162 GENERAL SHOW AT PERTH IN 1887. 



arrangements were as nearly as possible the same as at Dam- 

 fries in 1886. 



The General Meeting of Members was held in the Show- 

 yard on the afternoon of Wednesday, and the public banquet 

 took place the same evening. The Earl of Elgin, senior Vice- 

 President, occupied the chair on both occasions, in the unavoid- 

 able absence of the Duke of Athole, K.T., the President. 



The following remarks regarding the stock are taken from 

 the notes of the Judges : — 



Horses. 



Stallions and Entire Colts. — Of the stallions foaled before 1st 

 January 1884, a much better lot has been seen at the Society's 

 meetings. The three-year old class was good; the first prize 

 animal was the best animal in all the sections. The two-year 

 olds were also a good class. The yearling colts were all of the 

 best quality, the first prize animal being of extra good quality. 



Mares, Fillies, &c. — Mares with foals at foot were a good lot 

 of very superior animals. The first prize was easily taken by 

 "Moss Rose," who is now laden with more trophies of victory than 

 any living Clydesdale. She again also secured very easily the 

 champion prize for the best female exhibited ; she combines 

 great size, strength, and substance, Avith excellent quality. She 

 has this year at foot a very promising foal by Garnet Cross. 

 She was followed by " Crystal," a mare of extra quality, though 

 of less weight than the first. The third and fourth mares were 

 good, but neither of them looked quite in bloom. The other 

 mares exhibited were all good animals. The next section, mares 

 in foal, was the weakest of the female classes ; still it contained 

 a number of stylish mares. The first prize animal, " Lady 

 Macbeth," was shown in better bloom than the others, and is a 

 mare of much style of body. The second was a little out of 

 bloom, but she is a nice low-set mare, with good action. The 

 third is the biggest mare of the three, but she is rather wanting 

 in bone. The three-year old fillies were a grand even class. 

 The first prize grey mare may probably yet develop into a very 

 prominent mare. The second, a roan, half-sister to the first, is 

 a compact mare ; and the third, fourth, and fifth prizes were 

 taken by most promising fillies. The two-year olds formed a 

 strong class. " Pandora" by Darnley easily secured the first 

 ticket ; she is a filly with an unbeaten two-year old record, and 

 she is possessed of great size, substance, and quality. Two 

 heavy fillies by Lord Erskine, of good quality, were second 

 and third, and the fourth and fifth places were taken by 

 daughters of Topgallant. One-year old fillies were a good 

 class, and here " Vanora" proved a clear first. She, and also 

 the second prize filly, are by Darnley ; another Darnley filly, 



