376 On the Exhibition of Live Stock at Chester. 



the late Mi'. Berridge of Frisby on the Creake, and his successors, 

 for more than sixty years. Mr. Berridge's horse has a clear and 

 most valuable pedigree of his class. Two others, shown by Mr. 

 Crisp of Woodbridge and Mr. Wilson of Baylham Hall near 

 Ipswich, were highly commended ; and two shown by Messrs. 

 Begbie of Lytham and Nightingale of Worsley were commended. 

 These were very useful animals. Considering the great competi- 

 tion, this was by no means a good class. 



Class II. — Young Agricultural Stallions. — There were 16 com- 

 petitors. Among these Mi\ Crisp, of Butley Abbey, received 

 the first prize for his 2 yeai's old Suffolk colt " Ploughboy," a 

 fine style of horse. The second prize was awarded to Mr. 

 Taylor, Peterborough, for his 2-years old Lincolnshire colt 

 " Young England's Glory." This was a colt of great substance, 

 promising to make a dray-horse. These colts were also both 

 victorious for the special prizes under the same heading. " Em- 

 peror," a chesnut Suffolk, shown by Mr. Crisp, was highly 

 commended, and Messrs. Robinson of Warrington and Wilson 

 of Baylham Hall were commended for two other entries. This 

 was rather a promising class. 



Class HI. — Mares and Foals for Agricultural puj-poses. — There 

 were 16 entries. It was a useful but not a good class. The 

 mares were wanting in the old square stamp of cart-horse ; their 

 frames were too long in the middle piece. 



Class IV. — Agricultural Fillies. — Was a tolerably good class. 

 Mr. Fisher's prize grey filly promised to make a good cart mare. 

 The second prize filly was rather coarse. There were several 

 other good animals in this class. 



Dray-horses. 



Class I, — The prize old horse in this class was a real speci- 

 men of a di'ay horse, large and lusty. The animals shown by 

 Messrs. Baker, Spencer, and Robinson (Nos. 328, 333, and 337) 

 were also very good, but wrongly placed, especially the two last ; 

 they should have been entered for the agricultural purpose prize. 

 These classes are very intricate and conflicting. After all it is a 

 matter of choice as to which class these heavy horses should 

 compete in, and a similar difficulty meets the Judges. It should 

 be borne in mind that a heavy dray-horse should be a " dray- 

 horse," and those for agricultural purposes should be more 

 active and symmetrical. Messrs, Spencer's grey horse girthed 

 8 feet 2 inches. There were 10 entries. 



Class II., for young stallions calculated to produce dray-horses, 

 is indeed a questionable class. Who can say at 2 years old what 



