On Friday, the first performance was the cavalcade of all horses on 

 exhibition on the tracik. At 12 o'clock m., a procession was formed 

 nnder the direct] op of Captain A. A. Hall of Roxbury, Chief Marshal, 

 which, preceded by the Jamaica Plain Band, marched to the tent, 

 where, after prayer by Rev. Hillary B3'graves of Milton, Chaplain 

 of the Da\% the President of the Society, Col. Henry S. Rnssell of 

 Milton, invited the company to partake of an excellent and sub- 

 stantial dinner prepared b}^ L. E. Reed of Boston, at the close of 

 which the orator of the occasion, John Qnincy Adams of Quincy, 

 was introduced to the audience, and proceeded to deliver the ad- 

 dress, which will be found in full at the commencement of this 

 volume. Brief addresses were also made by Col. Wilder, the 

 Honorary President of the Society, Hon. John A. Hawes of P'air- 

 haven, delegate from the State Board of Agriculture, and others, 

 after which the proceedings in the tent were brought to a close, 

 and the company adjourned to the track. 



The races on the track began at 2 o'clock under the direction of 

 Messrs. J. Freeman Ellis, Stoughton, William T. Thacher, Hyde 

 Park, and Erastus Nash, Weymouth, and occupied the time until 

 5 o'clock, when the Exhibition closed. 



During the afternoon the Hyde Park Fire Department, having as 

 guests Tiger Engine Company, No. 4 of Hallowell, Maine, and a 

 portion of the Fire Departments of Dedham and Jamaica Plain, 

 visited the grounds and were the recipients of marked attention. 

 The display made by the several companies with their three bands, 

 added nmch to the attractions of the occasion. 



The only drawback upon the pleasure of the day was the in- 

 ability of the famous stallion Smuggler to trot on the track by 

 reason of lameness ; but the anxiety of the public to see the ani- 

 mal was so great that the owner. Col. Russell, allowed him to be 

 led around the track, where he received an enthusiastic ovation. 



Viewed as a whole the Exhibition was the best ever held by the 

 Society, and gave great satisfaction to all in al^tendance. Good 

 order prevailed during the entire two daj^s, the police arrange- 

 ments being admirably carried out b}' Deputy State Constable 

 Bailey of Dedham, assisted by other members of the force. 

 Captain A. A. Hall of the Roxbury Horse Guards, proved a 

 most efficient Chief Marshal, and his efforts were admirably 

 seconded by Messrs. William B. Fenner, A. L. Carleton, W". W. 

 McCue and J. Frank Sargent, all connected with the same corps. 



