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each show society should have a long h'st of the 

 names of capable judges, all of whom must be un- 

 biassed and not pecuniarily interested in individual 

 exhibits. The length of the list should be propor- 

 tionate to the capacity of the show. Ten for each 

 class might probably be sufficient. A limited number 

 of fresh nominations should be made every year in 

 order to introduce new blood and maintain the list 

 to a uniform working standard. Fresh nominations 

 should be made after, and not before allotment for 

 the ensuing show season, and they will thus be 

 eligible for allotment the following season for the 

 first time. A simple system of allotment is to shuffle 

 the names in a hat, the names to be drawn by a 

 member approved by and in presence of the council. 

 For single judging three names may be drawn, the 

 names to take precedence according to the order of 

 drawing. Thus future eventualities which may pre- 

 vent the attendance of judges are provided for. In 

 double judging, allotment should be made in the 

 same ratio. This system would render the forma- 

 tion of cliques impossible, and the results would be 

 likely to prove more satisfactory to exhibitors, judges, 

 and all parties concerned. 



MEASURING HORSES. 



The measuring of horses has generally been a 

 vexed question for show societies. It is not uncom- 

 mon, for example, for the same horses to be exhibited 

 in classes under and over fifteen hands high. An 



