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all of a fast character, and any attempt to restrain it by -withhold- 

 ing proper aid to innocent amusement at our county fairs, an aid, 

 the utility of which, precedents will sustain in most of our State 

 and County fairs, may go far to prejudice the interests of our Society. 



In regard to single horses, a further classification seems to be 

 called for, with premiums affixed. The class of single horses com- 

 prises Road, Family and Fast horses, all possessing distinct traits 

 of character, alike valuable in their place, and each in turn is 

 entitled to a distinct award. 



The Family Horse, whose beauty, docility, fidelity and useful- 

 ness engross the warm friendship of the owner and family, is 

 entitled to a place at the county fair where he can compete with 

 his class in the true spirit of equitable rivalry, and receive his 

 proper award. 



Then there is the Roadster, that possesses less fidelity, less 

 docility and perhaps less general utility — a kind of fierce, bold, 

 dashing character, a terror to crime and evil doers ; partaking of 

 the character of a household police and a knight-errant, he steps 

 in between the nice family horse and the fast trotter, and too often 

 bears off the palm, especially if he chance to possess, in a tolerable 

 degree, the traits of the family horse and trotter. 



Then again, the Fast Horse, who, with elastic step and misty 

 flight, commands the admiration of the crowd, and like a star actor, 

 " brings down the house," deserves better of the public when he 

 has filled the Society's coffers, than to be set aside with a hushed, 

 half subdued encomium as his award. And your Committee are 

 of opinion that a premium for " trials of speed" for Family 

 Horses and for Roadsters^ should be at once adopted as the only 

 means of satisfying the contributors to our fair, believing that har- 

 mony and prosperity would thereby be promoted in the Society. 



S. ATWOOD, for the Committee. 

 Franklin, Dec. 1, 1859. 



REPORT ON BULLS. 



The Committee on Bulls report the following. Whole number 

 of entries, fourteen. 



Jerse//. 

 First premium to George G. North of West Roxbury, . $5.00 

 Second premium to William Alden Hunt of Milton, . 3.00 



Dio'ham. 

 First premium to George S. Ferry of Milton, . . 5.00 



Devon. 

 Second premium to Henry Goulding of Dover, . . 3.00 



