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call him washy ; but we are of opinion he will fill up and 

 make a wonderful horse at six years old. Mr. lienni- 

 son's " Napier" is a good black horse, with clear legs, 

 and big, sour carcase. Mr. Hitchcock's grey roan, too, 

 ia well furnished and very promising ; his legs are ex- 

 ceedingly good. The same remark will apply likewise 

 to Mr. Porter's commended " Cotswold," a bright 

 bay horse. Mr. Berridge's "Victor," who was com- 

 mended at Chelmsford, is here, and though he receives 

 no distinction, he well supports his reputation. He is 

 very big, ribs finely arched, and shoulders well set. Mr. 

 Rodwell's commended "Buccaneer"' is a respectable 

 black-legged brown horse, with good feet, and plenty of 

 fashion. Mr. Mills also shows two very useful grey 

 roan horses, with capital black legs, good feet, and fair 

 substance, for one of which he obtains a commendation. 

 This class, as a whole, is eminently successful, and that 

 which obtained the most general public commendation. 



Class III. — Mares and Foals for Agricul- 

 tural Purposes. 

 In this class we have 26 entries. Of these eight are of 

 the Suffolk breed, and 18 from the southern counties. 

 The Suffolks carry off both prizes again, and three high 

 commendations ; while the other breeds take five high 

 commendations and two simple commendations. 



Mr. Wolton's mare receives the first prize, and Mr. 

 Wrinch's mare receives the second. Here is all one 

 can desire, both in mare and foal. The mare has a 

 beautiful head, fine expression, rainbow neck, square 

 roomy frame, splendid quarters, unexceptionable legs, 

 and fine open foot. To see is to admire. We never 

 saw a better forehand than in Mr. Wrinch's mare : she, 

 too, is good everywhere. Mr. Gobbitt's mare, highly 

 commended, has the same feature, fine expansiveness of 

 chest ; is, moreover, of wonderful size and beauty, but 

 perhaps somewhat too fine in the bone. The foal is 

 equal to the mare. Both are types of their class. Mr. 

 Hutt's is a very fine foal : his mare is very roomy, but 

 less fashionable than the above. We were very mucli 

 struck with Mr. Lavington's highly commended, which 

 we should place in the same class as Mr. Gobbitt's ; 

 they are both clean legged, well bred, superior animals, 

 well calculated to breed first-class carriage horses. Had 

 Mr. Ward's foal been equal to the mare, there would 

 have been considerable difficulty in awarding the first 

 prize, for the mares both stand Al : she receives a high 

 commendation. Mr. Cordery's "Whitefoot" is a good, 

 old-fashioned sort of mare, highly commended, 

 " Square and bhiff. 



Strong and tough ; 



Kind and ready. 



Always steady." 

 Mr. Little's foal contributes more to the distinction of 

 a high commendation than the mare. Mr. Rawlence 

 shows a fine, roomy, roan mare, with good black legs, 

 quite worthy her high commendation. All the Wilt- 

 shire and Devon mares and foals are good, with one ex- 

 ception ; but there is nothing equal to Mr. Carter's 

 " Primrose" of last year. 



Class IV. — Filliks for Agricultural Purposes. 

 There are 14 entries. Of these 12 are Suffolks, and 

 two Wiltshire animals. Two prizes and two commenda- 

 tions are given to the SulFolks, and one high commenda- 

 tion to a Wiltshire filly. This is always an interesting 

 class, and it is so this year. Messrs. Long and Wrinch 

 take respectively the first and second prizes. We had 

 great difficulty in distinguishing at first sight between 

 these two fillies and one that came in between them, 

 they are all so good. Mr. Wrinch's is a beautiful 

 creature, compact and large, but she wants more bone — 

 and this requirement Mr. Long's possesses. Mr. Bar- 

 thropp is again successful. We commend him, as the 



judges do, for obtaining more bone, but he wants more 

 yet here. How is it that we find nothing here of Mr. 

 Ward's ? We hope he has forgotten the little dispute 

 at Chelmsford. 



DRAY HORSES, 



Class I. — Stallions foaled on or before the 



1st of January, 1855. 

 There are here six entries. The only prize given is 

 awarded to Mr. BuUer, near Banbury, for a 6 years' 

 Oxfordshire brown horse. This horse was commended 

 at Chelmsford. He resembles a tower of strength. The 

 union of the neck and shoulder is admirable: his bulk 

 is perhaps too great to be consistent with perfect sym- 

 metry. Mr. James's is a horse of great promise. Mr. 

 Coles's " Lincoln" wants chest, while Mr, Tod's is flat- 

 sided, and not fashionable. 



Class II. — Stallions foaled in the Year 1855. 

 There are two entries here. Lord St. John's roan 

 horse takes the prize. His girth is 7 feet. He stands 

 well ; good back ; rather narrow behind the shoulder ; 

 hocks spoiled. Mr. Belcher's " Sir Robert" is a bigger 

 horse than " Charley," but his shoulders and neck are 

 liOt so good, nor has he so much style. 



Class III. — Mare, with her Foal at her feet. 

 Mr. Rawlence obtained the prize for the only entry. 

 The mare is a fine powerful animal, but the foal is 

 nothing remarkable. 



Class IV. — Filly, foaled in the Year 1855. 



Lord St. John has the counterpart of his horse in 

 Class IT., precisely the same style, and both are roans. 

 She receives no prize, and is the only entry. 



OTHER HORSES. 

 Class I.-~Thorough-dred Stallions for getting 

 Hunters. 

 We have here fifteen entries. " Ilobbie Noble," the 

 property of Mr. Groves, of Plompton Hall, near 

 Knaresborough, an 8 years thorough-bred bay, bred by 

 Lord John Scott, sire Pantaloon, takes the first prize. 

 He is all one can desire — head, neck, shoulders, arms, 

 quarters — all save the thighs ; these rather too light. 

 Mr. Manfield's " Spencer" receives the second prize. 

 A fine crest, forehand not unexceptionable, too little 

 bone. Then we have old " Theon," out of Maria, by 

 Emilius — a splendid horse — Lioks as fresh as a May-day, 

 and " The Circassian," Mr. Palmer's horse, sire Pyr- 

 rhus the First — what legs and feet ! There might be 

 more substance, more girth ; head and neck very fine. 

 " The Knight of Gwynne" drew general attention. 

 A sprightly horse, the property of the gentleman who 

 receives the first prize. Notice his shoulders, and 

 splendid set of the neck. The eye most expressive, and 

 the head exceedingly noble. " Fiagellator" is a horse of 

 great substance and beauty, and " Stotforth," Mr. 

 Kirby's horse, sire Bay Middleton, has the same merit 

 to recommend him. He is highly commended. Mr. 

 Webb's " Master Robin," a very fat old horse, meets 

 the same distinction. 



Class II. — Stallions for getting Hackneys. 



There is but one horse, although there are twelve en- 

 tries, and that horse is " Hotspur," a noble lively fellow, 

 who ran second to The Flying Dutchman for the Derby. 

 He has a wonderful top, but bad thighs : the head and 

 neck are specially expressive of good breeding : his legs 

 are perfect. To our eye he has scnrcely substance 

 enough to get hacks, except out of strong, big-boned, 

 half-bred mares. He bears off the prize in this class, 

 and nobody can liere doubt the propriety of the decision, 

 since his rivals are but a medley lot. 



Of Class III., in which tliere are nine entries, and in 

 Class IV., in which there are four entries, we cannot say 



