1855. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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these came the trotters, followed by a splendid , five years old and under, and the premium wa^s won 

 draft team consisting of four large and noble bay by the horse Romeo in two heats, of 2.57 and 

 horses attached to a large wagon. The whole nuni- 2.58, White MounUiin Morgan coming m se- 

 ber of horses was one hundred and seventy-seven. ; cond, Morgan Hunter being distanced in the first 

 x\t eleven o'clock there was a drawmg match by heat. The White ^klountain colt was much admired 

 the working oxen in the east section of the field, for his grace and activity. 



which was witnessed by a large crowd. The oxen At three o'clock, the call for a trial of speed free 

 ■were attached to a cart loaded with 6100 lbs. weight, ' to all horses and drivers, was responded to but by 

 which thev were required to draw forward several the horses Chicago Jack and Lady Litchfield. They 

 rods, and also to back it to its original position. It ! were to run for the best three in five for $300 for 

 was done by some of them with great ease, by oth-jthe first prize and .flOO for the second. The first 

 ers indifferently, and by others not at all. The far- 1 two heats Avere won by Chicago Jack in 2.36 and 

 mers es])ecially took much interest in this part of 

 the proceedings. 



At 11 o'clock there was a grand trial of speed on 

 the part of fancy matched horses. The trial was in 

 pairs. 



After this the celebrated Drum Corps from New 

 York apj)eared upon the course in front of the 



2.33 ; the last two by the Lady Litchfield in 2.37 

 and 2.36. On the last heat she came ui first, in 

 2.38, but lost the race by the decision of the judges, 

 who counted a habit she had of breaking, against 

 her. Other favorite matches were also run. 



Albert Colder, of Watertown, Me., a lad of twelve 

 years, rode around the course on horseback, and 



Judges' st;)nd ; they number sixteen, under the head ! won much applause by his admirable horsemanship, 

 of a Major, who without a word of command, but | He made the time in 2.50. Other trots of interest 

 with a slight motion of the hand or head, made his, also took place. 



order manifest. It was surjn-ising to see the train- Owing to the great attraction on the track, but 

 ing of the corps, so prompt and decisive ; now they few persons attended the auction sale of stock by 

 swell out a roll of thunder, then allowed it to die Mr. Hatch. He sold some $1100 worth, and then 



away into a delicate pianisimo. The audience were 

 highly gratified at the ])erformance. 



At one o'clock a trial of draft horses was had on 

 the ground east of the Pavilion. This was attrac- 

 tive, and atl'orded much gratification to those who 

 could not, from the press of the crowd, obtain a 

 good view of the trotting. 



The great feature of the day, the Baxquet, took 

 place at two o'clock, beneath John Wright's big 



postponed the auction sale of horses to ^londay. 



The number in attendance during the several 

 days of the exhibition could not have been less than 

 from one hundred and filty to one hundred and 

 seventy-five thousand. 



The receipts of the Society from all sources are 

 from $32,000 to $35,000. this will undoubtedly 

 pay all the premiums awarded by the committees, 

 all the expenses, which must be very heavy, as 



tent, which was erected in the centre of the ellipse, j every one will conceive who has seen the magnitude 

 The procession was formed at the Tresident's tent {and beauty of the arrangements; and we hope will 

 a few^noments before two, and marched to the big 

 tent,*assing as they entered beneath an arch in- 

 scribed "Success to Agriculture." The tables 

 M'ere spread for over two thousand people, and 

 nearly every plate was occupied. A blessing was 

 asked by liev. S. K. Lathrop, ]). D., and after the 

 feast, thanks Avere returned by Rev. E. N. Kirk, 

 D. D. President Wilder presided, with his accus- 

 tomed urbanity, and announced the regular senti- 

 ments, which were eloquently responded to by the 

 following gentlemen : — Gov. Gardner, Mayor Smith 

 Gov. Hoppin, of It. I., Daniel Landreth and Mor- 

 ton McMichael, of Philadelphia, John C. Gray, R. 

 C. Wmthrop, Edward Everett, Col. Thompson, of 

 Canada West, and J. A. Iving, of New York. The 

 premiums were then announced, by "W. S. King, 

 Secretary of the Society. 



FIFTH DAY — SATURDAY. 



