New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-26
THE HORSE SROV.

1.-THE Grand National Horse Fair OF tie Cnion As
,ocstou for Improving the Breed Of Horses, did not
make great show upon its opening day on Monday.
If il did commence with grand oavalcade, We fear it
vas Dot witnessed by a very grand stand full Of
s-.c'ators How the time and show dragged lie slow
lrreth aIoug until one O'Clock, We cannot say from
re-sora observation, but can say that ii dragged
heavy enough after that-but not to the d!sappont
mept Of great crowd Of people, because there was no
crowd there. We could not make out over four hun
bred persons at any time within the ucosure, includ
ing the employees, lahorers hostlers, horsemen and
lo Lers.op Upon tie Grand Stand noticed in three
rroups xix females. and there were two others IN car
race upon TIE inside Of the tracknot enough all to-
getber 10 add very distinguishing feature of gay
ool,-s 10 the souber ores of male attire. The only
amu.pg or exciting thing to be seen in the way Of
horsemsnship was the Grand Marshal, who is not an
elegant rider aud has not magnificent horse, as be
rode rp ard down along the line Of hale hundred men
in front of the stand crying "Clesr the track clear
the track - ar operation that appeared to entirely
supe,huous, srce man crutchs could have easily
got out of the way of such "fast horses as we saw
making preteuses of trials Of speed.
81 we saw the owners of some good horses, includ-
ing Mr.. Roe, the owner of Ethan Allen, We suppose
which the Association has fitted up. 1t has also
arged the inclosure and made new fences and gates
and admits carriages with no charge except % cents
each for the passengers. IL Is also fitting mp very
large accommodations for spectatorsat least hun
bred times larger than was necessary to accommodate
all present to-day There is, or viii be- no doubt but
New-York can have good accommodations to witness
great Horse Fair, but there is some doubt about its
embracing the opportunity in very large masses The
excitement cf q race will draw them out. The i'm.
proving of the breed of horses they care about as
much for d. they do for the better keeping Of the Sab
bath, or the suppression of free rum. We shall be
turpr ed if an exhibition OF the best horses in the
country, without racing, or some other claptrap, ia
draw a crowd ever brings one together upon the
grounds of the Union Association. Things certainly
did not look Ike it yesterday for notwithstanding the
most liberal advertising and a great expenditure Of
money to accommodate the public they appeared de-
termined that they would not be accommodated, and
certainly did not patroniIe the Eclipse Course enough
to pay the currert expenses of the day Perhaps the,
will DO better to-day, as there Is grand " trial o
speed for Queens County" at noon, for 300 aud a
! o'clock trial Of speed for double teams OF roa,
horses for iiOOi and at o'clock, trial Of speed il
harness for a 500 gold cup, " by members OF tn
, Association"
| We wish them success. They certainly had nom
Yesterday; and if the attendance does not greatly i'm
prove to-d.y, " the first Grand National Horse Fair
must be written down a failure.
We are assured that good order will be maintained
and no gambling allowed. We nothing to disprov
this assertion within the nclosure except bar-roor
sign and the well-known faces Of a few notoriou
thi.nble.riggers. One of these hsd located himself
short from the uclosure just round the corne
Ct a fence with barrel-hesd up between him aud
COMPANION, waiting chance to pluck pigeon.
,o,iion, at Least of tina crowd around q roadsd
tavern near the course birds OF the feather
But on the whole, We saw nothing but the inconven
of getting there to preve-, anybody male or female
from visIus me Grand Horse Show" If they DO n,
see ell they went to zee il will not their fault.