The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31
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The National Horse Fair MT Sprinaneld.
sPRNcrIrLp, August 30, 1867
Following the great storm OF yesterday which required
days pcsponomen, of the National Horse Fair in this
city, have to-day Of the most auspcious days OF
the season The rain served to improve rather than
damage the track, and the clear cool breeze and cloud
less sky have combined bring in visitors In great num-
bers all directions and during the day there have
probably been fifteen thousand visitors the Park
GLIDING many from New York, Boston, Albany, Saratoga
&c Among the prominent ones on the ground are
Governor Bullock, Dr. George B. Loring. Of salem; Sc
crery OF State Warner and Lieutenant Governor Hyde
Of Connecticut.
The exhibition Of the early part Of tho day con-
nnsd to horses single ponies. pairs Of pones
Hons s, sas '1 and J ysI oa
stations The drausht horses which appeared on the track
were owned BY Nesss Mason 1 Lsad, worthinston
drew ton Of Iron on what 10 1omuenly termed
.'sioue boat" City feet and return, Mr. wonhng,on's
premium. fhsre were sss siusis ponies entered aaa
hey all appeared. two OF which we're owned By Eddie
w wa g. ssn. spd cS s,s o. s.
rsIisa'n,, Of sou,h rramissSsa. som. ~.
ihoss under the sssds making . half mile dash
around the track in in lol and thoss to wagon making
two years and under four Included some rsmarsaoIy
sns snlIals such - Highland An, owned b g. G.
HITCHCOCK Of New Brlta n, Conn., ana Young Heather
bloom, owned nv Mr. H. Oman, OF Middietown, Conn
These two had ,ro around the track. and inads half
mile In 80 hsexhbition Of stations three years old
and under OF the chief Of interest In the
forenoon. There were seven competofs % follows =
Young Jim, Black Hawk blood, entered by r. A Rich.
man, tcf Lsnox; Var. Black Hawk, entered by r s
sehermerhorn, Of Lsnox; Guilford, sntored By George
c. Hall, 81 Braueboro Clarion Jr, entered by Thomas
Dunn, OF Middietown. Conn. Abdslah Chief entered
By A. woodruff, OF Hartford; Granite Stale, by ". r.
smith, OF Hartford, Conn. and Enos, OF Ethan Allen
stock b s., 6; Herring, %. Hsifins 'ais nan, o.
Brmfeld, Macs All OF these made . mile in less than
three minutes.
There being nothing special on the programme at the
conclusion OF the above displays the managers got no
interesting 'scrub race" for purse OF slo0 for
dash OF mile and repeat, which contested for by
Mar owned by schermerhorn, Of Lenox Ticonic owned
BY George b. floyd OF Boston and Brsndywiue owned
By Dan Bgley. OF Boston. Mar had the pole. Ticonc
vas second, and Brsndyvins third. Tconic took
the lead whom the word given, and KEEP, IL until
near the eud OF the beat, when Mar tapped him, but In
few seconds Tieonc crept ahead and came FIRST In
So aud In The second turn he Also The winner OF
the heat ss well as OF the race, In 2.51.
Probably the most attractive and enchanting exhib.
ton OF the day vas that Of matched horses between
eileen and sixteen hands high II was The general
expression OF all horse fancers that more extensive
nner dkrlay Of large horses revsr took place There
were seventeen entries and The premiums TO be awarded
three in number izt1O0 e75 and $50 They we're
follow :-Ksiy and Fanny Hsnbietonian breeds by
John Ferris OF Hartford: Grey and Dick Blackhawk
breed. entered by A. D. Chspin OF Springfield Wiley
ana Lucy, Morrill, breed, entered by A. n Briges OF
Springfield: Nameless Rashaw breed entered by
Char',s Messenger u Worcester; ran aud Df.cr,
tered ~ r. A Gould O. Rrsseli: george a1d lierfv
lamtleicnian tT'ss en,,fet ?, W. Sexton, q tJtre