The fair weather of Saturday brought a large 

 crowd of people to witness the closing performances, 

 the great attraction of which was the trotting 

 matches, particularly that lor the prize of three 

 hundred dollars. Four horses started for the race 

 — Ethan Allen, Stockbrige Cliicf, North and Col- 

 umbus. The Chief was soon distanced and with- 

 di'awn. Ethan Allen won the first heat in 2.34^, 

 the second in 2.35, and was awarded the jn-ize. 

 His driver was Mr. Daniel Mace, of Caml)ridge. 

 The race was won with the greatest ease, and the 



beautiful horse showed thai he iwssessed a reserved [S-^o.^-'^''^'^ '',''."^''"'-".'',',-\/- •?';ca'-.^'"it"'i;'»V' '" '•;?''i"-«--wi- 

 ,,•,.., • 1 xi .. Ill ,.1 lum, S2o, "MuKT\ii4," Morns & Uecar, J-ordliaui, >i. \.: 3ti, 



si)eed, had it Ijeen required, tliat would have taken i jip,'o,,,a, "Victoria 26," to the oamf. 

 considerable from even the quick time made. Thej liis<nti(,miri/ Premiums— v. Lathroi) hikI i;. ii. Atwater, 

 second premium was awar-ded to Columbus. The ! S"]^];.^'';'''';;^. J'^^^''-^^, ^,,^ „„,/er-ist premium, $25, "Sur- 

 next performance was a trot between stallions OI j prise," Morris & Bean, Fordham, N. v. ; 2U luemium, ;J10, 



leave a good sum as the nucleus of a permanent 

 fund for the promotion of the objects of the So- 

 cietv. 



PREMIUMS. 



CLASS NO. 1— CATTLE. 

 Herd Premiums. 



Durhams — 1st pvemiuni, $100, to N. J. Becar, Smitlitown, 

 L. I. ; 2d, diploma, Mori-is iV Kecar, Konlham, N. Y.; 3d, diplo- 

 ma, Paoli Lathrop, South Hadley, Mass. 



Deruns — 1st premium, $1110, C. L. Wainwright, N. Y.,and 

 $100 to L. G. Morris, Fordham, X. Y. ; 2d, diploma, William 

 13uckminster, Mass. 



AijrshJre — 1st premium, $100, Hungerford, Brodie & Con- 

 verse, N. Y. 



HereJ'ords — 1st premium, $100, Wm. H. Sotham, Owego, 

 N. Y. 



Jerseys — 1st premium, Samuel Henshaw, Brookline, Mass. ; 

 2d, $50, Thos. Motley, .)r., W. lioxbury. 



Grades — 1st premium, $100, Samuel F.llsworth, Barre, Mass. 



Nutires — 1st premium, $100, A. G. Sheldon, Wilmington, 

 Mass. 



No. 2 — Durham Bulls. 



Bulls tliree years old arid upwards — 1st premium, $100, "Ro- 

 meo," Morris & Becar, Fordliam, N. Y. ; 2d, $50, "Kirk Liv- 

 ingston," Paoli Lathrop, South Hadley, Mass. , 3d, diploma, 

 "Dukt," Calvin Sanford, Barre, Mass. 



Bulls two years old — 1st premium, $50, "Tallyho" N. J. Be- 

 car, Sniithtottu, L. I.; 2d, $25, "Sir Robert Peel," B. DcWolf, 

 Bristol, R. I. 



Bulls one year old — 1st jiremium, $25, "Warwick," Samuel 

 T. Tabor, Duchess County, N. Y.; 2<1, $10, "Farnley," Simeon 

 Lelaml, New Bochelle, N. Y. ; 3J, diploma, "Echo of Oxford," 

 N. J. Becar, Smithtown, L. I. 



Durham Cotes and Ueijers—Cowa three years old and np- 

 u-ards — 1st premium, $100, to "Iris," Morris & Becar, Ford- 

 ham, X. Y. ; 2d premium, $50, "Bloom," L. G. Morris, Ford- 

 ham, N. Y.; 3d, diploma, ".Maid of Oxford," X'. J. Becar, 

 Smithtown, I.. I. 



Heifers, two years old and under three years — 1st premium. 



