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TOWN TEAMS OF STEERS. 



The Committee on Town Teams of Steers, have attended to tho duty 

 assigned them, and instruct me to submit tho following report : 



There was but one entry, and that by Mr. J. P. Reed, for the town 

 of Princeton. The Committee are of opinion that this team would 

 have been every way worthy of a premium, but for the deficiency in 

 number of pairs, there being fourteen instead of fifteen. This was 

 occasioned, as the Committee understand, by the failure of one indi- 

 vidual from some cause to furnish one pair, agreeable to previous 

 arrangement. From the failure to comply with the rules in this regard, 

 the Committee can award no premium, but cheerfully recommend that the 

 Trustees award for this team a liberal gratuity (*10.00) As this is a 

 novel feature in these exhibitions, although a partial failure at this time, 

 they would recommend further efFart. Should these efforts be contin- 

 ued, no small advantage is to be derived by the younger portion of our 

 farmers — of course the boys train the steers and prepare them for 

 exhibition, and the interest it will awaken in them can be none other 

 than a decided advantage. The Committee regret that there were no 

 more competitors, but hope for better success in the future. 



S. S. HASTINGS, Chairman, 



TROTTING HORSES. 



In the first class two entries were made. Samuel Weston entered 

 *'Maj. Dearborn," and 0. T. Ruggles entered "Capt. Lawrence," who 

 won in three straight heats. During the second heat, "Maj. Dearborn," 

 while goingr at a 2. 40 gait, caught one of his fore legs in his harness, 

 throwing him completely over, with driver and sulky, without the least 

 injury to either. The Committee decided that the "Major" by this per- 

 formance, had now made himself one of the most valuable animals in 

 the country. 



1st premium awarded to "Capt. Lawrence," $40 00 



2d premium to "Major Dearborn," 20 00 



In the second class there were three entries. A. Whitman entered 

 "Lady Margaret"; S. Weston, Jenny Chandler ; L. Patch, ''Commodore 

 Nutt." "Jenny Chandler" won in three straight heats. 



1st premium to "Jenny Chandler," $25 00 



2d premium to "Commodore Nutt," 15 00 



In the third class there were five entries. T. B. Cook entered ^'Lady 

 Goodale"; J.M. Sawtell, "Baltimore Belle"; L Carleton, "Black Mare"; 



* Awarded by the Trustees. 



