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being a remarkably fine, handsome colt, witli a capital back, and good legs and 

 feet. Mr. Golden has the second prize for " Champion," a heavy colt, with 

 rather a low back — the third prize going to Mr. Eussell's good-looking bay. 

 Mr. Hipwell gets the Eeserve Number and Highly Commended for a useful 

 roan colt, but who is rather deficient in the brisket. The Rev. J. Mickle- 

 thwaite shows a very smart and improving colt called " Taverham Hero." 



Class 2 — Agricultural Stallions foaled before 1st of January, 1872 — com- 

 prised 25 entries, many of them being much more calculated for dray purposes 

 than for agricultural work. Our old friend " Honest Tom " is well rejiresented 

 in this class, the first and third jmze-takers being by him, as well as the Eeserve 

 Number. Mr. Briggs takes first prize for a very clever 3-year-old, with a rare 

 top, body, and legs. Mr. Staffer's "Young Champion," well known in the 

 prize-ring, being second, and his " Young Honest Tom," a very smart horse, 

 with rather a hght middle, being third ; whilst Mr. Brookes' " Honest Tom 

 Second " is Highly Commended and Eeserve Number ; he is a heavy horse, with 

 plainish rump. The good-looking " Le Bon " vvas passed over, his feet being 

 sadly out of order, and his ankles being too much worn for a 6-year-old horse. 

 Mr. Stokes' " Young Champion," an own brother to the second-prize horse of 

 the same name (what a i^ity it is that breeders do not let us have a few fresh 

 names, instead of naming their horses after their sires for generations), is very 

 active; but we thought him too rough and heavy for purely agricultural pur- 

 poses. There w'as a remarkably good grey horse in this class who at once was 

 put down for the first prize, but which a too prevalent infirmity prevented 

 his receiving. There were several more useful horses, and a few very bad ones, 

 that it would, perhaps, be invidious to call special attention to. 



Only two 2-year-old Clydesdale stallions were present to compete for the 

 three prizes offered. The first prize was awarded to a clever colt named " Tarn 

 O'Shanter," belonging to Mr. Tweedie ; but we were obliged to withheld the 

 second and third prizes for want of merit in the other competitor. 



Class 4 — Clydesdale Stallions — had seven entries; and "Young Lofty," 

 looking very fresh and well, at once caught our eye for the first prize ; it is 

 seldom so good a one is to be found. The second prize, ISIr. Stanford's " The 

 Duke," is a worthy representative of his famous sire, " Sir Walter Scott," 

 being active and very compact. Mr. Pease gets third prize for " Emperor," 

 a good, heavy, lengthy, 4-year-old, without much fashion about him. 



Class 5 — Suffolk Stallions, Two Years old — was a good one, the first prize 

 going to Mr. M. Biddell's "The Templar," a colt of full size, good quality, and 

 one that, if he goes on well, must, in spite of being a trifle low in the back, 

 grow into a very fine and valuable horse. Mr. Garrett's second-prize colt, by 

 " Cupbearer," is too dark in colour, but has many points of resemblance to 

 his sire, and has the same remarkable action. He is rather light below the 

 knee, but shows rare constitution, and his commended colt, No. 59, is a very 

 true-made one, but rather small. Mr. James Toller's third-prize colt, by a 

 son of " Harsvich Emperor," is a very smart one, with good action. Mr. Byford 

 is Highly Commended for a son of his " Volunteer," a very useful colt, -with 

 good back, but rather drooping hind-quarters. He gets the Eeserve Number. 

 Mr. William Toller is Highly Commended for his colt by " Ploughboy," a 

 very useful colt, but without much style about him. There was one colt 

 shown in this class, and about as bad a one as one could well find ; it was not, 

 however, sent from Suflblk. 



Class 6. Suffolk Stallions foaled before 1st of January, 1872. — Seven out of 

 the nine entered came forward for our inspection, and a very good lot they were, 

 Mr. C. Frost taking the first prize for his 4-year-old " Cupbearer Second," a 

 horse of great power and substance, a little deficient in quality perhaps, but 

 who, if he goes on well, must grow into a very superior animal. Colonel 

 Wilson is second w-ith " Heir- Apparent," a very true-made one, full of quality, 



