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8G6 THE GENESEE FABMER. 



NATIONAL HORSE EXHIBITION. 



A FEW gentlemen of Springfield, Mass., acting on the suggestion of Mr. George M. 

 Atwater, a citizen of that city, and in conjunction with the Hampden County Agricul- 

 tural Society, took the initiatory steps last May to hold a grand National Exhibition of 

 Horses in Springfield in October of the present year. At the request of the promoters 

 of the enterprise, the President, the Hon. M. P. Wilder, and other officers of the 

 United States Agricultural Society, co-operated in the same, and by their joint efforts 

 an exhibition was gotten up which appears to have given much pleasure to all that par- 

 ticipted in the novel festival. 



We have a full report of the proceedings in the Sprinc/field Rejmhlican, which is 

 entitled to especial commendation for the well executed labor it has performed to secure 

 the most creditable and liberal arrangements in everything undertaken by the managers 

 of the show. The entries for competition were forty-eight breeding mares, and nine 

 additional ones with foal at side. The Morgan horses were numerously represented. 



Board of Judges on breeding mares were B. V. French, of Braintree, Mass. ; W. H. 

 Ladd, of Richmond, Ohio; Martin Gowdt, of Martinsburg, N. Y. ; Wm, Pynchon, 

 of Springfield ; and Thomas Motley, Jr., of Jamaica Plains (Roxbury), Mass. 



Thorough:Breds. — Board of Judges. — Col. T. P. Andrews, U. S. A. ; Joseph H. 

 Billings, of West Roxbury, Mass. ; G. A. Austin, of Vermont ; and Joseph H. 

 Godwin, of New York. 



The number of thorough-bred animals was not large, but among them were several 

 choice specimens, of which may be mentioned Lady Digby, Jenny Lind, and Young 

 Messenger. The following is the list of entries : 



No. 1. Topsey, 1 years, 16 hands, 1180 pounds, bay, raised in England, and owned 

 by C. A. CuTHBUT, Canada. 



No. 2. Jehu Cricket, standard height, imported, sire unknown, dam dead, owned by 

 amateur association in Springfield. 



No. 3. Utah, 5 years, \Qh; hands, 1350 pounds, dapple bay, owned by A. Hobbs, 

 Boston, Mass. 



No. 4. Bob Logic, 10 years, 15|- hands, 975 pounds, dari bay, owned by J. R. 

 HuTCHiNS, of Montreal, Canada. 



No. 5. Lady Digby, 11 years, 15^ hands, chestnut, owned by L. James Turner, of 

 Boston, Mass. 



No. 6. Jenny Lind, 6 years, 15 hands, black, owned by A. L. Bragen, of Cornwall, 

 Vermont. 



No. 7. Lady Sussex, 6 yeari?, \Q]^ hands, 1100 pounds, bay, owned by Dr. J. G. 

 Bunting, of Lewis county, N. Y. 



Stallions of Seven Years Old and Upwards, — Under this head there were 56 

 entries, and remarks too voluminous for our limited space. 



Ponies. — Twenty-one ponies were entered, and some discussion was had as to "what 

 constitutes a i^nyT 



Matched Horses. — Board of Judges. — Chauncey P. Holcomb, of Newcastle, Del. ; 

 J. I). Weston, of AVashington, D. C. ; Joseph Warton, of Albany ; Edward Harris, 

 of Morristown, N. J. ; and Horatio Sargeant, of Springfield. 



There were 33 entries of matched horses. 



Colts, including Stallions, Three Years Old and under. — Under this head 17 

 three years old stallions, 5 two years old, and 7 one year old were entered. Only two 

 fiUios of three years old, and one of one year old, were entered. 



Board of Judges Dr. E. Holmes, of Maine ; Sheldon P, Leavitt, of New York ; 



j^ Gkouge D. Wheeler, of Deposit, N. Y. ; and J. W. Proctor, of Massachusetts. 



