Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-09-12
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE PREMIUMS OF THE EAHR
AWARDED.
A HARMONIOUS Meeting with
very Little FauHG Round with
the Premiums

very LIttle EauRE Found with
the Premiums.
The executive committee of the
cumberland County Agricultural So
clety was called to meet Monday
afternoon in Garrison s. Minch's Hall.
to go over the work Of the different
premium committees and approve or
change their reports. OF the twelve
gentlemen, members of the committee.
the following were present: 7. F.
Baker, Joshua Seagraves, Alfred
Stathems, Job Young, Frank Hires,
Harry Smally, Charles Richmond,
Edward Sheppard. President Minch
presided, and Secretary W. o. Garri-
son was also present.
AT these meetings there are usually
large number of dissatisfied exhibitors
and they make the lot of the execu-
tive committeepretty miserable. Mon
day however, there was very little
to ind fault with and the reports of
the awarding Committee were gener-
ally accepted. The committee of
course met some knotty points, but
they were all settled without any
special trouble. The committee found
several things that could be improved
upon in the schedule, and they will
probably suggest the matter of chang
Ing some of the regulations at the an
nual meeting next year.
1t was the universal opinion of the
committee, that the racing should be
made even stronger feature than
heretofore, as large purses bring more
horses, and consequently increases the
entry fees. This year the races cost
the association 1864, not counting the
amount of money taken in at the
grand stand, which would make the
s'sni about $500 less. The first day
there was taken in at the grand stand.
$57.75. The second day. $265. rs. Had
the races been made stronger in che
first day, the grand stand would have
made much more money.
In horses, fourth division, the Award
ing Committee reported that Robert
). Buck displayed the best stallion for
draft purposes, but as the animal had
twice before in succession taken first
premium, it was not eligible to COM
pete and A. II. McClintock, was given
first premium and Franklin Fox second.
1t was discovered that Mr.. McClintock
had failed to become a member by the
purchase of ticket, and consequently
cannot draw the the money. The rule
providing that an animal cannot more
than twice in succession draw first pre-
MUM, was considered by the commit
tee, very weak. The gentlemen claim
that unless somebody can produce
something better, an animal should
take the first premium for ever.
In Glass A., Ed. Hitchner and VIM.
Harmon were the only persons enter
ing double teams. As it takes three to
enter and two to start, the teams
should not have gone. Harmon and
Hltchner made up between them the
third entrance money, and started the
horses. The committee decided that
the race was illegal, and the Secretary
was authorized to pay back the enter
ance money and not pay the premium.
In class E., A. H. McClintock and
w. .. Garrison were not permitted by
the Judges to start their horses, and
the entrance money was refunded
them. In class g., e J. Davis, of
Clayton, was not permitted te stare
his horse, and he was released from
paying entrance money W. CARL, of
Hancock's Briege, was to start his
horse Flash" in class II but it was
sick at the time of starting, and the
Secretary was ordered to settle with
him for one-half entrance money.
The charges made in the other de-
partinents were unimportaut, aud rhs
committee adjourned shor,ly before
six O'clock.