The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-01
THE NATIONAL HORSE FAIR Ar SPRINGFIELD.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

SrRrSdsEID, Mass, August 81, 1857
The most gratifying and successful exhibition Of
horseaesh Of grades has closed here night
having extended period of Eve days During this
time some sixty seventy thousand people have visited
Hampden Park and viewed with delight and admiration
the hundreds OF beautiful animals which brought
here from all of the country. With the excep-
ton Of single day the weather has been unexcepton-
ably fine, and the exhibitions admirable Tonight
the crowds have let Tor their homes with many happy
memories OF the pleasant Of the fifth National
Horse Fair OF Springfield.
The exhibition opened to-day with display OF saddle
horses, and among the number fine animal
owned by j. z. Colby, OF Pitts6eld which formerly
owned by the rebel General Pemberou, and captured
during the siege OF vicEsburg Afterwards thare
exhibition or several ne ladies' saddle horses two
three aud four old eeding colts stations tandem
and rdem teams which there werc some far trials of
speed ana then followed display Of fourteen and Or.
teeu hand ched horses and stations, between FIVE
egn years or a-a None OF these an mails were in any
way remarkable
there puito interesting for purses of $50
and $50 seen horses that bal beat 227 which
run Of Cambridge; Mcclellan by Il. A. Champn, OF
Boston; and John Ferris, entered by j. J. Bowen, OF
between McC Ian ana Empress and won BY the former
in 2:3Sx. rhe second heat more close and
way around until within tho last eighth, when No.
Ceian took the lead 10 consequence OF the Empress
breaRtn,, and came In winner in 2:34M, making tho
1rst half in 49,. The third heat clumsy one
all the horses breaking badly, and although Mcclellan
the first tie end OF the mile, tho heat was
Deter, but was won bv Mcclellan in 40 rhe frst
premium Was then awarded TO Mcclellan and the
TO Ferris
The principal and most exciting race Of the day. "
no. Of the FAR was one for of 81 900 late tnis
ternonn, which was contested for by Lady Thorne,
entered BY DR. Ralph, OF Phila ielphia, and Lucy,
entered by Norris Hocomb, OF Hartford. In dra wing
for positions Lncy won the pole, and when the word
was given both stan ted evenly but Lady Thorne took
the lead but ONLY To keepn for for Lucy made
half length ahead in ll5T. For the remaining half
the two seemed TO be nearly even until coming 10 on
lowed Lucy to win the heat easily in 2:3i On the
second heat Lucy took the lead aud kept nely about
two lengths ahead until tho end Of the 1rst halt mile
when Lady Thorn crept and The two passed toe half
mile stake about neck and neck in ~. Lady fhorno
continued To gain rapidly, and Lucy making had break.
she shot half dozen lengths ahead and came in In
2:30&. The third heat all one lin favor of
Lady rhornc. She took the lead by i've lengths
nj the and KEEP, IL al the way around making the
half mile In l 154 and the heat IN . 81 The fourth
heat It repetition OF the third,
The FIRST premium awarded to Lady Tborne aud the
second 10 Lucy.
Ihs closing up OF the whole show was running race
for pu sea OF SIPS. <75 and $751; which contested
for by General Williams, entered by Paul Wood, of
Nova SCOTIA halor Mahsu, BY Mr. Downing OF Boston; :
and Rurca, by W. W. Chencry, OF Belmont. II
or tie closest and finest OF The weeks They
all in advance AT timo another during the first
neat, and for distance OF half mile the three
almost ABREAST nut in the last eighth the contest seemed
to narrow down between General Williams aud Mahan,
the former coming IN rst By the least perceptble DIS
lance in :53 The second heat equally exciting,
being first between Rurica Williams bu, the last
half Williams tell back and Rurica kept his gate,
while Aahan seemed u spring. as II by magic, and just
before reaching the end he shot length ahead and
made the mile in 81, Williams coming in last. The
third and last heat too OF great interest aud
excitement, and was narrowed down between Williams
aud Mahan ihc latter taking ths heat by half length
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