154 LONDON SHOW, 1893. 



The mare " Stella " (892) fully justified her selection in the 

 prize-list, as she has taken duriug 1893 the First Prize at the 

 Royal Show, the Doncaster, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, 

 Leicestershire and the Great Yorkshire Shows. The Reserve 

 mare " Hesper " (764) was by a Premium horse, " Homely," 

 out of an inspected mare, while " Lady Fife " (775), a premium 

 mare in 1892, was highly commended. " Souvenir," also 

 awarded a high commendation, is out of " Middleton" (813), 

 a mare that has bred several foals, two of which, " Middleton " 

 and "Nigel," have gained several Firsts and Seconds. 

 " Souvenir " is sister to " Stella " (649) awarded the Society's 

 Gold Medal at Ripon in 1891. Mr. Joicey's " Peppermint " 

 mare (842) was also highly commended, being out of " Astasia " 

 (680), which won the Beaufort Hunt Jubilee Steeplechase in 

 1887. 



Class 6.— YEARLING FILLIES (foaled in 1892). 



Class G. The entries here numbered eighteen, and the five fillies 



awarded premiums were : — 



Daybreak (731). 

 Lady Cecil. 

 Miss Kheen (819). 

 Ruddigore filly. 

 Sweetheart. 



" Goodcraft " (187), so well-known in the prize-ring as a 

 Hunter Brood Mare, was the dam of the " Ruddigore " filly 

 so that the successes obtained by both parents are continued in 

 the next generation. The Reserve, " Falka," is out of " Marion " 

 (807) — a winner in the Hunter Brood Mare Classes at the 1891 

 Show of the Society. A thoroughbred filly " Princess Marion," 

 by " Ruddigore," out of "Queen Marion," by " King Tom," 

 was highly commended, as were " Festive" and " Real Gein," 

 the latter by " Pearl Diver," out of the registered mare 

 "Dunny" (322). 



