Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-30
TmE Iaonnn ExrEMEsr.
NO Fear that II VIII Not be Properly
Recognized by The Virginia AGri-
cultural ana Mechanical
EnripfV.


tOfictJ.
To the Editor Of the Disp0tch:
am sorry that at this time, when
every son of Virginia should be doing
his utmost 10 forward the noble and pa
tr.otic efforts of MIR. President Starke
and those associated with him in making
n success of the Exposition proposed to
be held in our capital city, TO see. as |
did in Sundays Diapatch OF March 18th,
feeling manifested regarding the Ex-
position and the horse interest. |
am to some extent horseman,
and have quite a passion for that
noblest of mans servants, and had the
honor, Mr.. Editor, of being one of the
committee to nominate the members Of
the Executive Committee for the society,
and will say that it was the earnest effort
of this committee to name gentlemen for
the Executive Committee who would be
peculiarly fitted for the position on ac-
count Of their enlarged views and pub
lie spirit and influence in the section OF
country which they represented, and
men who would not consent for one IN
tercst, agricultural or mechanical, to be
advanced TO the detriment OF another
but would do their utmost to promote
them all alike
As to my friend Or. Watson. and ]
may say. aside from having personally
great regard for him, | may claim him
as a friend by inheritance, that several
of us were very much disappointed that
he could not be put on the Executive
Committee, but his geographical position
prevented it. | am now delighted the
Executive Committee has in its wisdom
seen fit to add him to its members Your
correspondent "Hayseed" seems to be
an enthusiastic trotting- horse man, and
SAYS "this is the horse (thc trotting
horse We want pushed" That is well
enough but let's push them all, without
any "set-back " to any. The thorough
bred h0rsemcn and the hcavy-draught
horsemen and the Generl-utiiity horse
meuand all Of the breeders ofthe equine
race all want their horses pushed too.
As to the thoroughbred horse l viii
say that it should be a matter of some
pride to us all to know that last season
there were more winners in proportion
to the number that started from Virginia
than from any other State III the Union
Kentucky and California to the contrary,
notwithstanding all OF their Wanted adj
yaDtages of soil, climate. &c. Virginia
is the home of the thoroughbred. and
should be also OF hisOllshOOt, the Ameri-
can trotting horse.
I Will say for the benefit OF every
hor5eman who is interested that | am
satisfied from conversations with Mr..
President Starke that the horse depart
ment viii he managed more in accord
ance with the views, usages, rules, &C.,
which prevail amongst horsemen this
year than it has ever been before.
In conclusion, whilst giving DR.. Wat
son credit for what be has done for
"bringing before the public the unques-
tionable superiority Of the Yirginia-bred
horses" do not let us forget gentleman
who is foremost in years as a turfman TO
any man in the United States and the
peer Of any in position as such-a gentle
man who has demonstrated by the tests
what the Virginia horses " are
Major Thomas w. boswell, Of Bullfeld.
W. r. r.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va, March %,
1883.