New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-24
u s. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYS FAIR
CLOSE OF THE EXBIBITIoN-THE Pathological
DTsPIAy--IN RE THOROUGHBRED HoRsEs-TRI-
AL OF FIRE ENGINES.
From Oar Own Reporter.

AL DF FIRE ENGINES.
From Oar Own Reporter.
CIScGSYATI Sept. 20, 1860.
In looking at the stars it makes good deal of DIFF
ference which end Of the telescope ia applied to the
eye; ard think that if the correspondent who wrote
you fscetous letter about the contributions at this
National Show, which he saw on the first day, had
called again yesterday, he would have found things
slightly altered. The genealogical display so far from
being the petty tbirg he pronounced it, is said by old
pomologists, eminent members of the Cincinnati Hor.
ticutural Society, to be the finest tout ensemble they
ever saw. The floral tent, which, when he wrote con-
tanned only five or elk pots Of whered shrubs is nov
quite filled by pretty collection of potted plants
and cut-iowers as he ever saw, even in Kentucky.
The plants have been arranged after and most
admirable fashion, viz: that of putting them on che
grouod IN bees and groups, instead Of on shelves or
high benches, where he glare of red pots and insight
ly display Of bare stems offend the eye.
In the Pathological Department, the hcrtlculturis,
will be struck with the number Of superior Wes'em
apples, and the extraordinary size Of Eastern varieties
wbch il the genia chine have doubled their original size
As to grapes one sioge vigneron Mr.. Fred Schueike
aSwiss shows twenty varieties Of native vaIie
ties, and two more men, tv enty each while Of pears
Elwapeer & Barry Of Rochester, N. Y, have 200
varieties EACH separate and distinct upon the table,
There are plenty Of things 10 complain Of, indeed
thsre are at every agricultural show but for the sake
OF justice, let us give the devil bis due. Jaw the
i.oulsNlie snow 10 which :" w. X. alludes, and L
say did Lot compare III the fruit and flower depart
menls with this, either regards quality quantity
The mi lenent display here ia large and comprises
come II yeniions OF special merit; there were never
better Short-horns, Devone, or Herefords sho wn la
America than were there although 30 far as numbers
CO. the fear Of oste disease hiss kept many away the
horte stables contain some OF the best booded stock
OF Ohio and Kentucky, aud a number of Lexington
eolts, on their way here were only prevented from
coming, because q most remarkable decision
OF Col. JOSIAH w. Wares, that Lexington Is not a
thoroughbred He says that old Boston has siip In
his pedigree bis dam Alice Csrneal, not being oed.
lgr' cd animal and that hence Bottoms worldrenownod
con Lexington it not thoroughbred. This ruling
wl be both instructive and amusing TO horse breeders
IN England al d America, aud will provoke controversy
10 no extent Of Col Wares utmost desire. Tue most
remarkable Of tho ihoroughbreds was oil Fashion
now u years old, who took the $500 premium 10 tie
lace of competition by twelve or thirteen younger
horses There were DO trotteis except regular probes
sionai rseers, but the show Of NJ rgan and Black
Hawke was large ard 30 far stations are concerned
remarkably line. There We're l3 horses in the 500
rrg Tor tins class Of stations which were never sur.
passed IN this country br excellence although mora
horses competed a, ST. Louis las year and ~ the