New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-26
under whom they had served at Winchester and
elsewhere. o 81,
1bov lef, for Providence on Thursday afternoon, at
yycstc,,es,cr County Fair.
4oIo,ck.

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4 O'Clock.
yycstc,es,er County Fair.
Three finer Autumn days rarely come TO the for
time Of any agricultural show, than the three IN
which the Westchester County Fair has bad its be-
Ginning middle, and end. SO far as the things ex'
hibited are concerned there ID much to commend;
and Of the attendance the Society cannot Complain
for il has been large and respectable, producing
hand some income upon small expendure-'or All
the expense of fitting up baH been borne by one un'
fortunate individual and therefore shouh rot be Sc
verey censored. IL ID better than be could &iiOrd,
and cost more than any Society shonid be whIlng 10
accept as donation ircui ar individual.
Taat the accommodations for oXh'bnors ana visi-
to,, WAS lust as bad az described yesterday, WHO
viii dare TO deny Who that wac present. Wednes
DIV evening" when heavy shower wss expected
every moment and sag {he fear Of the crowd, ana
saw them haslly depart, does not iecl now great
-yas the truth of ny statement Gbout ehelter foi
t,,,at,,lv IL did not fem. ana visitors were not
/ drenched But heard ladies amos fain'ing, say,
" Cone. do lot NJ 20 home; 1 cannot stand any lon
GER | have tried 20 fad place 10 sit GoWDi L
wonld Il adiy accept the roughest bench II II was N
tie tbade where / could lest i've minutes, Dht
cannot; must 30 home'
I have heard him often, and know that 1T wi be
very interesting. "a,
''Shall we have to stand up to hear it,
eyes, euppose SO; don't see any provision
Otherwise
Then must 90. l have already been three
, hours mon NV fee; cauntt stand TWO more wait
ing To hear the be.t address ever delivered.
-. asI WIS party interested, bad 10 forego
the aGlts. And this Is but one ease 10 prove zoe
Lack oil comfortable ao, omm0diious for visitors. Il
If no fault OF tbs society 1lJne: II 10 almost UNI
cersal
one Of the greatest faults OF this show is the want
of arrangements. la tie cattlepers. II splte OF the
> mach better order 80 often proved by the state
Society the animals placed with their sieros TO
" Tie visitors But that is not the worst OF The nr-
G rsnCemepts TOR the Durhams, Devons, Dutch,
p Ayrshires Attorneys, Chaese, common and nncon-
= mon breeds are mixed IN admirable coniIsion'
. Occasionally q horse Is saudwi ,hed M among the
g horned animals Oi both horses and horned stock
. there il really a good collection wrcctedy arranged.
or AL breeds toe show does credit 20 the eAhb =,
= and is sufficient TO show strangers that there Is an
e bnrdauce Of good stock in tins end Of the COUNTY
s The show OF south Down sheep Is very good Lut
u not imoroyei by having the fheep aud Ig pens
y unfortunately mixed together.
There are quiie q number Of elegant houses
Paehens Black Hawks. Messengers, etc, win sew
cral handsome matched teams aud driving horses;
D and some Of thee were occasionally Shown 10 adj
vantage On the track. ~ all other times he opor-
,rutv If exhibiting them within tie narrow lucio.
sule Was extremely di5adymiageous 70 man ana
beast.
n Tbe .how Of fruits and vegetables and flowers
n would have been magnificent, II they bad been
ld-centv arranged. II they had been, sLu ult not
l. have beard gentleman rtinark ms looks more
Uea hnckster's stand, than it dOos Ike ln a.ricul-
;ufal and horticultural exhibition. lnCver saw snc
10 confusion" IL wac too tine. u ere was fruit
~ enough On the tables crowded together, aud s1us
mixed and fruit and vegetables together. Tic space
Tor visitors contracted, aud the rough abies ard
i0ar caught and tore iadles diesacs and made ihen
no. 10 Ill. f..F.l a.
: the wooden shauty had very unfair show, for,
a wren filled with ,isors, il 20 dark that il was
dAcult read the nglne OF the person or the fruit.
III There il Just much depending upon the artistic
!. arrancemcnt of articles in slow ,eIe II In set
. Ting irst-rate table. i venture 10 say that who
IS ever arranged these THINKS never st 80 good table
~ in sis lite except by accident. Everything upon
ID these table,, a wnoie, looks 81 though II came
a there 10y accident, and accidentally go' IN the wrong
. place. An Irish pavior 70 arrange picture gallery
IN would not be apt 10 40 il woite.
Ii. idle 20 say that the visitors are satisfied.
De- know that they are rot: and II they we've all Of
~ atciass tina. would lie satisfied with chaos, II d
~ flf hnsirps9 Of all public exhibitions g. teach t.fa
d bt cjaos 10 not tie perfect order o. nature. ana
r tbt On exhibition in confusion D. not school Of
g. taste TO elevate the minds Of ne people such should
be the Object OF all public exhibitions ike THU. II
thi one Is well calculated for that OIIec', then IIy
! censule is unjust. Let the public Judge.
Ii bas heretofore apparently bccna Leading Object
with reporters Of agricultural exhibitions 20 white
y wash an tie dark spots until they were isirly
= beplastertG, and .he managers have, apparently,
looked upon Il pa Of the duty ~ Tie pes' to aid
ia ibis withdrawing operation, and futa Lilt Wis
Z received with my complimentary titke:.' With
such a c0ndi ion annexed, such compliments arc not
coveted.
IN coucufion, Of the last show Of " the Society Of
e Agriculture ana Horticulture Of Westcbesler COM
ty" say that the exhibitors did their duty hand
somely; the people turned ont handsomoyi the
managers Of the society did not treat them well 80
such people deterve. We Judge that the receipts
nlnst have been about twelve hundred collars.