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and a capital "back and loin. ^Ir. Garrett's " The Claimant " is a hardj'-looking 

 son of *' Cnpbeaier," but whose legs look scarcely equal to the task of sup- 

 porting his bulky carcase. Mr. Byford gets Highly Commended and Reserve 

 Number for " The Statesman," a horse of great size and power, and who will, 

 in all probability, some day turn the tables on one or more of his conquerors of 

 to-daj'. Mr. AVolton's " Royal Duke Second " is a very well-made, compact 

 horse, but there is not quite enough of him. The class of agricultural mares 

 neither Clydesdale nor Sufiblk had 19 entries. The first-])rize mare, " Royal 

 Duchess," is a great prize-taker, and a first-class s^^ecimen of the heavy draught 

 horse ; the second prize goes to Mr. Street's roan, " Beauty," a clever, short- 

 legged, wide mare, with capital action ; Mr. Tomlinson's grey being third — a 

 nice, fresh, well-proportioned mare; Mr. Purser's well-known "Honest Lass" 

 only getting the Reserve Number and Highly Commended, her weak pasterns 

 and light fore-legs being out of proportion to her top. There were several 

 useful animals in this class, but nothing demanding special notice. Mr. Statter 

 takes the first prize with the good-looking "Jlrs. Muir"' in the Clydesdale 

 mare class. Lieutenant-Colonel Lindsay is second with the short-legged, good- 

 bodied " Darling," whilst his " Isabella " is third. This class is not so good 

 as we have seen them. 



Class 11 has an entry of 5 Suffolk mares. Mr. Horace Wolton takes the 

 prize for his " Pride," a beautifully-topped mare, but with rather too much day- 

 light under her. Sir William Throckmorton is second with his good-looking 

 " Jolley," a mare with a good forehand and back, but rather lii;ht above 

 her hocks. Mr. Coulsou gets third prize for a heavy mare from Essex, that 

 looks like a good, hardy, brood mare. Colonel Wilson's "Violet" is the Re- 

 serve Number and Highly Commended, and is a mare of full size, but with a 

 slack loin. 



Class 12. M(a-e and Foal of any Breed for Agricidtural Purposes. — 

 Mr. George Street takes the first prize for a clever roan 4-year-old mare called 

 " Cardiff Lass," rather light in her waist, but liaving a capital foal ; the 

 Marquis of Bristol is second, with a very short-legged, good stamp of Suffolk 

 mare, as well as taking the Reserve Number and Highly Commended for his 

 16-year-old "Diamond.' In Class 16 but one yearling gelding was shoAvn, a 

 smartish one too. The yearling fillies had nothing particular calling for 

 observation about them. 



Class 18 — Agricultural Geldings, Two Tears old — were a good lot, with the 

 exception of a leggy grey, whose owner could not have been proud of him in 

 the ring. The first prize, belonging to Mr. Henman, is a very clever one ; 

 Mr. AUwood's second-prize one has a plainish head, and Mr. Arch takes the 

 third prize. 



Class 19 — Agricidtural Fillies, Two Years old — was well filled, there being 

 nineteen shown, and mostly very creditable animals. There was not much to 

 choose between Mr. Yergette's " Violet," the first prize, and Mr. Nix's second- 

 prize bay, both being good, wide mares; Mr. Morton gets the third prize 

 for a daughter of "Honest Tom;" and Mr. F. Street the Reserve Number 

 and Highly Commended for his " Smart," a nice, compact filly. Mr. Morton 

 is Highly Commended for another " Smart," and Messrs. Stanford get a Com- 

 mendation for a good, brown daughter of the second-prize Clydesdale stallion. 

 Mr. M. Biddell gets the first prize offered by Suflblk breedeis for 2-year-old 

 . Sufiblk fillies, with a very smart descendant of " Cupbearer :" she is of the 

 favourite colour, a red chesnut, a capital back, but she might have a trifle 

 more bone. Mr. Wilson's filly is of full size, with not so much quality, and 

 father split up behind ; she will, however, grow into a fine mare some day. 

 Mr. Lofft gets the Reserve Number for a useful filly named " Blossom." 



Class 21 — Agricultural Geldings, Three Years old — had 6 entries, the first 

 "prize going to Mr. Plowright's very clever grey, " Dragon ;" Llr. Cartwright 



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