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many dealers in London who entirely confine their business to 

 this class of horses, as there is a constant and large demand 

 for them ; consequently, they are always a saleable article. 

 These horses more frequently have side-bones than any other 

 class, and, difiering in this respect from hacks, harness 

 horses, etc., they are often in the market up to ten years of 

 age, sound and fit for work ; their prices vary from £25 to 

 £50 or £60. Good 'bus horses are worth from £35 to £40, 

 van horses about the same prices. These horses can also be 

 bought at all the fairs previously named, but the following are 

 the best fairs in England for this class : 



Cockermouth, 17th and 18th of February ; on the first day 

 of the sale there is an auction, and from one hundred and fifty 

 to two hundred horses are sold, principally 'bus and cart 

 horses ; sometimes there is a very fine show. 



Wigton, 19th February, is also a very good fair; these 

 places are in Cumberland and follow each other. 



Borough Hill, Westmoreland, on the 30th of September, is 

 about six miles from Appleby, and about half a mile from 

 Warcop station on the N.E. Railway. It is one of the best 

 fairs in England for strong horses. 



In Ireland, where heavy horses are not generally bred, and 

 those which form the chief produce of the country are hunters 

 and troop horses, the fairs are as follows : — 



Athlone (Co. Westmeath), first Monday in September ; 



Ballinasloe (Co. Galway), a very important fair, first 

 Tuesday in October ; 



Banagher (King's County), September 15th to 18th ; 



Banbridge (Co. Down), January 12th and June 10th ; 



Cahirme, a good fair, July 12th ; 



Kells, July 13th, September 9th, October 16th, November 

 8th; 



Mullingar, July 4th, August 29th, and November 1 1th ; 



Munster (Limerick), July 29th and October 28th ; 

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