Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-08
COUNTY CATTLE
SHOW-SeeOnd Day.
SPLENDID DISPLAY OF HORSES.

The second day of the Worcester County Ag-
ricultural Society's Fair and Cattle Show was not
so pleasant as the previous one. The morning
was cloudy, aud inspired many fears OF thor
oughly unpleasant, if not decidedly stormy day.
The day was entirely given up to the exhibition
and trial of horses. The number of entries was
very large, much more numerous than on any
previous year. The horses were collected in the
space surrounded by the track, and they made
fine appearance.
AT 3 o'clock the stations were brought upon
the porch, and the examination by the judges
commenced. There were thirty-one entries, of
all ages and degrees of excellence. The commit
tee on stations consisted of the following gen
tremen Edwin Bynner of Worcester. John
Smith of Barre, Marcus Barrett of Auburn, S.
Thurston of South Lancaster, P. A. Beman of
Princeton.
There were in This collection many fine speci,
mems of the equine genus, that attracted much
attention.
After the stations, the brood mares and fllies
were introduced. There were twenty entries Of
this class, although believe all did not appear
OF these, five were entered without foal, and
eleven as having foals by their sides. The fol
lowing gentlemen constituted the committee on
this class IS. P Twiss Of Worcester, H S.
Warren Of Grafton, Charles Bowen of Worces-
ter, 9. j. Fayerweather of Westboro', A Hen
shaw Of Shrewsbury.
The colts were then brought forward First,
the three-y ear-old colts, Of which class there
were eight entries then those under three years
Of age, of which class there were twenty.one en-.
tries.
A cavalcade of all the horses under the saddle
and in harness then passed around the track
About this time the gathered clouds began to dis
charge their burden of water, and the crowd with
in the grounds quickly began to dispense The
several committees, however, continued their la
bOrs Perseveringly, despite the uncomfortable as.
pect and reality of things, till their work was all
accomplished
There were four entries of matched horses The
examination and trial of these took place immedi-
ately after the cavalcade. The committee on this
class consisted of the following gentlemen y.
W. Jenkins, Jr., of Barre, J. H. Nelson of
Shrewsbury, Essex Saunders of Grafton, William
Knowlton of Upton, and G. S. Howe of Worces-
ter.
Ofthe family horses there were thirteen entries.
The committee on this class was as follows y.
S. C. Knowlton of Worcester, Artemas Lee of
Templeton 1. Phillips of Fitchburg, W. Alb.
bot of Holden, E. Sargent of Leicester, VIM. I.
Merriheld of Worcester, and H. I. Bonney Of
WestbOrU'.
There were also nine entries of horses for light
and fast work, but we did not see these brought
on the track a separate class.
There were two entries of ponies, dimnutive
specimens they were, although appearing full of
energy and spirit.
The Dinner.
The dinner in the hall of the Society, in
the ground. Nearly all the seats were occupied.
After the company had eaten and were filed the
President, W. s. Lincoln, Esq, made some per-
tinent remarks, and, in conclusion, called upon
the chairmen of the various committees, who re-
ported the following awards of