New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-28

looked upon pittare Of beauty Just On they
were leaving the station at West Mount Vernon
On the west side of the track. the Bronx RIVER,
skrted with trees sweeps around, curving 70 tie west
ward. In ills bend les meadow. Beyond It, the road
which bridge at the lower end OF the meadow
curves around In opposite form 70 the river. ~ VIC
Cen,er " the bend OF the roHi stands the handsome ar
house of Isaac Sherwood empowered in shade trees
In the of the hose the land rises gradually Dnck
to dense forest on the top Of the mn the intervening
space being occupied with stone'fenced fields and
orchards. The house is fanKed By farm buildings
and picturesque old houses seen rom almost any
point OF view. when at rrst me scene " one wo,a "a
more worthy. -,
| In the meadow were eleven moving machines. with
horses Of various cOlos with here and there cooieo
wnnds and has to marx particular boundaries Or
! give signals Around the machines congregMed
crowd OF men-not in uniform. but In universal aus
cord all apparently xons H. see something
not visible On the bridge and along the river Dan.
were numerous vendors OF Lager Beer. cakes ana
cigars; aod as there is large resident Hermap Popu
ton there good deal Of beerdrinking and mary.
| Al! along the road were manv carriages ana greas
fnttering Of gall colored ribbons and me dressca
Upon the walks and On the grassy banks, many men.
won, and children sat and ohated and watched the
field where the gront contest wGs held TO determine
which was par sIceienes the best mowing1machine.
Witnessed and rarely cxceled in its tout ensemble oil
beauty. II one well worth J'nrney Oh an nour
from The city to see we have witnessed srea' ma"y
assemblages OF farmers, out We never saw
one where nature and art oombintd witn
animate andl Illuminate things 80 perfectly TO make
the picture complete. II was ut ts hight OF perfection
about or O'clock Soon sfter that in consequence OF
approaching rain. the people began 70 dsperso Inc
rolling thunder; the black clouds rolling over me mus
from the West; the frequent trains OF cars lying up
and down the roads the screech OF the Whistles the
click Of the ing machines; oil combining Win the
viewed by the sense Of sgt can DO IememDereu
by those who saw-it cannot be described nor repro
dncel But there other lessons iote learned npoa
this ground. II to he the severest test OF moving
mschnos--not "reapers, nor "heaGers. 40 ono re-
porter. who docs not lack long ears, denominates
these invaluable farm implements-that has ever been
Instituted Hence the slow movements of The trial. 90
much complained Of by some Of the thousand persons
present. who had come to see race instead OF care
4 full examination.
The object Of the managers and the owners OF the
rous machines determine by fair trial and the
opinion Of peent judges whether any one possessed
superior to the Others The following is List Of
| the machines entered FOR this friendly contest:
]. Clipper Mower. Horton & Maybe, PeekskilL N.
V; lonsth Of cutter. feet inches.
| 2 Hubbard, G. G. Bradley Son. Syracuse, N. T.
3 Clipper Harvester, r. II. Allen & Co. New.York
| length OF cutter feet inches
T. Union. KGiTen Harrington. Worcester. Mass.
length Of cutter feet inches .
5. Pony CLIPPER. onc-horse. " l. Auen. Brooklyn,
| l.. l.. length of cutter. feet Inches.
! t. Two in Que. American Agricultural Works. NO.
IL Cou tlsndtst length Of enter. feet 10 inches
l. Buckeye, Adrsnce I'att Co.. PoashkeopSie
| n. Y. length OF cutter. feet igsh.
4 g. Monitor No. |, +. Nishwiix WIIamsburgh l.. l.
length Of cutter, feet iuches.
g. Buckeye Adriancr, Piatt Co. PolghkeePsie'
N. Y: length 81 cutter. feet inehesi
10. Monitor No. 2. Y. NishwitA Wilamsburgh. l.. l.
length OF cutter. feet inches.
| Ii. Hubbard C. g. Bradley Son. Syracuse, y. Y.
length OF cutter. feet Inches.
