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one hundred and twenty to two hundred guineas, and eight of the entries in this harness class 

 were mares. The same proportion of mares was found in the two harness classes for ponies. 



In the following year the same proportion of mares and riding and driving entries pre- 

 vailed. Amongst those entered as hacks and for single harness was a most beautiful horse, 

 the property of Captain Robert Campbell (Campbell of Monzie). In 1S70, Mr. Frisby, of the 

 Stock Exchange, well known as the owner of horses with extraordinary action, took with his 

 mare Daisy the first prize in the cover hack class and the first prize in a single harness class. 

 He also took the first prize in single harness for horses not over 14 hands 2 inches, with Dunstan, 

 who was also entered in a riding class ; while Colonel Burnaby, of the Guards, carried off the 

 prize for phaeton pairs with the mares Empress and Queen, and Queen was also entered in 

 a class for park hacks. 



BROUGHAM-HORSE. 



The late Captain Spiers, of the Guards, took the prize for harness pairs in 1867 with a 

 pair of harness mares for which six hundred guineas was refused. In the following year 

 Mr. Walter Gilbey's Lily and Lilac took the first prize for phaeton pairs, and Lily was highly 

 commended in a class for park hacks. For this pair of mares the sum of eight hundred 

 guineas was refused ; six hundred being offered for Lily alone — perhaps the finest stepper 

 in both slow and fast paces ever exhibited at any show ; indeed, it was found impossible to 

 match her in her fast paces. The second prize in the single harness class, in which Lily took 

 the prize, was a piebald, which also competed in a hack class. 



It is not necessary to pursue the subject further. These examples are sufficient to show 

 that in horses between 14 hands and 15 hands 2 inches, of remarkable action, and of the 

 greatest value, a large per-centage are mares, and a large per-centage fit both to ride and to 

 drive. In horses of less value, the proportion of mares useful for the two purposes is still 

 greater. Since the date quoted, the high price of good horses has brought mares more into 

 use for harness ; even job-masters buy them for the smaller class of carriages. 

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