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110. First premium, to S. P. Hale, Newbury, for Family 

 Horse. 



16. Second premium to T. K. Bartlett, Nesvburyport, for 



family horse. 

 $L Third premium to H. H. Hale, Bradford. 



There were twelve entries of very fine family horses ; 

 so perfect were they that your committee found it rather 

 hard to decide upon their merits as such, still we think our 

 decision was made without favor or prejudice. 



W. P. Bailey, J. F. Chesley, Peter Holt, Jr.— Committee. 



GENTLEMEN'S DRIVING HORSES. 



The Committee on Gentlemen's Driving; Horses have 

 attended to their duty, and respectfully report to the Secre- 

 tary that they have made the following awards : 



$6. Second premium, to S. F. Newman, Newbury, for. 



Driving horse. 

 $4. Third premium to H. H. Hale, Bradford, for Driving 



horse. 



Your committee would say in closing this report that the 

 reason why they did not award the first premium to either 

 horse was that they did not come up to the committee's 

 ideal of a gentleman's driving horse. Mr. H. P. Noyes of 

 Georgetown showed us a very nice family horse, but as he 

 had not owned it but a few weeks he was excluded by the 

 rules of the Society. Mr. H. R. Perkins showed us a most 

 excellent family horse, one of the best that we saw on the 

 grounds, but his driving qualities were not up to the stan- 

 dard for a gentleman's driving horse. This horse ought to 

 have been in the class of family horses. Mr. S. F. New- 

 man of Newbury, exhibited a very fine little driving horse, 

 with some defects and many redeeming qualities. This 

 horse would be regarded by most men as a very excellent 