A field has never been selected for trial OF moving
machines that presented soverer tests than thr one II
is q bottom subject 10 overflow. sud the grass had
been partially submerged within week. OF course
both the soil and grass were Ia sor condition. and
there little swabs where the water stood deep
that II covered The platforms Of the maehines " le
passing through The growth was mainly composed OF
what Ia known here June grass. IL IL nearly ident
cal with Kentucky blue grass (roa Praies". Upon
some OF the dryes portions 81 the field timothy and
lother grasses closely mixed. In severs places
the grass badly lodged decayed and Shiny AT bot.
orn and the young grass shooting up through the ON
In pieces the driving wheels cut through the sol aud
the horses marked their tracks al ever step Occasion
ally The Judges who erdesyored 10 follow tie machines
backed out aud went round the water hole, upon dfye
ground. We think there we're few eGyresaloss -uch
as What Internal place to try moving moetinesf
/ our opinion. II just the Place 10 y them; Nc
| have never seen them more scyerel, tried.
No. led tie WAY. and did Ii work handsomely. with
q pair Of excellent, heavy. siesdy.working white
horses, owned BY Nathan Valentine. We thought II
gained credit 10 this machine 10 thus opening the
! way. than II did Oh sghseqncni turn round No.
! worked eqlsly we'd aud a. noticed that II va uuch
liked by number Of practical farmers for iis plain
substantial look and uncomplicated machinery Tie
cutter bar - this machine l. behind the wheels and
l. the only one ~ The lot rugged. The owners are
entitled to commentator FOR their spunk. They
received telegram notice 81 the TRIAL and sent TIE
machine BY at cost OF 90, 10 enable II To
reach here barely IN time. IL .hos. the gentlemen
heard 70 this machine was ilni IL appeared 10 have
too much EiGo or m.
The dynAmomcier showed it, forward dram
slightly more than that Of No. ]. The Wort OF No.
was highly approved. 1t makes the widest cut ~ any
machine on the ground. and appeared TO work With
great though II did not cut oOss rs No 2 nor
docs II cut lodged grass olean IL u. however un
mistakaby good machine. NJ. }, b. the same Own
ers and character Of machine worked b, one
loIse gave general satishotiOn. No. No. and No
r machines are well known In this vicinity that Il
seems to Us word IN their praise would be super.
fLors.
From careful examination Of al IN the above list
| and their work cannot very well understand boa
the committee can say which IA entitled to the Cod
Medal.
H. the vicinity where n. trial was Led the Buckeye
machine lis undoubtedly the fasOrite because u IL
mostly used. and bocaase 1t has al active agent living
| IN the neighborhood.
One OF the leading improvements % the Buckeye.
when IL first built was its two wheels upon which
| IL cOuld travel from field 10 field. That IA no longer
Distinguishing marx. Ohor machines. formerly built
with one driving wheel have been compelled to mount
u.On Two
| We cannot attempt 10 name all the latest Improve
iHonis In moving machines, upon which oach manu-
fnctureF ns claim for superiority over al oilers but
ray thar any who buys either Of tho ABOVE
viii hhie no reason 10 10 sorrJ that lie did not buy
some other one
| We were amused interested and Instructed by tho
partisan contests pTryailiBR among tbs agents, own
era, manufacturers and their friends the merits ~
Their respective machines, aud the dement's " their
rivals II il those contests ihst create improvements
la trying the dTat Of machiDes the owners al those
making wide cuts contended that the DRAFT should bs
calculated according 10 and In proportion to tho width
of tie cut. 10 strikes that this IL Ridiculous as
sumption. We do not believe that the horses ever
could discover particle VI difference between the
drt OF rut for fee, rr inches and cnt Of four feet
eight inches particularly upon sueh ground and In such
grass las this field.
The moving Va. done upon the farms Of rslso Sher.
wood and George Hyatt. Nearly ali The grns. cut on
fInn-.