The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-26
LOCAL MATTHRa.
TIE AoaIcuIruRAL FarH-The Fair
rounda yara annnnd 10 .xAahi.~..- -..-.

THE AGRICULTURAL FAYK. The Fai,
| Grounds we're opened to exhibitors yesterdsv
morning, In accordance with the programme Ths
weather was hne--the sun shoue plsassutly-th1
air was cool and brscing-and everything about
the grounds looked attractive and inseyestins. =
The white tents and waving flags, the hands,ms ia
arrangement OF the exhibition, the busy tbrone
all combine TO invest the scene viii picturesous
beauty, which occasions emotions OF pleasure IN
the MUD Of the beholder.
On the trot,ing track, skilfuI drivers were axar
csing their fast horses and making trials of speed
which VIII be repeated every day during the Fair
The exhibition Ia this department 10 superb and
in order that our readers may know what II ID
composed OF, We append list of some of the more
celebrated horses on the grounds yesterday with
the names Of exhibitors:
Sdllions- Red Eye, 13 years old, by Boston:
John b BelShsr. Revenue, by Trustee, Is years old;
John u. Bolts. Young Red Eye, s years old, by
Star OF the East; b. w. L. Bisnton, Cumberland.
Mazeppa, Il years old, BY Sir Archey; William +.
raves, Charles City. Prince Albert, l3 years old,
thoroughbred; George Tyler, Louisa. Otelius,
0 years Old, by Childe Harroide, Pearmsn aud Bow
ry. Fly hy.Night, years old, BY Fiypg d. lehman;
j. L. White, Pittsylvania. Chiids Harrotds, I
years old, BY Prsm; r. e. Smmonds, MARYLAND
forquator, thoroughbred, years old; p r. Sim
monds. Maryland. John, years old, BY Kossuth;
X. Willis, Chester field. Prfmero, years old, by
Beverly; VIM. r. swaring, New Kent. Regent,
years old, by Regent; T. L Royal, Halifax Morgan
Slack Hawk, years old.by Vermont Black Hawk:
Wm. L. Hardesty, Talbot county, Nd. Toronto,
years old, by Ticondercgs; L. Munger Md ri,
eonderoga, Jr, years old, by Ticenderosa; Frank.
lin FELTON,, Maryland. Paul Clifford, years old
by Vermont Black Hawk, Franklin FELTON,, Md
Orphan Boy, years old, by Ticondsroga; l.. Nun.
ger: Nd. Timou, Is months old, BY Kossuth !;
Peake. Henricc. morgan horse, 6 years old !;
kdwin q Booth. NotsO~ay. Herndon, 9 years Old
by kossush; g W Hobson, Richmond. Black Hawk
years old, by KossHth; John b Davis, Richmond
hossuth colt, years old: Jno Allen, Richmond
I nli IxN " LII
ii j Smith, Richmond Henry Clay, years old by
Kit Carson, Norman Dayton, Canton, NY, Kit Car
son, years old by Vermont Black Hawk; Nor.
man Dayton, Canton, Y. Cleveland q years old,
Richmond, 3 years old, by Lone Star; VIM Grayss,
Richmond. Virginius, years old, by Kossutb; VI
Brnxton, Hanover, Button, 3 years DID, by Kos.
suth; Norman, Hanover. Emperor, years
old, by Cleveland Bay; VIM Q Rives, Aibemarle
Augusta Morgan, years oi 1, by Vermont Morgan
Geo Mowry, Augusta. Virginia Morgan, years
old, by do; Geo W dowry,t ,tAugusta. Rip Vau Win
kie, years old, BY American; Wm P Pan jr, Al
bsny, N \: Koicker6ocker, years old. by Black
Murat; paff, jr,, Albany, Y. Brown Bill,
10 years old, by Black Hawk; D Harvey,
Dansiie. Telegraph, s years old: Nor borne Berke-
10y, Loudoun. Rob Roy, years old, by RatIer !;
John Lewis, Rockingham.
TTott,lg Horses-Hanpie Bell; Saml Sherer Ac.
comac. Duke Of York; X l. reel, Washington.
Mountain Hare; 8 Lording,on, Grsenbrier.-
Nameisss and Morgan Fanny; Dv. Woods, Gooch.
land. Jennie Grey, MIR. Fulcher, Hanover. Black
horse, years DID, X Alien, Kichmond-besides
many others.
Mares ana toits-Nina, 10 years DID, Themas W
boswell, Richmond. Fannie, 5 years old, full sis
ter to Ticonderogs; franklin FELTON, MARYLAND
kossutb colts; j Ballard. Richmond. Mary and
Fanny, years old, by Morgan Black Hawk;
ballard, Kichmond. Nina, Is months old; r T
Stanley, Hanover. Betty, by Emperor W Ii Trlce,
Louisa. Emperor and yoltaire, Morgan and Kos
suth colts; r HaxaiI, Orange. Whitby
colt, IL mouths; eDjamiu Hatcher, Chester 4 sld
CrinoIine, mos. old, by kossuth; W G Taliaferro.
Caroline. BarIister and Stauuton, 16 months old,
by Trojan; Thomas Wstkins, Halifax, Navigator
and Nelly BLY,, Trojan colts; v Gaines Char Iotte
Thoroughbred, 3yisol G Paleske, Henrico.
Maria, yrs old, and Mayfower,7 yrs old: W 2
wariug, New Kent. Chi kahomDy, / yr old, by
Kossush; D A Timberiake, Hanover Fashion mare;
Mansfield Louisa, Mary Washington, mos
old, by Red Eye; NJ Braxton, Hanover, Rosa,
years, and Bebe, year old, by Kossuth, DR. VIM A
Edmundson; Thos Deane, Richmond. Leisure, z
years, and Red Eagle. year, by Red Eye: c L
White, Halifax. Beisey Red, years old, by Red
Eye; John Bslcher, Richmond.
There is besides, q handsome display of match
horses including pair called Snow Drop and Lil-
~; imported from France in 1853, by j McHen-
ry, of Maryland. They are ten years old. pure
white aud exceedingly fine animals. Some fne
ones are exhibited by J Lewis. Of Rockingham,
Alex Kerr, Of Henrico, Allen Dorsey, of Washing.
ton, McGuffin Maupin, of Augusta. E j Burnett,
Richmond, Morborne Berkeley and DR. Oden, Lou.
doun, Wm Norton. Baltimore, John l. Harris, Lou.
iss, and others. Several handsome ponies are also
on exhibition.
In the cattle stalls we observed some of that
largest specimens ever exhibited here. We shall
specify some of them hereafter.
The following is the
PROGRAMME FOR TUESDAY:
At O'Clock H., the band will pav q national
air. and the flags i'll be hosted sin utaneously en-
The various stats.
At 10 ocock The exhibs ton will be formally OPEN
ed in the large teDts where James Lyons. Esq Pre-
sident of the Virginia Central Agricultural Society.
will introduce Gen. Tench Tiighman. President OF
the United States Agricultural Society, who will
deliver the Inaugural address
There will then be exhibitions of horses in the
ring, by clas es during the remainder of the day.
The time for making entries has been extended
until o'clock this afie' noon
Pre- sident Tiighnan has appointed as his Aids,
Col Alston OF South Carolina, Charles w ain
wright. Esq, of New fork. and W. NJ. Bridges Of
Virginia.
The exhibition CT thoroughbred cattle and horses
will commence On Wednesday morning. The exam
ination of implements, machinery, 6e.. will Gem
msnce on Thursday.