239 . 



characteristics of this hardy breed. As with Shires 

 and Shetlands, so with all the intermediate breeds 

 of horses, and it is not claiming too much to affirm 

 that shows are very directly responsible for this. 



Notwithstanding- the successes that shows have 

 attained, however, there are a few disputed points 

 in show regulations to which attention may be 

 directed in the hope that at least some subsequent 

 suggestions may be of practical help to agricultural 

 societies. These are advanced in no dogmatic spirit, 

 and must be judged on their merits alone. 



APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES. 



The appointment of judges is always more or less 

 a difficult piece of business for a council to face. 

 The question whether single or double judging is 

 the better plan requires yet to be proven. By the 

 former system the responsibility is great, and some 

 excellent judges hesitate to accept it. On the other 

 hand, the system prevents men accepting who might 

 be inclined to rely too much upon the opinions of 

 their colleagues. By the system of single judging 

 there is certainly a great economy of time, and with 

 thoroughly practical men, carefully selected, there is 

 no particular reason why the system should not ultim- 

 ately work well. Double judging absorbs a lot of 

 time, and not infrequently an umpire requires to be 

 called in to settle matters, so that in these cases the 

 system finally resolves itself into single judging. 



Assuming the number of judges to be settled, 



