30 ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW-YORK 



5th district, B. E. Bowen, Oswego; 6tli district, Francis M. 

 Rotch, Otsego; 7th district, Willard Hodges, Monroe; 8th dis- 

 trict, Lewis F. Allen, Erie. 



Corresponding Secretary — B. P. Johnson, Albany. 



Recording Secretary — E. Corning, jr., Albany. 



Treasurer — B. B. Kirtland, Albany. 



Executive Committee — C. S. Wainwright, Dutchess; Solon D. 

 Hungerford, Jefferson; E. C. Dibble, Genesee; G. W. Tifft, Erie; 

 Charles Morrell, Tompkins. 



Mr. Grove Lawrence moved to amend the report, so as to 

 substitute Syracuse for Buffalo, as the place for holding the 

 Annual Fair. 



Hon. Mr. Wadsworth opposed the amendment, as did Mr. 

 Randall of Syracuse. 



The motion to amend was withdrawn, but renewed by Mr. Hovey. 



Messrs. Hall, of Syracuse; Gen. Vielie, of Troy; Lewis F. 

 Allen, of Erie; and Mr. Monroe, opposed the resolution, and the 

 same was lost. 



The report was then agreed to, and the officers named elected. 



Lewis F. Allen of Erie, offered the following resolution : 

 Resolved^ That it is against the original intent of the founders 

 of both the State and County Societies, and the best interests of 

 the Agricultural community, to tolerate or countenance any exhi- 

 bition of horses for speed — giving them, thereby, undue advantage 

 of other descriptions of stock; or to erect rings for the exhibition 

 of horses, on the Annual Show Grounds of the Society, larger 

 than one hundred and fifty feet in diameter. 



A discussion arose upon the resolution, in which Judge Osborn, 

 Mr. Williams, of Albany; Hon. Joel Turrell; Nathan Randall, 

 Esq.; L. F. Allen; Mr. Hilton, of Albany; Mr. Davis, of Onondaga; 

 Hon. Samuel Cheever; Hon. T. C. Peters; E. P. Prentice, Esq.; 

 Hon. S. M. Burroughs, and Hon. A. B. Dickinson engaged, and 

 the resolution was referred to the Executive Committee. 



Recess to seven o'clock. 



Wednesday Evening — 7 O'clock. 

 The Society convened at seven o'clock, to hear an address from 

 Dr. Fitch, on the Insects of this country. The lecture was of 

 absorbing interest, embodying a vast amount of practical infor- 

 mation. It will be embodied in the Transactions. 



