Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-08
The Horse Fair ut Springfield.
THIRD DAY.


THIRD DAY.
The third day of the fair was attended by a
larger gathering than was present on any pre-
ceding day. The new class of walking horses"
attracted considerable interest on account of
its novelty. There were seventeen entries,
two from Worcester county, "Precllla, owned
by Samuel Ellsworth of Barre, and "Topsy,''
owned by Benjamin Cumming of North
Brookfeld. The show of matched horses is
spoken of as exceedingly fine. The entire
class of thirty-one teams first went round the
track together, and Nathan Washburns black
pair, of Worcester, after sharp brush with
the bays of Mr.. Shaw of Fairport, n. Y, came
in ahead in S.27. When the horses had all
come up before the stand and had disap-
peared, in their order, trotting matches were
made, the first between Washburn's blacks
and Shaw's bays, the two first pairs that had
run so nearly together in the grand trot.
They kept clean trotting gait through the
mile, but the Washburn pair, getting about
rod the lead, held it firmly to the close, and
came in at 1923, an improvement of four sec
ouds on their former time. The following
other entries were made =
ebay State the Secondn and another. VIM. D.
Prouty of Worcester, raised in Holden.
Jenny and Fanny" j, Brooks, Jr., Princeton,
raised in Vermont, Black Hawk, 800 pounds each,
and years, l42 hands
-, Charles A. Tourtellot of Millbury,
raised in Claremont, N H., Black Hawk, and
years, l5s hands
"Lncoln and Hamlin," VIM. Underwood of
Leicester, raised in New York, G. NJ. Clay and Mes
senger, years. l6 hands.
In the class of stations, five years old and
under eight, there were thirty animals, IA
nous in their sections, and many of wider
reputation "Tom Carpenter" owned by
Col. Adams Carpenter of Providence, was the
great favorite, making his mile in 2.40. 1t
was found, however, that "Tom'' lied about
his age, being full eight years old, and was
therefore ruled out and Mr.. RusselPs Cellar
ion" of Portland, Ct, was acknowledged first.
Some of the entries were as follows -
Don JUAN" Jas. f Thorndike of New England
Village, raised in Massachusetts,, John Anderson,
915 pounds, years. 15l hands.
bay State Morgan W. ID. Prouty of Worcester,
raised in Petersham years.
"Robert Fulton,' Chas. ii. Jackson OF No Brook
field, raised in Massachusetts, Black Hawk and Nor
gan, 1850 pounds, years, l54 hands.
Next came the great class of the day-the
stations over eight years. There were pres
ent the celebrated Long Island stallion " Ju-
piter p Henry Clay" finely formed gray
stallion that bore off the first premium in his
class, at Springfield, two years ago; ''Path-
finder" faultlessly modelled dark chestnut;
"Trotting Childers," "Plato," and many 9th
ers. "Tom Carpenter" was also admitted into
this class, and appeared in a close trot, making
his mile in PAL. Plato" owned in Bridge
port, VT, was awarded the palm on the first
trot round the park. "Nonpareil," owned by
James f. Thorndike, OF New England Village,
was the only entry which this county made to
the class. The receipts of the society, thus
far, arising from the show, amount to $4,000
50, 500 from entrance fees for horses and the
rental of victual-stands on the ground ST. 500
from the sale OF tickets on Tuesday and We'd
nesday and 81, 900 from the same source on
Thursday. A larger number of distinguished
people and representatives of state societies
were on the ground than at any previous time.
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.
Of the entries made on the fourth and last
day of the exhibition, were the following:
PONIES UNDER IA HANDS DRIVEN DOUBLE.
dell of Warren raised in Maine and Vermont, Nor
gan breed, $50 and 800 pounds, and years. IA
hands.
SINGLE PONIES
''Jim,n Peter Langworth raised in North Brook
field, French breed, 700 pounds, years, ID hands.
''Zaidee,' l. Tuesde of Warren, raised in Yer
mont, Flying Morgan, 100 pounds years, IL hands.
GENTLEMEN's SPANS OR DRIVING HORSES.
''Gowdy and Berkshire Boy VIM Fox of Wor;,
cester, raised in Berkshire, 925 pounds each, and
8 years, 10 haUds.
---, L. E. Truesdale of Warren, raised in
Vermont and Maine, Messenger snd Morgan, $50
and 64T pounds, 15A hands
GENTLEMEN's DRIVING HORSES, FOUR YEARS OLD
AND OVER.
t'Jenny Canesn Jas ellison of Petersham, Black
| Tom, 1l6S pounds years, 165 hands.
| -- VIM. C. Clark of Worcester, Messen-
ger, $50 pounds, ISL hands
The attendance on Friday was the largest
of any day during the exhibition. The dis
| play opened at nine o'clock with grand en-
tree of all the horses by states, in competition
for the prize banner to be awarded to the agri-
cultural society of that state (otber than Mas
sachuse;ts) presenting the largest number of
valuable horses. The rivalry was an inter.
esting one, and Connecticut won, presenting
Sc fine horses, to Massachusetts, g. New York
81, Vermont IL, Rhode Island 7, Maine 6,
New Hampshire 5, Wisconsin, 2, and Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Illinois one each Two years
ago New York won the banner in close contest
with Vermont This banner is of blue silk
trimmed with gold, mounted on a staff tipped
with gilt eagle, and appropriately inscribed,
with the picture in oil colorS of Hampden
Park in the midst of horse show, on one
side, and on the other side the words: Estate
Prize Banner, awarded to the Connecticut
State Agricultural Society by the Fourth Ma
tional Exhibition of Imported Blood and
American Breed Of Horses. Springfield
Mass, 1860" It's formal presentation appro.
priately concluded the exercises of the exhi-
bition, in the afternoon. The horses for which
gether in front of the judges stand, at four
o'clock, when the awards were announced by
Hon. George Bliss, chairman of the board of
managers, as follows =
CLASS No. Thoroughbred stations the first
and only premium of $500 to "Comet - owned by
Alexander Bathgate OF tordham Westminster cOuIl-
| CLASS No 2-Thorough-bred mares the first and
| only premium of 500 to 'Narcissa,n owned by
| Henry Booth of West Farms, Westchester county,
| NY.
CLASS No. a--stallions for general use, years
and over; the first premium OF 500 to ".Jupiter y
owned by DIR ID b Rich OF New Y ork; the second
of 500 to ''Pathnder,n owned by Linsiey Brothers
Of West Meriden, CT; the third of $50 to "Maine
Messenger owned by John Wyman of Bangor Me
CLASS No. 4-Staliions for general use. + wears
and under the first premium of 500 to aPatrcl,
Henry owned by Hill & Baldwin of Ticonderoga,
Frank Is Knowles of Gloyersville, Y the third 81
$50 to "Americusn owned by John Stallman of
Lee; and the fourth OF S25 to "Claron," owned by
Il w Russell of Portland Conn.
CLASS NO 6--StalliOns of 3 years and undar A .