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valley were the best of them all. With such happy remarks he con- 

 cluded his speech, and received the applause of the audience. 



Prof. Clark next called upon the Chairman of the Committee on 

 Equestrianism, Mr. George "W. Horr, of New Salem. 



Mr. Horr said he had just discovered that there was an eagle 

 perched above his head, and therefore, perhaps the audience would 

 expect a spread-eagle speech from him. Perhaps the President, 

 had called on him to show the contrast between a good speaker and 

 a poor one. Or perhaps on the principle that extremes should meet, 

 as he came from one end of the country and the gentleman who had 

 preceded him from the other. He testified to the success of the 

 Show. The course of the Committee reminded him of the divisions 

 of a discourse that a good old minister used to make, First, necessity ; 

 second, practicability; third, glorious destiny. The meeting last 

 spring demonstrated the necessity of these grounds ; the show of to- 

 day demonstrated its practicability, and when the old members who 

 are now disaffected shall return, it will arrive at its glorious destiny. 



Prof. Clark said it would be recollected that the subject of the 

 address last year, was " Muscular Christianity." This year, he was 

 happy to announce to the Society that the College had secured a 

 Professor in that department, and that he was with them. In in- 

 troducing Dr. J. W. Hooker, he would give as a sentiment : 



Amherst College — May her students be always as able to compete success- 

 fully with the young farmers of Amherst, in feats of muscular strength and 

 agility, as they were yesterday, and may her officers never feel any less in- 

 terest in the progress of agriculture and the prosperity of the Hampshire Agri- 

 cultural Society. 



Dr. Hooker took the floor and made an amusing speech, replete 

 with anecdotes and wit. His speech was well x*eceived, and the au- 

 dience undoubtedly got a good impression of "muscular Christianity," 

 taking the professor as a representation of it. 



The President of the Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Agri- 

 cultural Society, Mr. Huntington, being present, was called on, and 

 made an excellent speech. He gave this sentiment : " Gallant 

 horsemanship, and gallantry to the ladies — Two necessary recmisites 

 to muscular Christianity." He closed with the following: "Our 

 Agricultural Societies — They will be living institutions just so long 

 as they have living men to support them." 



Leander Wetherell, formerly editor of The Amherst Express, was 

 then called on, and responded in a fine speech, in which he paid a 

 glowing tribute to the Society. 



