LONDON SHOW, 1892. 



141 



Colts. 

 Councillor 



jDams. 

 Mermaid (94), Premium 1889, Hunters' 

 Improvement Society ; 1st Royal 

 Show, Windsor, 1889. 

 Lavinia (74). 

 Dunny (322). 

 sires contributed fifteen winners in 



Prince Pero 



Sweet Sam 

 Thirteen " Premium 

 the above list, as follows : — 



Blue Grass 2. Marioni 1. 



Con naught 1. Omega 1. 



Huguenot 1. Pearl Diver 1. 



Jack Tar 1. Prestonpans 1. 



King Alfred 1. Euddigore 2. 



Knight Templar 1. i Scot Guard 1. 



Linnaeus 1. 1 



At the close of the 1890 show there were 62 Thoroughbred 

 stallions, which had been awarded Service and " Queen's " 

 Premiums'''. Taking a low estimate and assuming there are only 

 400 Thoroughbred and Hunter Stallions serving Hunter Mares 

 in the country, the 62 Premium Sires would represent about ^ 

 of the Stallions serving. There are 15 out of 35 winners sired 

 by Premium stallions, which is equal to | of the whole or 3 times 

 as many as should have been expected from the Premium horses. 



THOROUGHBEED STALLIONS. 

 The entries of Thoroughbred Stallions showed an increase 

 over those of the previous years, 117 being entered for the 22 

 Queen's Premiums of £200 offered by the Royal Commission 

 on Horse-breeding, and the 3 Premiums of £200 and 3 Gold 

 Medals offered by the Eoyal Agricultural Society of England, 

 and the Warwick Local Committee respectively. 



The numbers including the " Extra Stock " entries have 

 been : — 



t t t t "*■ ■"■ ■'" "*■ 



1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 18^^91 1892 



35 31 49 29 94 103 110 123 



'•■ Offered by the Hunters' Improvement Society, Royal Commission 

 on Horse-br'eeding and Royal Agricultm-al Society of England. 



t Hunters' Improvement Society only. 



I Royal Commission on Horse-breeding and Royal Agricultural Society 

 of England jointly. 



Propor- 

 tion of 

 winners 

 contribu- 

 ted by 

 Premium 

 sires in 

 excess of ■ 

 expecta- 



Compara- 



tive 



Entries. 



