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The third horse examined by your Committee was a mare 

 with her foal, entered by Mr. Charles B. Sargent of Newbury- 

 port, with the following description : — She is a cross-blood, the 

 Morgan with the St. Lawrence. She was raised by Mr. Battell 

 of Newbnryport ; is fourteen years old. 



The above named horse is a very superior animal, well 

 marked, properly developed and has taken premiums at one or 

 more of the New England Fairs, but in consequence of a 

 defect, by a rule of your Society, she was not entitled to a 

 premium. 



The fourth horse entered at the Secretary's office, your Com- 

 mittee did not examine, as we had no certain means of knowing 

 what horse it was, or whether she was entered for a premium 

 or for an addition to the show. She might have possessed 

 qualities that would have entitled her to the first premium ; but 

 the Committee had no means of knowing it, consequently, your 

 Committee were of the unanimous opinion that only two brood 

 mares were entitled to premiums, as follows : 



First premium, -115, with diploma, to Empress, owned and 

 entered by Francis Dane of Hamilton. 



Second premium, $10, to Bay mare, , owned and en- 

 tered by Moses K. Noyes of Newbury.* 



In closing our report, we would make a suggestion or two in 

 reference to entries and to the awarding of premiums. 



First, all entries of stock should be made in strict accordance 

 with the rules of the society ; that is, there should be a care- 

 fully prepared description, fully written out, of the animal 

 entered. This statement should be prepared before and not 

 after arriving on the ground, and there should be no deviation 

 from this rule. Suppose, for example, the animal entered is a 

 brood mare with her foal by her side ; it is important for the 

 Committee to know very many things before deciding upon the 

 real merits of the Dam : — First, the description should state 

 the age and place of birth, her pedigree, if possible, tlic 

 number and character of her progeny, her habits and dispo- 

 sition, her endurance and reliability, as well as the most 

 satisfactory evidence that the animal is free from all physical 



