A-CLASS 5.-ALDERNEYS. Committee same as in Class 4 (Ayrshires). Best bull, four years old.... Second best bull calf.. Second best cow, four years old. Second best heifer, one year old. Third best heifer, one year old. Best heifer calf.. Second best heifer calf. $30.00 20 00 10 00 20.00 10 00 7 00 10 00 5 00 3 00 8.00 4.00 2.00 4.00 2.00 30 00 20 00 10.00 20.00 10 00 7.00 10 00 5 00 3.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 4.00 2.00 A-CLASS 6.-GALLOWAYS. Committee-Dr. M. Miles, Lansing; Henry Scram, Flint; J. D. Bennett, St. Johns. Second best bull, three years old. Second best bull, two years old. Second best bull, one year old.. Second best bull calf.. Best cow, four years old... Second best heifer, two years old.. Second best heifer calf. A-CLASS 7.-GRADE AND NATIVE CATTLE. Committee-G. W. Gale, Ypsilanti, Chairman. $30 00 20 00 10 00 20 00 10.00 7.00 10 00 5 00 3.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 4 00 2.00 30 00 20.00 10 00 20 00 10 00. 7.00 10 00 7.00 2.00 4. 00 2.00 $20 00 10 00 15 00 Committee-C. L. Blanchard, Morenci; James Land, Dowagiac; Robert Gould, Ceresco, Calhoun Co. Best yoke of working oxen, five years and over.. Second best yoke of working oxen, five years and over. Third best yoke of working oxen, five years and over. Best yoke of steers, four years old.. Second best yoke of steers, four years old. Second best yoke of steers, one year old. To the trainer of best exhibition of trained stock.. $25 00 20 00 15 00 15 00 10 00 7.00 10,00 7200 5 00 8.00 5 00 3.00 5 00 3.00 5 00 The working oxen, five years old and over, will be tested to draft in such manner as the committee may direct, for the purpose of proving their quality as working stock. The trained cattle are to show as competent for actual service on the road or field. Mere "fancy" training in the yard is not what the society desires to promote. A-CLASS 9.-FAT CATTLE. Committee-Truman Goodspeed, Ypsilanti; Fred Hubert, East Saginaw; John Lester, Jersey P. O., Oakland Co. Awarding committee to be appointed on the grounds. Herd No 1-Premiums $280. For herds of thoroughbred cattle, composed of one bull over one year old, and not less than four cows or heifers, of which not less than three shall have been bred by the exhib itor, who must have owned the whole herd at least three months previous to the fair. In judging the different ages, from five years old and over, cows to calves, the best for age shall have the preference over aged cows or numbers. Best herd of five head of grade stock, any thoroughbred bull, without regard to dam... 20 00 DIVISION B-HORSES. Superintendents-E. Van Valkenburgh, Hillsdale; C. Dickey, Marshall. B-CLASS 2.-THOROUGHBREDS. Committee-F. W. Dickey, Marshall; William Webb, Pentwater; S. A. Browne, Grand Second best brood mare, four years or over, with foal by her side. Third best brood mare, four years or over, with foal by her side.. Second best mare, four years or over, without colt.. Best three year old filly. Second best three year old filly. Third best three year old filly. Best two year old filly... Second best two year old filly. Third best two year old filly. Second best yearling filly. Third best yearling filly. Best colt gelding, four years old.. Second best colt gelding, four years old.. Best colt gelding, three years old.. without colt.. Second best colt gelding, three years old... Best colt gelding, two years old.... Second best colt gelding, two years old.. The competitors who enter thoroughbred horses will note: 10 00 12.00 8.00 500 10 00 6 00 4.00 20 00 15 00 10 00 15 00 12 00 8.00 12 00 8 00 5 00 10 00 6 00 4.00 700 5 00 3 00 12 00 8.00 10 00 500 80 5 00 First, That the judges will be required to reject any animal whose pedigree is not authenticated, and which cannot be traced back without flaw on either side of sire or dam, to well known English or American thoroughbred stock. Second, Soundness, symmetry, and size, as well as the utility of the recorded animal for improving the stock of horses in this State, should be considered. The pedigree settles the question as to blood and breeding. If the stallion can be accompanied by any number of his colts, of any ages, to show his quality as a stock horse, so much the better. B-CLASS 12.-HORSES OF ALL WORK, Committee-Walter Cross, Mundy; David Shearer, Rome, Lenawee; William Johnson, Second best stallion or gelding, one year old.. Third best stallion or gelding, one year old... Best brood mare, four years old or over, with foal by her side. Second best brood mare, four years old or over with foal by her side. Third best gelding colt, four years old.. $6.00 4 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 12 00 8. 00 5 00 12.00 8 00 5 00 10 00 6 00 4 00 7.00 5 00 3 00 12 00 8.00 5.00 Best pair of matched horses of all work, five years old or over; speed, size, style, and fitness for carriage or farm work to be the points; weight of each horse to be not less than 1,200 pounds..... 