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examinations of stallions are immediatly followed by a 

 show of stallions three years old and a show of stallions 

 four years old and over. 



In each of these shows, there may be awarded to the 

 owners : 



(a) For the two best stallions a I st prize of 400 francs 

 and a 2 nd of 3oo francs and; 



(b) For the two best stallions four year old and over, a 

 I st prize of 55o francs and a 2 nd of 4oo francs. 



There may the awarded further extra prizes of i5o francs 

 for the stallions of 3 years and of 3oo francs for those of 

 4 years and over, according to each group of 5 stallions 

 approved of by the committee, above size, in each of 

 these two classes. 



In order to retain in the country" the stallions passed as 

 the best by the committees of examination ; there may be 

 awarded a maintenance bounty of 700 francs to the owner 

 of every stallion to which has been awarded, at at least one 

 previous annual show a I st competition prize in the class of 

 stallions of not less than four years old. This prize is 

 increased by 100 francs for stallions to which a provincial 

 prize has been awarded. 



A maintenance prize of 5oo francs to the owner of the 

 stallion to which has been awarded, during two years, a 

 2 nd competition prize, in the class of stallions of four 

 years and over. 



When the committees of examination consider a stallion 

 to which a maintenance prize has been awarded, obtained 

 after a first competition prize, to be of exceptional value, 

 they can nominate it to compete for a bounty of 6,000 francs 

 payable by fifths annually, so long as the horse remains 

 approved by the committee of examination and retains its 

 value. In the event of a stallion being sold out of the 

 country, to which a bounty of 6,000 francs has been 

 awarded, the fifths already paid must in every case be 

 returned to the Treasury, either by the present owner, or 

 by the original possessor. 



At the end of the five years, the owner of a stallion 

 which has obtained a bounty of 6,000 francs, if it remains 

 approved, can continue to enjoy an annual maintenance 

 prize of which the amount may vary from 600 to 800 francs. 



