbe mached horses the number was nes 90 eIge' oa.
| all were good. Mr.. Whitlocks black sna 10Y pen
made the best time-a mile in 81 Lse,e weIs ~
time. all through the day frequent Gis o. sPseo iof
examination hy the Judges, and much 70 NE g,sun's
| tion OF the spectstors, but no su''''i-N "
| trials Of speed for price. G.,
ureay. which p looked forward to oy ths lovers Of
| .uch .port with snticpations Of pleasure.
One Of the mos. eIcinrg eIhiDl!,oSS ~ ,nG % .oa
| to-day was a .iI horse team ownSa ~ ni. EsngTy
| a commi,,ion merchant ia Nsw.Yort, driven at
spesd of less than four minutes to me nile ana turned
.fo upon the track q. almost that hge rate with per-
feet ease by the Yery rkiIled oolored driver
Tbere constant dversties from the tedium mat at
Ways waits upon the people between heats OF aI.oe,
or Su,irr eI,mipstons by Committees has tended 70
Seep up an interest and give satisfaction to the pso-
ole. Then the constant meeting Of friends snd the
formation Of new acquaintance all end 20 make sneh
democratic meeting this an agreeable, Interesting
| ard instructive one. May they never grow less
The Threatening clouds which have iadeated ram
Al, ,be have brought forih this evening 20
copsu,y that many who eit home this clear morains
uspr,p.fed for change in the weather, Will have "a
unp,es s,sn, time getting bome-qae IN eonsas: Win
| ns clear Ineonhehi OF last evening". A eontsaahoa
Of ram ,o-porrOv viii prctuse much d'>PPoietnsnf,
80 81, d, ,AA r rspsrsrs h1 70 tie thSuo6o<A VIZ