50 00 Second best pair of matched horses for all work, five years old or over; speed, size, style, and fitness for caariage or farm work to be the points; weight of each horse to be not less than 1,200 pounds............. 25 00 Third best pair of matched horses of all work, five years old or over; speed, size, style, and fitness for carriage or farm work to be the points; weight of each horse to be not less than 1,200 pounds... 15 00 Best pair of four year old horses, matched in color, speed, size, style, and fitness for carriage or farm work.. 30 00 Second best pair of four year old horses, matched in color, speed, size, style, and fitness for carriage or farm work.. 15 00 Third best pair of four year old horses, matched in color, speed, size, style, and fitness for carriage or farm work.. 10 00 Best pair of matched horses, three years old.. 15 00 Second best pair of matched horses for all work, three years old. 10 00 5 00 RULE. All entries in this class, where weight is one of the conditions, shall be accompanied with a reliable certificate, of date not exceeding one week previous to the opening of the exhibition, showing satisfactorily the weight of the animals that are entered for competition. The "horse of all work" (breeding stock) should not be less than 15 hands in height, nor less than 1,100 pounds in weight, quick, lively ears, broad between the eyes, round barrel, short loins, well up in the shoulders, deep chested, square quarters, flat legs, short between knee and pastern, hind legs well under him, speed equal to eight miles an hour on the road, and at least three miles at the plow, with sufficient blood to insure spirit, style, and endurance. As in this class it is evident the mature animals are intended for breeding, they should be sound; and as the young animals must be judged on their own merits, as well as their promise for future usefulness, they also must be sound or else they cannot compete. The "horse of all work" is intended to be capable of being trained for the saddle, for harness, and to be able to go on the road or in draught, as he may chance to be broken. It may be that the "horse of all work" shall, after a few years' training, make a useful, spirited, handsome family roadster, or he may be brought up to be a good draught horse, true to pull to any load that may be put behind him. Much depends on the use he is put to. Hence the judges will note that he is not to be judged by the speed he may make for a single mile. Hence, also, it will be noted that he may be thoroughbred or he may not, and for the same reason he must have size, action, and spirit, as well as constitution, if he is worthy of a premium as a breeding animal. The executive committee have decided that a mare may show as many colts as her owner desires to prove her quality as a dam, but one of these colts must be the produce of the year of the exhibition. B-CLASS 18.- -ROADSTERS. Committee-Wm. H. Cobb, Kalamazoo; C. A. Harrison, Paw Paw; Thos. Nester, Saginaw City. Best stallion, five years old or over.. Best stallion, four years old............ Second best stallion, four years old.. Best stallion or gelding, three years old... Second best yearling stallion or gelding. Best brood mare, four years old or over, with foal by her side.. Second best mare, three years old. $50 00 25 00 15 00 30 00 15 00 10 00 20 00 15.00 10 00 20 00 15 00 10.00 12.00 8.00 500 10 00 6 00 4 00 25.00 15 00 10 00 12 00 8 00 560 10 00 6.00 4.00 8.00 5 00 3.00 7.00 5 00 3 00 RULE.-All exhibitors in Class 12 shall bring with the entry a copy of certificate of breeding, which shall be filed with the Secretary, and which shall be put on record in all cases where premiums are awarded. No horse will be ruled out for want of certificate, where breeding can not be established; but a well authenticated pedigree will be considered a favorable point, all others being equal. B-CLASS 14.-GENTLEMEN'S DRIVING HORSE TO ROAD WAGONS. Committee-Wm. Todd, Adrian; Edward Moore, Three Rivers; Frank Skeele, Cold water. Best pair of driving horses, owned and driven by exhibitor for thirty days previ- $50 00 30 00 Third best pair of driving horses, owned and driven by the exhibitor for thirty days previous to the fair, not used for sporting purposes, to be exhibited under the direction of the Superintendents in charge of department... Second best four year old single mare or gelding. The committee will test all animals entered in this class under such rules as may be deemed necessary to determine the merits of the competitors, it being understood that speed is not to be the sole test. RULE.-All horses shown in this class shall be driven by the owners, and must have been 15 00 10 00 |