The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-28
NATIONAL HORSE Fan AT SPRINGFIELD.
vfcIAl CORRESPONDENCE o. the HERALD.
erRrHerr.Lp. Mass., August

erRuerrEID. Mass, August q, 1907.
!ssrfui Apprshsnsons Of dismal and stormy weather
for the filth annual National Horse show in this city
have been happily di.pelsd The three days storm
cleared away "just in the nick Of time and the sx-
hbtion has this morning opened under the most favor
able meteorological auspices Crowds Of visitors have
been pouring in all the day long from every direction.
the evening trains coming In heavily loaded and the
numerous and spacious stalls on Hampton Park are
rapidly filling up with OF the choicest breeds Of
horses in the country All Of the New England govern
here or Will DO here before the close of the
also Governor Fenton Of New York, and probably
Jerome. Bonner and others Of New YORK. Among those
Lewis E. Morris and Charles W. Bahgats Of westcheser
county and O. Hggns and Hosea B. Perkins Of Fort
AZ about ten O'Clock the exhibition opened with .
morning concert by the United States armory band and
almost simultaneously grand cavalcads OF all horses
probably three hundred animals in the line ali SLEEK
and lively and OF the stock In Amer
his twelve in hand and M LELAND OF New Yorr m.ds
ns display with his four hand and following In the
line were tandem team' spans and single teams almost
innumcabe They passed around the track or three
times the admiration OF ALL and then separated aud re-
tired to tho stables for hour during which time the
the various improvements which Springfield Club had
effected upon the grounds since last fair and subse.
dueny held an impromptu meeting and passed q series
Of grateful resolutions recognizing industry and suter
prise In promoting Improvement IN horses aud horse-
manshp and expressing hearty wish that the fair 80
successfully BEGUN would close with the same degree Of
Following cavacads there was display Of about
forty with foals by their sdes as many breeding
Mares thoroughbreds and Hil'es Then came an exhi.
bton Of gentlemans driving horees which lasted for
couple Of hours and attracted the universal attention Of
the multitude. The best Auimals-those which went
around the course fastest aud presen their attractive
points--were those owned BY j. W. Bemis, OF Spring
South Hadley Falls; N. Lamson of sheburue Fails J.
b. LAwton, OF Framlnsnam; J. Colby OF Pittsnsld
g,,o1 Ensses 9. Isomss Csrpsns o.
Bangor g. r. T~ichel, Of Framingham: F. b. Knowles,
Of Worcester. and Harrison Rogers Of North Bridge
but all the qualifications and taken
into consideration a. we'll, and the verdict will be made
known on the last day Of tho fair Tho best time made
Was 2:ash and the next best was lao
The 2:32 trottng horses-those who bad never beat
tina. time-came next, and there were four competi.
ors viz John Ferris entered by J. Bowen. OF Bos-
ton; Old Put, by N. b. Smith, OF Hartford; George
Washington, by l. @. Chase, Of Boston aud Jack Lewis
by Tom Carpenter, OF Hartford After scoring half .
dozen times the word given aud Old Put aud Jack
LAWS took the lead and Washington and Ferris followed
two or three lensths behind On the last half Old Put
and Lewis were about eveD but the odds In favor
OF Put until a; almost the eDd OF the heat when Lewis
made sudden and rapid gain and in bv two
eaglbs, amid the applause Of the multitude, in 2:3sH
The second heat, from beginning to end. was one OF
excitement and uncertainty OLD Put and Ferris were
aud neck more than half the way around but a.
close OF the heat Pot shot ahead and came u by
about half length in advance of Ferris in 39 and
LeT'is and Washington followed some lengths behind
TIE third heat and race was won by Put 10 2:i0t<.
The chief and closing feature of The day s exhibition
vas hurdle race between the est and neotast
horses In the country The frat premiam $500 and
tho second 500, tho being two miles eight
hurdles, weiter weights The entries follows:
J. C. Alowav enters black horse Biackbird. Colonel
AcDanie's bay hors Red Dick, and A. W. Aovay chest
nut geldng Johnny Riley The horses rapidly and
smoothly and cleared nearly all the hurdles without as
much IA touching The only serions stumble made was
by Red OK NJ the end of the first mile which resulted
IN throwing his rider AMI iDjuring him slightly. The
horse kept on all the while, however and jumped the
remaining hurdles and came ahead OF the other COM
peors amid great applause The first, sconi third and
fourth leaps taken by Backbird, and on the Gh
al the horses wont together aud all tho other leaps
we're taken by Riley. The first tben awarded
TO Black bird and the second 10 Riley.
everything ia the shape Of gambling Is thoroughly
excluded from the grounds. Pool selling was bsgun
when The races commenced in the afternoon and the
parties engaged IN u IT notified 10 discon-
fipue by Hr Dwight the President OF the association
They complied reluctantly aud ested against such
o course, and notice thai unies the order was
thcv woad Withdraw what horses they
had entered The Board Of Managers will consider tho
matter tonight aud announces Tomorrow whether or
not the Presidents order will DO recalled.
Ga Friday the fair will close with 81 200 trot, best
three in Eve, three u start TO all horses that have
roted faster than "a in harness. 20 90 TO wagon all
others 70 70 harness For this there have been
entered to-day, Lady Thorne by Daniel PHfer OF New
York. and Lucy, nv Norris Holcomb OF Hartford There
will probably be other entries tomorrow day