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catalogue numbers are worn, lead to no end of con- 

 fusion in the eyes of the public. It would be a 

 great advantage to everybody concerned if a uniform 

 colour of prize tickets were adopted by all show 

 societies. Probably the majority of shows distribute 

 the following colours in their awards, which might 

 serve very well as a universal standard : — First prize, 

 red ; second prize, blue ; third prize, yellow ; com- 

 mended or reserve, white. In all cases the prize 

 tickets should be fixed on the off side of the head- 

 stall or bridle, so that they will remain flat partially 

 on the cheeks and partially on the necks of horses. 

 The corners of show tickets might be rounded and 

 the tape passed through each corner about two inches 

 from the margin, which would prevent folding up 

 and tearing. 



Catalogue numbers in all cases should be worn 

 on the near side of the headstall or bridle, and to 

 prevent tickets turning round and exposing the blank 

 side, as they frequently do, they should be made 

 oval, with the tape holes an inch from either end. 



When properly fixed no wind or motion of the 

 horses' heads will displace them. At present cata- 

 logue tickets are worn practically all over horses, 

 entailing great inconvenience on spectators, whose 

 catalogues in such circumstances are of comparatively 

 little use to them in determining the description and 

 breeding of different horses. 



