bright rays. Between the heats of this class two colt races were trotted 

 and one bicycle race. 



This ended the sport for day No. 1. The spectators left us to arrange 

 the program for the next and last day. The weather for day No. 2 could 

 not be improved. It being a perfect September day. Early in the 

 morning people came to see what we had to offer in the way of attrac- 

 tions. And here let us say again that lovers of the trotters had all they 

 could wish for. Mr. E. P. Bartlett and Mr. George Thayer, doing every- 

 thing in their power to please the horse-men and so have them please 

 the spectators, which is thought was done quite as well as in former 

 years. Here we can well stop to thank those who so kindly acted as 

 marshal and police to keep the crowd back to enable the racing sport to 

 be continued. 



The exhibition of colts and fillies was not up to standard, owing in part 

 perhaps to the condition of the horse market. The same offering but 

 little inducement to the breeder of anything but stock of the highest 

 possible standard. A few words regarding the financial part of the show 

 and society, while we can say that it was fairly successful this year, 

 there is that same feeling that we have felt for years. Not money 

 enough to pay premiums expenses and repairs that seem almost 

 a necessity. There is that fence bill every year from one to three 

 hundred dollars and will be until the new fence is continued around the 

 grounds. The pens and hitching posts that were placed there twenty 

 years ago, positively refused to do any more actual service. Thus 

 requiring an outlay of considerable money which was done to the best 

 judgment of the President and your secretary. Taking this with the 

 damage done to the fence and stalls by the wind-storm the first of Sep- 

 tember would tend to make us feel poor. An experiment was tried to 

 encourge the farmers by adding a new class No. 23i which was well 

 filled throughout and if the gate receipts could be made larger it would 

 be a good thing, but until the gate receipts are much larger than at 

 present, there must be a halt in adding to the premium list. We have 

 now too large a premium list for the size of our show. 



In submitting this report to the members of the Hampshire Agricul- 

 tural Society, 1 wish to extend to you one and all who so kindly did your 

 part in making and producing our Cattle Show and Fair, my heartiest 

 thanks, and earnestly hope the society may be handled in a way to be 

 more of a success. Very truly, 



J. W. Kellogg. 



