Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-16

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Prince Royal, two yesr old bull, and ten
COWS and calves; @. II. Bartlett Paris
Hill, two handsome bull calves James
Sampson. Bowdoinham, John Bdll buii !;
Charles Shaw, Dexter, has two fiHe look,
ing bulls, Lord Mayor Of Maine and Duke,
of Grafton, and Lady Colfax and Eva,
mich COWS. d. L. Pitcher, of Belfast,
Howard s. Ellis, Fairfield Corner, A., L.,
Barton, of Dents, are exhibitors in this
class; Warren Percival, of Vassalboro',
has the bull Gen. Smith, by Marmibn, and
Red Rose and Roam Lady, handsome
cows. George w. Hammond, of Cumber-
land Mills, has the bull Rover and the,
COW Stella. pa ia
THE DISPLAY OF HORSES. 4rs.i al. q
Probably at no former exhibition of the
Society has the showIe horses been SO
large, or the excellence of the entries SO
general, as that now within the enclosure.
The people Of Maine are firm believers in
the Knox breed of horses, and throughout
the length and breadth of the State that
stock is to be found, and it is believed
that if man has Knox colt he has
trotter. People from other States may
talk about other breeds, but here in Maine
it is Knox, TO, the exclusion of almost
everything else. In former yeafe, the
stallion Gen. Mcclellan had many friends,
and he has now, but a great majority of
the stock horses now in use in the State
are of the other breed, The old Knox
horse, the property of Col. T. s. Lang, of
North Vassalboro', is here for exhibition
purposes only, he having met with IN ac-
cident short time since which debars
him from trotting. Other stations for
stock purposes are Young General, sired
by Knox, owned by D. N. Niger, of North
Vassalbore'; also entries by William Beal,
of Winthrop; John Drew, of Biddeford;
A. Palmer, Of Palmyra; Gen. Mcclellan,
owned by o. M. Shaw, of Bangor; Mr..
Poor's well-known stallion, Draco Prince,
of Boston, by Draco, he by Young Nor
rill, is also here, and is looking finely.
OF thoroughbred stations, Grey Eagle,
owned by w. w. Chenery, of Belmont,
stands at the head he also has the Ave
year old stallion Touchstone also the
well known mares Belle Lewis and Ken
lucky Belle, the three year old stallion
Scythian, and the two year old flly Hat
tie. Col. Lang has the thoroughbred
stallion Armfeld, and n. M. Davis Of
Brighton, the stallion Cashier, nine years
old. as.
In stations, Ave years old and under
eight, the entries wore numerous and the
show excellent. Among those especially
noticeable we're Joe Hooker, entered by
G.. L. Turner, of Palmer, Mass; Knox
colt, by J. II. Hallett, West Waterville /;
Young Mac, by Hubbard and Seavey.
Wiscassett; Yopng Knox, by r. Larkin,
Pennington Abdallah Boy, by l.. A.
Batchelder, of Portland Prince Harry,
by F. M. Jefards, of Foxcroft; Little
Mac, by ]. NJ Drinkwater, of Cumber-
land Knox stallion by P. M. Thurlow,
Gloucester Drew stallion, P. Letamean,
of West Waterville. Iaf
q MEETING OF THE SOCIETIES.
At eleven o'clock meeting of the two
societies was held in the Presidents tent
There was good attendance. Col. Need
ham, ON behalf Of Hon. Mr.. Scannon,
President OF the Maine Society, who was
unavoidably absent, welcomed the men,
bers to their grounds, remarking that for
the time being they had left their accus-
toned labor for the agreeable interchange
of friendly greetings, and by the exhibit
ton of the fruit of our lands, herds, sheep,
and books, mark the progress made, and
gather instruction and wisdom for the
future. The day has dawned, and is rap
idly approaching its meridian when brains
and intelligence will be as requisite for
the successful farmer a. they are for the
professional man, the mechanic, or for the
prosecution Of the fine arts One of the
principal agencies that has brought about
~ Oh 20 %ho So hat <ho ,n:,,l H.,
come in contact with mind. Our farmers
each other face to face and discussed
those great elementary principles that
underlie all prosperity, and those prin-
ciples have been reduced to science. After
speaking of the liberality Of the citizens
OF Portland in providing forstho exhibit
ton, he closed by again extending well
come to the members of the New England
Society to their borders.
DIR. Loring, on behalf Of the New Eng
land Society, responded, saving that the
kind welcome extended by the Maine
Society opened the way for an agreeable
session of the farmers Of New England.
They had every reason to. be gratified
with our kind and hearty greeting. The
New England Society was founded main
ly ON the principles of cooperation. 1t
was for the purpose of exciting the agri-
cultural investigation, and developing the
agricultural industry of New England
that our society was framed, and in the
sixth year of its existence it finds itself
welcome wherever it goes. On this ac-
count we are encouraged to believe IT has
performed its part we'll. 1t is agree ible
to be united to u State largely agrieultu,
raj as that in which we are now assemble
cd He congrated the members upon the
opening prospects of the exhibition
Never have we been called upon to cit III
Judgment upon a collection 80 large and
SO various as that which is now submitted
to our investigation. 1t was hardly to be
expected that the remoter sections OF New
England would be represented here, but
1 find its farthest western verge has san'
its o1ntrbutions aud has joined with the
east in this peaceful rivalry. Il is evi
dent that not only is the interest in our
society increasing, but that its iniluenc,
is more generally felt IN our hocks, and
herds, and crops. Here State vies with
State, and farm with farm. And l know
you will all rejoice that our brethren o
the colonies have entered into competition
/ WIFI uS, anu LQdU Sduuua btHOS utf idI
mers with their cattle upon these grounds
the pioneers, trust, of more intimate re
lations. In conclusion, he urged upor
the members diligence and methed in tn,
Performance of the task before them
proving ourselves worthy Of the generous
reception extended to us by the Presiden
of the Maine SocietY I'm behalf Of the far
liners 81. this great and promising State.
l. TIE DOUBLE TEAM RACE.
4 Tho first race on the programme for thu
afternoon was that tor double teams, for {
purse Of $500, for all double teams, three
in five, the second team to receive 800
The entrances were LA. Halls Rnbbe,
Ben and mate, of Boston; Harry Brad
ley's Belle Strickland and mate, of Boston
aud D. v. Jacobs Lonesome Reuben ant
mate, of Saco. The Judges wefe VIM
Ellsbree, of Providence; Moses Hum
phrey, of Concord; and Henry Smith, o
Dorchester. On being called Bradley
toayn did not AOr,nat and the race wa