SPECIAL PRIZES 



In memory of R. A. Lawrence, its lirst President, the Association 

 offers a gold medal to the owner and a silver medal ^o tli« driver, for the 

 best four-horse team \n the Parade, provided also that the driver tikes 

 care of his horses. There are second and third prizes in this Class. 



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

 of money, are offered in the Veteran Driver, Old Horse and other classes 

 by the fallowing: Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 

 to Animals, American Humane Education Society, Animal Rescue 

 League, Red Acre Farm, Miss E. K. Forgan, Mrs. Arthur Foote, Miss 

 Katherine Foote, Miss Julia H. Worthington, Mrs. Amanda Dwight, 

 George W. Harrington, W. D. Qj-]imb3% Benj. W. Wells, James Forgies' 

 Sons, The Mark Cross Company, The London Harness Company, and 

 others. These will be found specified in the entry list below. 



DRIVING COMPETITION 



A Driving Competition for four, and another for si\-in-hand teams 

 will be held in or near Cominonwealth 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 who 

 have horses; of these there are about thirt3'-five. Their 3'earl3' allowance 

 for providing and maintaining a horse and wagon is onl}' S3 25. This 

 sum is grossl}' inadequate. The men do th iir best, but their horses and 

 wagons make a poor showing. Onl}' three have made entries in the 

 Parade of 1910. 



NOTICE TO SPECTATORS 



In many cases imperfections, not always visib'e to spectators at the 

 reviewing stand, very properly prohibit the giving of a prize or a ribbon 

 of high grade to a particular horse. The horses pass the reviewing stand 

 at a walk, and at that gait a slight lameness would not be disclos'ed, 

 whereas the Judges would have detected it when the horses were shown 

 to them at a trot. Moreover, defects in harnessing, sores or galls under 

 the harness, and other imperfections, not always apparent, frequently 



