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In the afternoon the I'accs commenced at 2 o'clock. Tlie Judges 

 in tlie various races were A. li. Balcli of Medfield, A. W. Whit- 

 comb of Randolph, and J. E. Hall of Dorchester. 



The first was of gentlemen's driving horses. There were ten 

 entries for the mile race, which for convenience were divided into 

 two sections. The first heat of each division was made in the same 

 time (3.02), the leaders being J. H. Bickford's b. g. Mark Twain, 

 and B. Swan's b. g. Horace Greeley. At the end these two horses 

 were put through an additional heat, which resulted in a victory 

 for the former by a short length, in 2.58. 



Between the races there was a very pleasant and ladylike exhi- 

 bition of equestrian skill by Mrs. Wm. Ratclifie, jr., of Roxbury, 

 for a prize of a splendid whip. 



The prize whip, valued at $10, for double teams, best two in 

 three, single mile heats, was contended for by F. B. Ray of Frank- 

 lin, H. Hamblin of Hyde Park, and Richard Holmes of Roxbury. 

 They came in in the above order on the first heat ; time, 3.21 1-4. 

 The second heat resulted in the same, order being maintained and 

 time reduced to 3.14 1-2. 



The fourth race was for running. First prize, Society's cup, 

 valued at $40 ; second prize, $18 casli. Two entries were made 

 for this race b}'^ R. B. Forbes' blk, g. Montauk, and R. Holmes' b. 

 m. Troubadour, and was won by the former in 2.08. 



For the foot race of half a mile, there were five entries and three 

 prizes, which were won as follows : — First, J. C. Connell ; second, 

 Moses Bass ; third, J. E. Maxim. 



On Friday, the first performance was the grand cavalcade of all 

 the horses on exhibition on the track. At 12 o'clock m., a pro- 

 cesssion was formed under the direction of Col. Henry A. Darling 

 of Hyde Park, Chief Marshal, which marched to the excellent 

 music of the Dedham Brass Band to the tent. After prayer by 

 Rev. Dr. Morison of Milton, Chaplain of the day, the President of 

 the Society, Gen. Henry S, Russell of Milton, invited the company 

 to partake of an excellent and substantial dinner, prepared by L. 

 E. Reed of Boston. After half an hour passed at dinner, the 

 company was called to order bj^ the President, who, in a few feli- 

 citous remarks, introduced Col. Eliphalet Stone of Dedham as the 

 orator of the occasion, who gave the thoughtful, suggestive and 

 eloquent address, which will be found in full at the commencement 

 of this volume. 



The following Ode, written for the occasion, by Mrs. William 

 McKendry, jr., of Canton, was then sung in fine st^de to the tune 

 of " The Star Spangled Banner," by a quartette consisting of Mr. 

 S. B. Noyes of Canton, Miss Sarah W. Ames of Canton, Miss 

 Eliza Porter of Stoughton, and Mr. Geo. F. Sumner of Canton. 



THE FARMER IS LORD OF THE LAND. 



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Oh yes, well we know what was man's first employ, 

 Was the sweetest, the best, and of Nature's divining; 



