exclude a tine horse, or team of horses, from high honors. It should be 

 remembered, too, that in this Exhibition age c 

 and that yreen horses are discriminated against. 



remembered, too, that in this Exhibition age counts in favor of a horse 



NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC 



When any person exhibits a horse in the Parade, it may be taken as 

 nearly certain that his horses in general are well cared for and in good 

 condition. This is a point upon which the Association insists; and every 

 year entries of tine horses are rejected because the other horses belonging 

 to the same owner are not in good condition. Owing to the difficulty of 

 inspecting so many horses it sometimes happens that entries appear in the 

 catalogue, but are excluded from the Parade. 



An exhibit in the Parade has come to have a considerable advertising 

 value; and intending exhibitors are hereby warned that no entry will be 

 accepted from one whose whole stable will not bear inspection. 



THE JUDGES 



If the principles upon which the prizes are awarded be kept in mind, 

 the Association believes that there will be very little dissatisfaction with 

 the decisions of the Judges. Increasing care has been taken each year in 

 the selection of them; those who were incompetent, or inhumane toward 

 their own horses, have been excluded; ard the Association is confident 

 that its Judges now form a band of men as competent and impartial as 

 could be secured. To be numbered among them is regarded as an honor, 

 and many applications for the position are rejected by the Association. 



The Judges render their arduous and difficult service without com- 

 pensation, although many of them come from distant points, and the 

 Association hereby expresses its gratitude for their generous assistance. 



