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The Committee desire to thank the several contributors to 

 the different classes for their efforts to keep up the credit of the 

 Society in this department, and we can truly say that the show 

 of horses as a whole, has been an improvement. 



Races. 

 $125 Purse — 125 for second best. — Tliere were four entries : 

 Geo. P. Floyd, Quincy, named s. m. " Carrie " — I. Pompellia, 

 Medford, named b. g. "Emperor" — D. W. Beckler, Roxl)ury, 

 named br. m. " Fanchon " — Daniel Bigley, Cambridge, ch. m. 

 "Fannie." "Emperor" withdrew, and the purse was con- 

 tended for by the three remaining. Time 2.47-3, 2.53-3. 

 "Fanchon," 1, 1; "Fannie," 2, 3; "Carrie," 3, 2. " Fan- 

 chon " won in two straight heats, $100. "Carrie" won the 

 second purse, $25. 



150 Purse — Five entries : A. W. Nash, Weymouth, named 

 cli. g. " Weymouth Boy" — Chas. T. Derry, Sharon, named bk. 

 m. " Sharon Girl " — Chas. Record, Weymouth, named b. g. no 

 name — Jona. R. Gay, Stoughton, named b. g. no name — D. 

 W. Beckler, Roxbury, named br. m. " Alice." The " Sharon 

 Girl" was ruled out, the owner not being willing to drive. 

 The " Weymouth Boy " withdrew. Time, 2.50, 2.55. Record, 

 1,1; Gay, 2, 2 ; Beckler, 3, withdrew on the 2d heat. 



$30 Purse — Seven entries: Frank Charles, West Roxbury, 

 named s. g. " Moonlight " — Oliver Deanc, Canton, named bk. 

 s. "Young Cloud" — A. W. Nash, Weymouth, named ch. g. 

 "Weymouth Boy" — Richard Holmes, Boston Highlands, 

 named s. g. " Highland Chief" — L. Congdon, Jamaica Plain, 

 named b. ra. "Lady Allen" — Henry Jones, Stougiiton, named 

 g. m. " Lady Messenger " — J. S. Burton, Jr., Dorchester, 

 named br. g. " Dick." Tiiere being so many entries for this 

 purse, they were divided by lot into two classes, and trotted 

 against time. " Highland Chief," 1,1; " Lady Allen," 2, 2 ; 

 "Young Cloud," 3, 3. Time, 2.51^, 2.56. "Weymouth 

 Boy," 1, 1 ; " Lady Messenger," 2, 2 ; " Moonlight," 3, with- 

 drew. Time, 2.45, 3.41-1, 2.50. " Dick " did not appear. The 

 " Weymouth Boy " was declared the winning horse. 



$30 Running Purse — Tliree entries were made : E. A. 

 Wheeler, of Medfield, named b. g. " Thoroughbred " — Richard 

 Holmes, Roxbury, named b. s. "Troubadour" — A. B. Emmons, 

 Quincy, named b. g. " Mischief." " Troubadour" won in two 

 straight heats. Time, 2.07, 2.05-|-. 



The foregoing races were closely contested and came off 

 without accident or delay, much to the satisfaction of the 

 Committee. 



WM. R. MANN, General Chairman. 



