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Prince George, a horse bred by Mr. Dennis 

 of Sowerby Grange, that won the first prize 

 offered by the Cleveland Bay Horse Society just 

 after its formation in 1884. Prince George is a 

 big horse with beautiful head and neck and good 

 limbs, but his back might be better. This fault, 

 however, he does not transmit to his progeny, 

 and his beautiful action will always make up for 

 any number of trifling defects. His stock have 

 been especially good, and he is probably the sire of 

 more prize winners than any other Cleveland Bay 

 horse at present at the stud. 



One of the oldest established studs in the 

 country is the small one at Slingsby, which is the 

 property of Mr. James Brigham. 



Sometime about 1815, Mr. Brigham's father 

 bought a Cleveland Bay mare, a fine specimen 

 of the breed and a famous mover, but unfortun- 

 ately no pedigree of her is in existence. She 

 was put to Young Camellus in 1823, and 

 bred a grey filly. She was tlien put to Nailor, 

 a celebrated Cleveland Bay horse belonging 

 to Baxter of Hovingham, and to him she also 

 bred a filly ; and from these two fillies descend a 

 lot of good horses, hunters and Cleveland Bays. 

 The Cleveland Bay filly was sent to Pomfret's 

 Volunteer, and again bred a filly that was crossed 

 with Master George ; and her produce again was 

 crossed with Hopeful, a horse that belonged to 

 Mr. Bichard Hodgson of Bramper, a man whose 



