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held previously, were the means of pointing out to owners that 

 their chances of success at Bury were gone, and the excellence of 

 those animals which were exhibited, pretty clearly showed that only 

 the best had been thought good enough to put in an appearance. 

 Still the fact remains, the show of Horses has not yet been as good 

 as it ought to be. In cattle, sheep, pigs, and implements, the 

 Ro^al Society's shows have been pre-eminent, and, although in 

 the estimation of practical farmers generally all these stand 

 higher than hackney-horses, yet in this department, as in all 

 others, the same pre-eminence should be attained ; and by liberal 

 prizes, and the most liberal accommodation, the difhculty which 

 will often arise from the distance at which the meetings are 

 lield from the principal horse-breeding districts, must be coun- 

 teracted. 



In Class I., the prizes of 100/. and 50Z. attracted thorough- 

 bred sires; and the well-known "Scottish Chief" could only 

 get second to " False Alarm," the winner at Islington ; it must 

 have been a nice point for the judges to decide whether the 

 comparatively short legs and long ribs of the "Chief" should 

 outweigh the beautiful action of the " Son of Trumpeter," but 

 the latter won, as it has often done. In Classs III., the hunting 

 brood-mares mustered strongly, the grand old " Silverlock," be- 

 longing to Captain Barlow, being placed first ; a thoroughly useful 

 looking brown of Mr. Hurrell's, second ; and a stylish mare, not 

 equal to so much weight, Mr. Harvey's, third. In Class LXlll., 

 for weight -carrying hunters, 5-year old and upwards, 17 competed, 

 and formed the most attractive class that has been seen in the 

 Royal Society's showyard, a grand lot of what they professed to 

 be — weight-carrying hunters, from which the judges selected 

 the " Master of Arts," Mr. Gee's, for the first prize, a very grand 

 horse to look at. Mr. Sutton's " Voyageur," the horse for an 

 old gentleman to enjoy hunting upon, was second ; and Mr. 

 Heygate's " Mountain Dew " the third, looking likely to keep 

 his place with either in a fast twenty minutes ; exclusive of 

 these many a 14-stone man would like to be allowed to make his 

 selection, and go away content with Mr. Hall's " Double First," 

 Mr. Taylor's "Harkaway," Mr. Wilson's "Sir Harry," Mr. 

 Pretty's " Baron," or Mr. Williams's " Charlie " and still leave 

 other real hunters.* 



* The Report of the Judges, Messrs Thurnall, Smith, and Oldacre, just receivefl, 

 (Sept. 14,^ eoutaiiJb the following remarks: — 



Class I. For tlic Thoroiujlihred Stud Jlorse bed ccdcidated to improve and per' 

 petuate the breed of sound and stout 'Thoroughbred Horses for General Stud I'urposes. — 

 The contest was a close one between the first ai.d second horse, and had the 

 question been simply which was the better sire for getting racehorses, their places 

 might ha\e been reversed; but we considered 'False Alarm' better adapted for 



