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three had the appearance and reputation of having been valu- 

 able animals, but all were considered unsound. The commit- 

 tee were unanimous in the opinion that no unsound mare 

 should be recommended as a breeder. There was some dif- 

 ference of opinion in the minds of the committee, whether the 

 blemishes in Mr. Smith's mare were such, as to materially in- 

 jure her as a breeder. But after a careful examination and in- 

 terchange of opinions, they decided that no one was entitled 

 to a premium. Mr. Ware's mare was young and sound, but 

 the committee could not discover those decidedly superior 

 qualities in her, to entitle him to a premium. 



The committee have to regret that they did not feel at lib- 

 erty to award either of the premiums at their disposal. 

 Respectfully submitted, for the Committee, 



DEAN ROBINSON, Chairman. 



COLTS. 



The Committee on Colts, award the following premiums : 

 For the best four-years old Colt, to Royal A. Merriam, of 

 Topsfield, first premium, $6 00 



For the best three-years old Colt, to Isaac Stevens, of 



Andover, first premium, 5 00 



For the second best three-years old Colt, to Josiah Cros- 

 by, of Andover, second premium, 3 00 

 For the best two-years old Colt, to Seth Kimball, of 



Bradford, first premium, 4 00 



For the second best two-years old Colt, to E. C. Brooks, 



of Lawrence, second premium, 2 00 



For the best yearling colt, to Nathaniel Stevens, of An- 

 dover, first premium, 3 00 

 For the second best yearling colt, to J. &. J. E. Foster, 



of Boxford, second premium, 1 00 



The exhibition of Colts was remarkably good. The num- 

 ber was much larger than on any of the previous years, and 

 although the committee were unable to award any more prem- 



