ig6 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



following year, although there was no class, Abbott, of Kirkby Lonsdale, 

 exhibited his Hackney stallion " Lord Chancellor," and in 1889 C. W. 

 WOson showed " Lord Walton " and " Sunbeam." In 1891 the 

 classes at the Kendal Spring Show were for Thoroughbreds with two 

 entries and Cart staUions with five, but there were also paraded on 

 the ground a Cleveland bay, two Hackneys, and a Roadster. The 

 premiums offered continued to be a silver medal in the two classes, 

 till 1906, since when the Kendal Agricultural Society has merely 

 arranged a parade on an advertised Saturday afternoon. In 1910 the 

 parade was held in Longlands on the i6th of April, when 4 Thorough- 

 bred, 6 Hackney, 7 Shire, 3 Clydesdale, and i Pony stalUon were on 

 view. 



In 1887 the Royal Agricultural Society inaugurated their Thorough- 

 bred Stallion Show at Newcastle, offering five premiums of £200 for 

 sires to serve 50 approved mares at £2 los. each, one of the winners, 

 " Moss Hawk," was allotted to Westmorland. " Moss Hawk " was 

 described by Wm. Blew as " a nicely topped horse, and his fine fore- 

 head was much admired . . . when he paraded round the ring 

 his bloodlike appearance was all the more apparent. If there is a 

 fault to be found with him it is in his hocks, but the shortcomings 

 did not seem to be very serious. ... he brings no character 

 with him from the racecourse." In the following year, in conjunction 

 with the Hunters' Improvement Society and the Royal Commission 

 on Horse Breeding, the scheme was greatly extended, and a premium 

 thoroughbred has usually been allotted to the district ever since. In 

 1893-4 and 5 Dr. Iliffe, of Kendal, won one of these premiums with 

 " Button Park." 



The Royal Commission on Horse Breeding terminated in 191 1, 

 the Board of Agriculture taking up the supply of thoroughbred sires 

 through the development grant. 



John Singleton, who rode the winner of the first great St. Leger in 

 1776 and jockeyed " Eclipse " in ail his great races, was born at Kendal 

 in 1736. He died in his 90th year at Chester House of Industry. 



