The Portland daily press., 1869-08-13

Ths Secretaries OF the several Town Caueuses are
requested 10 forward the names Of Delegates as soon
as they may lie chosen to the Secretary Of the Coun
ty Committee at Portland.
Per Order OF the County Committee.
G. W. RANDALL, Secretary.
Portland, Aug. 20, 1869.
The Royal A giicuitnral show of Ensiand
was held this year in Manchester. Cotton
opolis is not, and never was, in the middle OF
a great agricultural community; but it has, in
macy respects, rare advantages for sue
cessful meeting. and when to all this was al
ded the presence of the Prince aud Princess
of Wales, the attraction could not fail to win.
The consequences is that we have not only
enjoyed magnificent show, but the society
must have made some money TO supply the
deficiencies Of less favorable meetings. There
has not been the number Of animals from
Scotland that expected to see, but the great
railway facilities which Manchester enjoys
has brought larger number than could have
been expected by tie most sanguine. As
this is the manufacturing part Of England the
implement yard was world of wonders in
itself; and in this general department. the
competition has been keen and most exciting.
Especially has this been the case with the
moving machines. Which ought to have
got the prize, cannot say; but Woods Ma
chine did not get it. There is much feeling
and discussion over the matter, and there can
be no doubt that many think the award to be
a mistake. Il have no opinion to offer except
this general one; that no man should COM
pete in foreign country against native inter
ests unless he is certain to be so far ahead
that there can be no mistake as to his claims;
otherwise he will be beaten. England IS as
free as America; and more so than any 9TH
er European couatry; but this is fact that
all inventors and makers of machinery should
take into account. Prize or no prize, the
American cannot go through such an exhibi-
ton anywhere in the mother conntry with
out pride; for on every hand he sees Yankee
inventions. Indeed, few things are shown
in this department that bave not had al
American hand in their invention or improve
ment. This, however, is so well known that
to repeat it to your readers is to add to their
vanity and not to their stock of information.
wish that / was able to describe what saw,
but it is a subject on which have but little
knowledge.
We may lick John Bull in our Inventions,
and Pacific Railroad, but he holds
the pride of place in live stock. What have
seen the past week is worth coming from
Maine to see, as matter of curiosity alone.
But in such show the farmer who intends
to be something more than mere drudge
would require knowledge and spirit that
would be invaluable. He would leatn more
as to what is required in good ANIMAL the
points that are attainable, and the success
that comes of intelligence and industry, than
in lifetime ofreading. sp stfa
First in the catalogue, and first, in some re-
spects, in importance came the "Horses for
agricultural purposes" and first and foremost
Of these is Honest Tom" now four years old,
/ saw him last year at Leicester, and had no
doubt then or now that he Is the best stallion
of his kind ever had in England, and that is
certainly all that can possibly be said. He is
nearly seventeen hands high and is the per-
fection OF symmetery, fine head, pleasant
eye, powerful neck, high withers, wide,
strong and straight shoulders. the right length
of back, magnificent bips, short-yet not too
short-legs, and above all straight aud
tightly bound together barrel, in which there
is ample room for breathing and pulsation.
Another point in him is his cupboard l.
never saw horse of his size so well sucked
up". For no purpose in any animal is it
necessary to have large stomach, as is often
imagined, and "Honest Tom" is the maxi
mum of perfection in this respects. This but
shows that he has enough stomach to easily
digest all his immense carcass needs, s,and every
ounce added to this is so much weight to be
carried. The second prize among these stall
lions is Warwickshire horse" Alp by name
He also is fine animal, and one of the very
best ever bred. A large number of mares Of
this breed were also shown. 1i4hf
Next came the suffolk Punches and
"Clyderdoles', horses also bred to an i'm
mense size for the dray, and so FORTH.
Both originated and mostly lived in the vi
cinity of the localities from which they take
their names. / am a hearty admirer of
the true Suffolk Punch, and cannot conceive
a more perfect cart-borse. Many think him
too fat, and too short and fine in the leg
But his tendency to fat proves to me that be
has good lungs, sound heart, and is easily
kept; while the fault found with his legs Is
based on the erroneous notion that size is
strength. once heard farmer say mo one
ever knew them TO break" He mayieasily be
kept in order, and his courage, docility and
power of work are unequalled. The breed is
not numerous, / regret to say. Next to the
Suffolk comes the "Clyderdole.1 About the
first thing an American notices in Liverpool
and especially in Manchester is the magnif-
cent dray horses, and the immense loads
they haul with ease. These are "Clyderdoles"
as rule. It is a matter of much surprise to
me that they are not known In America. /
remember to have seen small pair In the
west that were the wonder of all who knew
them for work. The very largest for town,
and the ordinary size for country purposes,
would be great Improvement over our thin,
small, wiry horses; and Maine Is the very
place-as indeed for almost all animals-lor
breeding them. The show OF Clyderdoies
this year was nothing to boast o. Her Ma !
esty takes a second prize for fair animal.
But there are plenty of good Clyderdoles in
the north of England and South Scotland.
,rbev range in prices from e2O to 500 each.
There was a fine show Of thoroughbred STALL
ions for getting hunters; and also halfbred
horses for the same purpose. The show of
hunters was also unusually large. As we
have no hunting in the English manner we
10 not need this class of horses for that pur-
pose. But the lover OF horse flesh will lind
everything to admire in th.m, and that they
possess all the requisite qualities for the
saddle horse The Earl of Zetland took the
first prize for thoroughbred stations with
'Carbmeer," but Mr.. Cassin's "Mot.eyD is, in
my humble judgment, the better animal; al
though he came In for second honors. ssI,aueh-