A horse will be considered serviceably sound if he goes sound and 

 breathes sound. A blind horse may be serviceably sound. 



It is believed that every good driver in Boston will he ambitious to ob- 

 tain one of these badges, and that ])ossession of the badge will be the best 

 recommendation that a driver could have. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



Tn niemorv of R. A. Lawrence, its first President, the Association offers 

 a gold medal, with five di'llars to the driver, for the best four-horse team 

 in the parade, excluding winners of the prize in previous years. 



Other special prizes, consisting of gold and silver medals and sums of 

 money, are offered in the A'eteran Driver. Old Horse and other classes by 

 the following: Massachusetts Society for the PrcA-ention of Cruelt}^ to Ani- 

 mals, American Humane Education Society, Animal Rescue League, Red 

 Acre Farm. >.liss Julia LI. W'orthington. Mrs. Thacher Lo-ing. ^Irs. .\manda 

 Dwight. (lerirge W. ILarringtun. Lewis A. Armistead. James Forgies' Sons. The 

 Mark Cross Company. The London Harness Companw and others. These will 

 be found s])ecifie(l in the ent-y list below 



DRIVING COMPETITION. 



A Driving Competition for four and six-in-hand teams will be held in 

 or near Commonwealth Avenue, while the judging is taking place. Entries 

 for this competition need not be made beforehand. The first prize will be a 

 silver medal, to go to the driver. 



U. S. LETTER CARRIERS. 



There is a class for the Letter Carriers in the Boston District wdio have 

 horses; of these there are al)Out thirty-five. 



By the aid of the Hf">n. AA'. ]\L Crane, the Association has been al)le to 

 obtain for these men an increase of $25 in their yearly allowance, which is 

 now only vS325. This sum is grossl}- inadequate. The men do their best, 

 but their horses and wagons make a poor showing. Only one has made an 

 entry in the Parade of 1900. 



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