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weight than anything in the class. The two roans, Nos. 79 and 

 81, are neat and good trotters, and so are Nos. 90 and 92. 



Class 8 must have been about up to the average, as old 

 " Laughing-Stock " — who may be looked upon as a sort of dyna- 

 mometer, having been first at Newcastle in 1864, third at Man- 

 chester in 1869, second at Oxford in 1870, first at Cardiff in 

 1872 — is now placed second to " Citadel," also a well-known 

 prize-taker. " King John," a great favourite of the late Mr. 

 Blenkiron's, is a horse of great power, with wonderful bone ; 

 and " Massanissa " is long and low, very hardy-looking, and 

 likely to get hunters. But there was nothing like " Dalesman," 

 who won last year at Hull, and who, be it remembered, is chiefly 

 employed in covering half-bred mares, for hunters. 



Class 9. — There were several fine powerful horses in this class. 

 " Royal Duchess," placed first here and third at Hull, is a great 

 good mare, but rather lacks quality ; and " Beauty," who was 

 placed before her at Hull, is now second. No. 103 is a fine- 

 topped mare, but light of bone ; and Nos. 110—114 and 119 are 

 all good. It is hardly fair either to exhibitors or judges that 

 mares suckling foals should have to compete with those without, 

 and this is exemplified by the fact that neither of the prize 

 mares had a foal at foot. 



Class 10. — This was not so good a class as was shown at 

 Hull. No, 128, "Mrs. Muir," the first here, was only third 

 there ; but it is only fair to say she was first at Cardiff. 



Class 11. — A small but good class. The winner was shown 

 by Mr. H. Wolton, who was first at Hull with another mare, 

 also bred by Mr. S. Wolton. 



Class 12. — The winner, No. 139, is a useful mare, and won 

 in a young class at Cardiff. The Marquess of Bristol's two 

 mares looked as if they should have been in the Suffolk class. 



Class 13 contained nothing like breeding a coach-horse. 



Class 14. — There was nothing in this class which requires 

 particular mention except No. 154 ; the real stamp of hackney 

 is getting very scarce. 



Class 15. — " Lady Derwent," as she has done many times 

 before, placed herself first. Those placed by the Judges second 

 and third were good, Avell-bred mares, and the class, as a whole, 

 was up to the average. 



Class 16 produced only one entry. 



Class 17 had only five entries, of which Nos. 177 and 179 were 

 decidedly the best. 



Class 18. — This was not a good class. 



Class 19 was better filled, and contained several very pre- 

 mising fillies. 



Class 20. — ?sot numerous, but good. 



