LONDON SHOW, 189'2. 135 



HUNTERS' IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. 



LONDON SHOW, 1892. 



It was decided to invite the Judges acting at the 1892 Show 1392 

 to furnish a brief report on the exhibits which came before ^^°^^- 

 them, and to supplement this report with a short statistical 

 statement, conveying any details of interest. 



Lieut. -Colonel Eivera Bulkeley and Mr. T. H. Hutchinson Judges 

 accepted the Council's invitation to act as Judges, and Mr. Referee. 

 Henry Withers kindly undertook the duties of Eeferee. Owing 

 to indisposition Lieut. -Colonel Eivers Bulkeley was unable to 

 attend the Show, and Mr. John Cooper took his place. The 

 two Judges were unanimous in their awards, and Mr. Henry 

 Withers was not called into the ring to give his adjudication 

 in any one Class. 



The Judges report as follows : — 



The Society is to be congratulated upon the Show, judges' 

 Many most promising young hunters were brought before ^^^^ ' 

 us, and, taken as a whole, showed more good breeding 

 than those exhibited at former Shows. 



Whatever may be said or written to the contrary, if 

 you want a hunter that can really follow hounds you 

 must have blood and plenty of it ; if you want to breed 

 a quiet, strong, slow horse that will do for a fat old man 

 to trot about upon, and get an appetite for his dinner, 

 it matters little whether you breed from a cart mare 

 or use a half-bred stallion. At this Show it is most 

 satisfactory to find a large proportion of the winners 

 are by the Government premium sires. 



