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Division B adopted with following changes from List of 1888: In Class 

 11, Geldings, five years old, stricken out. Classes 19 and 21 stricken out. 

 Slight change in premiums in Classes 12, 17 and 20. 



Speed department: For Stake Kaces for Colts to be trotted under the 

 rules of the Michigan Horse Breeders' Association, one for two-year-old 

 colts; one for three-year-old colts; one for four-year-old colts, with $5.00 to 

 accompany nomination to be made March 15, 1889 ; second payment of 15.00 

 to be made May 1, with the final payment of $10.00 to be paid September 2, 

 1889; and that the Society add one hundred dollars to each stake. Open to 

 Michigan only. 



"We recommend that a sum not to exceed $2,000 be offered for speed at the 

 next Fair, the arrangement and division to be made by a special committee, 

 to consist of A. J. Dean, C. W. Young, and Eugene Fifield, the races to be 

 under the direction of the Superintendent of Horses. 



Adopted. 



Division C adopted with the following changes: Classes 24, 26 and 28 

 stricken out; Class 30 to read "Cots wolds and Lincolns;" premiums in 

 Class 30 made same as in Class 23; premium in Class 32 reduced to $8.00, 

 $5.00, and $3.00. 



Division D adopted ; no changes. 



Division E adopted ; five new varieties added. 



Division F adopted; with only three changes in amount of premiums. 



Division G adopted ; no change. 



Division H adopted ; list revised and $18 added. 



Divisions I, J and K adopted ; no changes. 



Division L adopted with slight change. 



Divisions M and N adopted ; no changes. 



Division O adopted ; revised list. 



Division P adopted; no change. 



Division Q adopted ; revised list. 



Mr. Fralick moved that the action of the committee in adopting third 

 premiums be reconsidered. 



Lost. 



Mr. Chamberlain moved to reconsider the vote adopting the report 

 excluding Class 28. 



Lost by the following vote : 



Yeas — Messrs. Howard, Wells, Chamberlain, Hyde — 4. 



Nays — Messrs. Hanford, Lessiter, Kelsey, Sharp, Fifield, Reed, Smith, 

 Burrington, Wood, Shoemaker, J. P., Card, Young, Butterfield, Watkins, 

 Anderson, Phillips, Fralick and Dean — 18. 



The report of the Premium Committee was, on motion, adopted as a 

 whole. 



Upon motion, a recess until 8 o'clock Thursday morning voted. 



FOURTH DAY. 



The Wayne, ) 



Detroit, January 17, 1889. 



The Executive Committee resumed its session this morning at 8 o'clock. 

 President pro tern, in the chair. 



