626 Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock 



For the first time at a show of the Royal Society a leaping- 

 bar was placed in the ring, and formed a great source of attrac- 

 tion, when the hunters above 3-years old displayed their jumping 

 powers, they were not required to do so by way of influencing 

 the Judges at arriving at their decision, seeing that many first- 

 rate hunters object to this kind of "larking," but it certainly 

 amused the public and did no harm ; on the contrary, more than 

 one of the horses improved in temper by the proceeding, and 

 went home with a better promise of making a hunter than when 

 he came to Bury. 



the general purposes which the Society has in view : his action was truer, he had 

 the best feet, and carried himself best — moreover he was giving his opponent a 

 year. The ' Chief,' on the other hand, had a better loin and somewhat more 

 length. 



Class II. — Stallions for (letting Hunters — The seven entered may be divided 

 into two classes — one having plenty of breeding but little substance, the other 

 plenty of substance but a deficiency in quality. We felt it our duty, although 

 very reluctantly, to pass this class over without awarding a prize. 



Class III. Mares suitable for breeding Hunters. — The competitors in this very 

 important class were more numerous than visual, and there were several very good 

 ones to select from. The winner, ' Silverlock,' was a lengthy low mare, looking 

 as if she had been a hunter herself, and just the right stamp to breed more. The 

 second, a mare by ' Theon,' was very powerful, had great length, and a rare set 

 of legs ; she looked all over a hunter, but her foal was leggy and did her no 

 credit. The third was a very game-looking mare, full of quality, but not quite 

 equal in power to the other two. Added to these was a thoroughbred chesnut 

 mare of Major Wilson, which would have stood ^high in the class had not the 

 veterinary inspector disqualified her. 



Class LXIII. Weight-carrying Hunters. — Here we had an entry of seventeen, 

 including several well-known prizetakers, viz., 'Master of Arts,' 'Voyageur,' 

 ' Mountain Dew,' and ' Buftbon.' ' Voyageur,' when standing, is a very fine 

 specimen of a hunter ; but his action, though true, lacks force and energy. 

 ' ]\Iaster of Arts," is very powerful and gallops sti"ongly ; but he bores, and wants 

 pulling together and better handling than he had here. ' Mountain Dew,' the 

 third in this class, is a fine slashing goer and looks all over a hunter, as did also 

 the reserved number, ' Harkaway,' and the commended ' Butibon.' ' Double 

 First ' is a nice active horse, but not equal to the same weight as those before 

 mentioned. 



Class LXIV. Four-year old Hunters. — In this class of fifteen were the well- 

 known 'Tom' and the 'General,' and 'Denmark,' from Herefordshire, who 

 took the second prize, and thus parted the stable companions. ' Tom ' is a horse 

 of wonderful power and length ; his legs and feet are excellent, his arms and 

 thighs wonderfully muscular; he is a grand goer, and perhaps, take him all in 

 all, one of the best four-year olds ever shown. ' Denmark' is own brother to 

 ' Mountain Dew,' and, like him, a fine goer ; he is a little higher on the leg than 

 *Tom,' and not equal to the same weight, but he promises to be a first-class 

 hunter. The 'General' is a very elegant horse, nearly, if not quite, thorough- 

 bred, a beautiful galloper, and carries himself in fine form ; and we have much 

 pleasure in reporting that we have seldom seen three such young horses together. 

 A nice chesnut of Mr. Clark, of Hook, was the reserved number, and a raw 

 grey of Mr. Jacob Wilson's looked like making a hunter. 



Class LXV. This was a poor class of only five, and, owing to what appeared to 

 us an unnecessary requirement for three-year olds, one of the best of this small 

 class was disqualified, on the ground that being unbroken she could not be ridden 

 in the ring -, and the result was that we felt it necessary to abstain from awarding 

 a prize. 



