Report on the Live Stock exhibited at Bedford. Gil 



Class 27 — Huntlmj Geldings, Three Years old — came out stronger. We 

 awarded the first prize to No. 262, a very nice-stepping horse ; but it' he had a 

 little more length he would, perhaps, be more likely to retain his position 

 another year. No. 261, the second prize, is a great, big, fine colt, though his 

 limbs are not so lai'ge as they look ; still, if he grows the right way, he must 

 make a valuable horse. The third prize, No. 267, is a great, powerful colt, 

 and looks like a weight-carrier, but he made a very bad show. The Reserve 

 Number, No. 268, is a good mover, but, perhaps, more like a riding-horse than 

 a hunter. 



Class 28. Hunting Mares, Four Years old. — A very bad entry, and moderate 

 what there were. 



Class 29. Hunting Geldings Four Years old. — A much better entry, and 

 better altogether. We awarded the first prize to No. 288, a very useful, good- 

 looking horse, with rather a large head, and not very fast in his paces. The 

 second prize, No. 301, is a good colt, with very big legs ; gallops well, but? 

 wants time to furnish. If he goes on well he will reverse positions next year. 

 The third prize, No. 294, is a nice, wiry-looking horse, but he does not move 

 so well as he ought to do from his appearance. No. 298, the Reserve Number, 

 is the best-looking horse in the class, but, upon inspection, his fore-legs are 

 very weak. 



Class 30. Hunting Gelding or Mare up to 12 stone. — This looked at first 

 sight a good class, but there were many that would not bear examination. 

 We had no difficulty in awarding the first prize to No. 320, a very good- 

 looking, brown horse, and a beautiful mover ; the second prize to No. 310, 

 also a good horse, but rather deficient about his shoulders ; the third prize. 

 No. 316, is very light, but gallops like a race-horse. The Reserve Number, 

 315, is a useful horse, but we thought almost ought to have been in the 

 heavy-weight class. 



Class 31. Heavy-weight Hunters. — A very useful lot. No 326, the first 

 prize, is a nice, long, low horse, with good, strong legs, and gallops well and 

 fast. The second prize. No. 343, is a fine, good-looking horse, but does not 

 gallop so well as the lirst prize. No. 328, third prize, is also a good-looking 

 horse. We were sorry that in this class we had to call in the veterinary, who 

 disqualified one that would have taken a prominent position. 



Meport of the Judges of Hackneys , Coach Horses, Ponies, dec. 



In compliance with the request of the Council, the Judges beg to submit 

 the following remarks on the animals exhibited for their inspection at the Show 

 of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, held at Bedford. And, generally, 

 they wish to state, that although some of the classes were fairly represented, 

 yet, in their opinion, no great merit, except in the prize horses, was apparent 

 in the animals below them. This remark, however, does not apply to Classes 32 

 and 34. 



In Class 7 — Stallion for getting Hachneys — " Sir George," No. 89, won very 

 easily. He is a magnificent mover, a perfect horse in miniature, but his 

 shoulders might be improved as a hackney stallion. Indeed, many of the 

 stallions now-a-days exhibited as hackney stallions have harness shoulders, 

 and consequently action too high and too round. 



In Class 13 only two animals were exhibited, and the Judges were of 

 opinion that No. 149 did not deserve more than a third prize. 



Class 14. Mai-e for Ireeding Hackneys. — This was not at all numerously 

 represented ; and although the prize animals were very creditable specimens of 

 their class, they were wanting in substance. 



Class 32. Hackney Mare or Gelding, to carry not less than 12 stones.-^ 

 This was a very meritorious class, although rather of a mixed character. 



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