The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-16
THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
Preparations Not Yet Com pIcte-rfne Cat
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Prizes.
OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
ClncAGo, Sept IL, 1850
The formal opening of the seventh national exhibition q
the United States Agricultural Society will take place TO-
The grounds opened to visters, however,
to-day, They within short distance Of the city, and
the railroads. special trains every half hour The fair
grounds embrace about Gy Of ground surrounding
track said TO be half mile In circumference. Tho
stalls for cattle, &C., thousand in number, and
everything necessary In the way Of water fodder &C. s
provided on the mcst ample scale. Six large wooden
buildings erected for the display Of agricultural pro
ducts, machinery fruits Gowers displays Of Hne arts &C.
The weather IA delightful and the people are pouring
into town TO day In numbers
The entries by complete an tho entry
clerks s busy, although they were at work all last
week The arrangements OF tho grounds too ara vet ia
incomplete state. workmen engaged TO- day IN
putting mp the amphhearca Seats which are 70 over
look the racecOnrse and parade ground.
Gov Bssell is expected here n TO review the
'rooTs s doubtful however, whether his health win
None of the departments being yet arranged I must
conHne my remarks to-day to individual objects Of
crest
The display Of cattle Is already very nne could an
up colt with descriptions OF particular animals but
will only mention few The most beautiful heer in the
whole collection, snow white Aherney, without spot
bls msh is entirely nameless and Unattended but viii
uy find her ont yet before the fair closes So much
bovine beauty muet not go unrecorded.
Nr. wentworths Durham cattle, which took prize at
the State Fair at Feepor last week are here and attract
much attention. They are really Ane animals.
lot Of eight Devon cattie is exhibited by Bent, Of
Iowa City, Iowa. They are all Of color rich dark
brown, and perfect in every limb The are famous
Another lot of Devon cattle exhibited by H. NJ Wash
bon Of davenport Iowa They fully equal 10 tho Lot
just mentioned IN all good ponts and are all of the sa
But think the finest lot Of cattle have to-day ls
that exhibited h Howard mel achsnry, q pksssvs Bal
all full bloobsd, and most Of them imported They are
truly splendid animals, perfect b nmb and shape, and
ek ont Of r eyes and no one passes them without ex
pressiors Of admiration One young heifer sur
al assie and was in truth sprghtly looking lass sho
and halt years old small OF her age, and has tho
smallest head and the most superb eyes have ever
The building devoted 10 the Floral Department Of The
fa, s as yet entirely nnoccuped although many entries
cf the grounds however independent edihce which
completely filled by the towers contributed by the gar
deuer Of s. H. Kerfoot, Esq, wealthy gentleman Of this
State In the Of the pavilion rises large pyramid
displaying hundred varieties Of and beautiful aow-
open air Around the sides Of the pavilion other
shelves, on which are large and small bouquets, flower
oaskess &C. az arranged with exquisite taste and send
some premiunn or am mistaken.
Mr. Edward Townley, OF Cincinnati, exhibits bee-
hives cf peculiar construction in which the m
which the little busy bee improves each shining hour
made clearly manifest 70 outside barbarians
The selection Of the various committees 70 award pre-
mums has been made very judicousy Twenty thousand
dollars viii be paid in premiums Of dierent kinds Among
others the Chicago Board Of Trade has offered S676 for the
beet three hundred bushels Of wheat white winter red
and spring wheat. The citizens Of Chicago have
horse. beautiful stand Of coors has been prepared a
prize for the best drilled military company.
cmoAoo, Sept 1a, 1859
The Fbrmal CpeninseperAa BY Frssidens nglsan sssa
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Quadrupods-Fne Hosses, dc.
The fair formally opened this morning. with what
was meant to be great pomp and parade. couple oT
dozen cavalry soldiers accompanied by mounted band
Of music, and twenty gentlemen with blue silk
scar escorted the President and officers Of the United
States Agricultural Society from their lodgings in the city
to the fair ground. The corsoc waa accompanied by
long line Of carriages containing many the distinguished
men IN the city. Among them observed Senator's
Douglas and Crtenden Hon. John Brooks, Of Nasaschu-
setts; Judge Bell, Of Michigan; Hon. Campbell, Of Ken
lucky; Charles Gilman, Of Balsimore John AcOsand, Of
Boston; Hon. H. ". Clapp Of Aaseachusetts Hon. B. A.
Huntington Of New York; General Green Of Texas Colo
ne Norris, of New Orleans Hon. T. A. Marshai Colonel
Ware Of virginia. Colonel Jessop, Of Indiana Hon. John
Hon. H. B. Payne, Of Ohio; General Ed Green Of Texas
Hon. Sydney Brecse Of this State, and many others
Inc procession hajtso and after sos smps
The gates opened and the cavacade sounded
The Tumpets, ratified th1 drums, screamed the hfes,
and caricoed he nery chargers Of the mlngta
ry, shouted the shas, waved the batons land tho
faes), AMI the proce ssion wound around the race
and halted the staging which had been erected
for thc spcechyiug. In front, arl within hearing dis
,arce Of the stage hal been erected seats In the amphi
,eac fashion calculated to hold five thousand people.
These quickly filed and the opening exercises
proceeded fhese included addresses from Mr.. nglman,
and ctenden The addresses. of course were confined
exclusively subjects pertinent the OCCASION and
The he mil
ary companies marched into the enclosure These
he Chicago Light Guard, Captain G. Marsh; the Emmet
;pard Captain Stuart; the Montgomery Guard, Captain
sleeson the Shields Guard, Captain Moore The ranks
these companies were not very full but their marching
md manmuvres generally were well executed.
After the addresses very interesting Of the
sts took place. This a procession around the ring
oud be led or driven. This display wen calculated
exhibit the good points Of the animals and u was re-
aTaed by all the spectators %,s with great interest s,!
way And yet the internal arrangements
ot yet completed, nor are all the entries yet
morning that had just arrived from Vermont which viii
likely to take the prize for the best rog horse as
md be given the best rotng horse not regards
peed alone but with powers Of endurance soundness Of
Wind and limb and all other good points, taken into &C.
,cunt
There were at least thousand persons the grounds
and certainly over ten thousand to-day
we're taken the gate entrance money yesterday, and
over 81 900 to-day.
The different departments Of the fair are now in compa-
rativc order They eleven in number namely those
,f CATTLE horses and mules sheep and swine, poultry
md game agricultural and horticultural PRODUCTS fruit
flowers mechanical household, arts and sciences,
and agricultural literature.
In the department Of horses the animals most worthy
note the thoroughbred stallion Young Warrior,
James Cassady Philadelphia; the thorough bred mare
Comet Brainsrd vermont; pair Of heavy horses
lstacns for all work., Chicago Madame Frosty, Henry
Hedges Paris, KY; pair Of bay gedings carriage
horses in Paris) R VIM Egan, Chicago; Rob Mcguire
(aaddlc horsc) H. Randall, Philadelphia Young warrior
rot
gedinR), F. De Witt Robinson, Chicago There are over
loo entries of horses. ....
and 216 entries of sheep.
There was nothing but big apples 10 the ruit tens
TO-DAY. bu, tho floral department beginning 70 hook
fpcIv The onv object in yet, however, worthy Of
note IL Flora Grotio most beautiful creation Of taste
asS r;,i II is an edince FIVE feet high and Of pro-
r.,nns,e wdth made entirely of moss and stoncs and
Covered on ali sides with profasion Of The rarest and
..,s be.ntful Howere satuette Of Flora occupies
,uent nos.;op and the whole neghborhood around
1.anrsnf viii The richest perfume This superb piece