2 50 The Agricultural Features of the Paris Exhibition. 
reserving, as the particular patronage of the French jurors, the 
bestowal of the champion or group prizes to them. Despite 
these detracting influences, however, the horse show was a 
decided success. The entries, including 14 donkeys, numbered 
1050, and the absentees were very few indeed. The following 
shows the entries from the various countries : 
France (including 14 donkeys) 791 
Belgium 91 
Great Britain 66 
Austria 56 
Russia 26 
Italy 10 
Denmark 6 
Holland 4 
Total 1050 
British Horses. 
Light-Legged Horses. — England had no representation in the 
thoroughbred classes, but in the carriage and saddle, as well as in 
the draught section, English exhibitors made a very creditable 
appearance. Of the sixty-six British horses entered, twenty-seven 
were light-legged ; and of these latter the Stand Stud Company, 
Manchester, had thirteen. The fine five-year-old mare " Rosa- 
lind," which beat the Duke of Hamilton's " Bird's Eye " at the 
" Royal " Show at Bristol, was, perhaps, the gem of the thirteen, 
good as were some of the others. She attracted many admirers ; 
and though the Official Prize List gives the credit to a French 
mare, we believe she was really placed first in her class — that 
for saddle-mares four years old and upwards, and over 61 inches 
high. She is nearly pure-bred, and was got by the celebrated 
"Laughing Stock ;" and along with "Speculation," another fine 
mare, six years old, was sold to a French officer, the price for 
the pair being 700 guineas. One of the three first prizes in 
the class for carriage-mares four years old and upwards, and 
over 64 inches high, fell to " Speculation," which was got by 
" Garibaldi," and which also elicited much admiration. The 
seven-year-old stallion " Little Wonder," by " Royal Oak'," not 
unknown in English Showyards, had build and action worthy 
of the leading position which was assigned to him in his class. 
His merits were sufficiently attested by the fact that he was 
bought by the French Government for 300/. In the same class 
this Company were second with the four-year-old stallion " All 
Fours," got by " Tom Thumb." A second prize was also 
awarded to the six-year-old well-known mare " Expectation," 
by " Confidence," of the same ownership. " Star-of-the-East," 
also the property of this Company, showed grand action and 
