New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-15
THE NATIONAL HORSE SHOW.

From Our Special Reporter.
SPRINGFIELD, Tuesday Evening, Sept. II, 1853.
The day has passed to the great satisfaction of all
parties The weather has been just cool enough for
comfort. The grand oavalcade was organized by
Marsha Dwight and his aids, in their gray uniform
at 10 o'clock. and filed hewide half me-trsck as full
as convenient for driving, riding and leading all the
stock entered for prizes OF show, and beautiful
sight it was. Every acknowledges the improve
ent in quality of stock any other show that we
have had
The attendance Of spectators to-day has been quite as
large the managers expected for the first day though
not crowded think the amphitheater seats were not
nj apy time more than half filed but much the largest
portion of the occupants gaily dressed females
of the farmer families Of the vicinity.
The amusements have not been OF very exciting
character nor should say, quite as well calculated
AZ they should be to satisfy paying audience There
are too many long, tresome watings. Still the crowd
appeared to enjoy the scene well they might, for
there never was better place for such an exhibition
than IIampden Park.
The most exciting trot Of the day was one between
"Thc Granger Horse aud any number of competitors
which he won in 2:39, without single misstep.
remarkable fact about this horse is that he gedng
of unknown breed, though he has Messenger look
about him. whose speed was accidentally discovered
two or three years ago. pretty near to the ruin OF his
owner The offer of 200 for him nearly turned his
brain.
New-York and vicinity are pretty well represented.
DR.. Rich arrived with his fine horse Jupiter, 40 well
known on Long Island, this afternoon, having driven
up from Hartford. Mr.. Felt of Wells, Fargo n Co.'S
express also came up with DR.. Rich, bringing st.
Lawrence horse that he calls "Xl0sion. 1t is fair
to saw that the horse s not singular his name.
Samuel r. Bovine of Flushing has beside Sontag
and her two Ethan Allen colts Young Trustee, ont OF
an Abdaah mare by Old Trustee, now four years old,
aud remarkably valuable stock-getter. And Trojan,
three years old cut of the mare by Flying
Cloud, now I5l hands high, and very fast.
Benjamin Strong. of Flushing Bay, has Driving
Coud, now five years old lj, hands high, jet black,
and a horse of n good deal of suhs,ance-even more
than Flyirg Cloud. Also, FLY of the same breed,
four years old fine driver, - hands. also black.
Mr. Monroe Of Wcstchester County has Logan, by
imported Trustee, a well-known and valuable horse
and pair OF poney match driving horses. Harry /.
Osborn OF New-iork city, also has pair oi pony
match horses the ground; and Com. Vanderbilt
entered his fine driving team and ii came mp on the
boat TO Hartford bu, have not seen il on the ground
to-day.
Il. Montague, of New-York City, has good pair OF
driving horses, and there few other single
from the vicinity of NcwYork, said to be here but
have not yet got upon their track and think the above
list, with NJ. Browns old team, comprises pretty
nearly all from the neighborhood of our city.
look upon Mr. Bownes mare Sontsc Ms one of, Il
not the best breeding mare in this country Perhaps
! am influenced in my opinion by my prejudice in IA
vor of the Messenger stock she not only comes OF
that blood but is of that color. form, general appear
ance and excellent quality. Mr.. Bovine bought her
ior $7e0 after her trot to 300 lbs wagon and driver,
in a;Sl, and could probably sell her at than
three times her cost beside her two valuable colts
He has standing offer of 81 900 each for as many OF
her colts as he will produce aud sell at weaving time
His Young Trustee is Just the sort Of horse that the
owners of Morgan mares need to nfse cross of blood
that will give more size, style and fine action. The
Morgan family so highly in the ascendant in the
Connecticut Valley, win assuredly lose cast by cor
Timing TO breed n and and in Think already show the
iepcy 10 run back to the Norman orgins with bodies
too round and heavy for their short and small legs
do not mention what call fsults, to be captious but
10 induce men to think. want them to think that all
we see AT these shows are the most snowy of all in the
country and that all the family not admirable.
Five have horse shows, want them to be not only
qualifications to the people as holidays but benehcent
as school Iwant then to learn that fat alone does
no.. constitute beauty: and that horse with ia,
bones in his legs, deep, sunken eyes and open nos
trls and big body is not necessarily the reverse OF
beauty. ldo hope, and certainly believe, that such