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■when improvement is the object, will step forth for the public good,, 

 and we trust Mr. Stevens will excuse us for having taken the liber- 

 ty of mentioning his name. 



The second premium, the silver medal, was granted to Mr. Absa- 

 lom D. Nelson, of Greenburgh, "Westchester county, for his blood 

 horse, Belzoni, by Stafford, (imported,) dam, by American Eclipse,. 

 a blood bay, showing high breeding and strongly of the character of 

 the Arabian horse. 



Mr. George M. Patchen, of Brooklyn, was awarded a silver cup 

 for his young trotting stallion, Cassius M. Clay, a remarkably fleet 

 horse as a trotter; of a deep bay color, large size, and showing 

 strongly traces of high breeding from various crosses of the blood 

 horse, and will probably prove valuable as a stock getter. 



The silver medal was also awarded to Mr. S. Freeman, of New- 

 Jersey, for his fine horse. Napoleon. This animal from his fine size 

 and general appearance of blood and good points was thought to be 

 entitled to a premium by the committee. 



Major William Jones, of Oyster Bay, obtained a silver cup for 

 his brood mare; and a diploma for the colt by her side, she being 

 the best brood mare and colt on the ground. 



Mr. John H. Coster, likewise was awarded the silver medal for hisf 

 brood mare, Gulnare, by Eclipse; dam, Sportsmistress, by Hickory. 



The silver medal was gained by Mr. Samuel Hart, of Brooklyn^ 

 for a brood mare, useful for all farming purposes; as also a silver 

 cup by Joseph Blakeslee, of Watertown, Conn., for a brood mare of 

 the same description. 



To Mr. Jesse Hobley, of Williarasburgh, a silver cup was award- 

 ed for the best colt on the ground of two years of age. A silver 

 cup was presented to Mr. Bernardus Hendrickson, for his yearling 

 colt Diamond, by Canada Chief, out of a Mambrino mare. 



Silver cups were awarded to Mr. Charles Bathgate, and Mr. Thomas 

 Bell of Westchester, for their fine farm horses, respectively presented at 

 the fair. The silver cup was given to Mr. Willard S. Reed for a fine 

 pair of matched horses. Mr. J. Fisher Sheafe, of New Hamburg, 

 had the silver medal for a pair of fine geldings (njatched horses). 

 There were many other valuable horses and brood mares on the 



