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Besides the increasing interest which this year's exhibition 

 manifested in the rearing of fine horses, the committee notice 

 with great pleasure the pains taken by the exhibitors to breed 

 their mares to stallions of substantial (Qualities, good pedigree, 

 and superior speed and strength. 



Not a single weedy, leggy full-blood has been represented 

 here to-day. And though the committee would by no means 

 decry blood as the bar to all improvement in stock, yet for 

 trotting stock, which is the sole staple of our market, too close 

 breeding to racing stock has not shown sufficient substance 

 and constitution to answer the demand of the New England 

 breeder, whose object must be, the production of that race of 

 stout-limbed, hard} 7 , compact roadsters, known the whole world 

 over as American fliers and Yankee trotting horses. 



Rufds Woodward, Chairman. 



BERKSHIRE. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The Committee on Horses present the following report : — 



There was an unusually large number of horses entered for 

 premium this year, plainly showing the increased interest in 

 the rearing and training of this- noble animal. 



There were three stud horses, fifteen single horses, and sev- 

 enteen pairs of horses, in all fifty-two horses, entered and com- 

 peting for seven premiums. 



The committee consider it the best show of horses ever 

 exhibited here, and feel that possibly they may have erred in 

 giving their awards ; but it must be considered that it was ex- 

 tremely difficult, with the limited time they had, to satisfy 

 themselves fully as to the merits of so many horses. The 

 number of premiums may be thought quite too small for so large 

 an entry as was exhibited the present year ; but the bringing 

 together of so many fine animals, and exhibiting them to the 

 public, is of far more value than the mere award of a premium. 

 The community cannot be otherwise than benefited by such a 

 show. 



Socrates Squier, Chairman. 



