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fine form, and got first in his class. Another of " Confidence's" 
get, " Bessie Brown," also familiar to the English Show-goer, 
secured a first ticket for Mr. Plate, VVerneth Park, Lancashire. 
Her beautiful bone, clean muscle, and nice form, attracted 
the attention of foreigners. The celebrated Roadster Stallion 
"Young Fireaway," by " President," owned by Mr. Holmes, Scar- 
borough, well merited the first honour awarded him. He showed 
excellent build and fine action, and has won many prizes in 
English Showyards ; among last summer's w innings being the 
iirst at Manchester, the 50Z. and Gold Medal at the Agricultural 
Hall, London, and the first at the Yorkshire Show. The only 
first prize in the class for pony stallions was not grudged to 
Mr. Christopher Wilson's strongly built, exceedingly active pony 
" Earl Derby," by " Perfection." Mr. Wilson's ponies are so 
well known in British Showyards, and have, indeed, so often 
been favourably noticed in the pages of this Journal, that a full 
description of their many grand points is unnecessary. The 
mere mention of Mr. Wilson's name as an exhibitor will satisfy 
many Englishmen that there was high merit in the class. The 
beautiful little four-year-old pony " George II.," owned and bred 
by Mr. Wilson, had barely his deserts in second honours. He 
was first at the last two " Royal " Shows, and has won many other 
prizes, while his sire, the distinguished " Sir George," was first 
at the " Royal " eight years in succession. " Sir George's " trot- 
ting powers, as displayed year after year in the Royal English 
Showyard ring, were invincible, and are, no doubt, in the recol- 
lection of many of the members of the Society. Lady Spencer 
Churchill's fine pony-mare " Matchless " deservedly won the 
only first in her class. 
Draught Horses. — British draught horses to the number of 
thirty-nine were entered in eight different classes, viz., four for 
horses and mares over 16 hands, and a like number for those 
under that height. It must not be forgotten, however, that, as 
previously explained, these classes were open to animals from 
all countries. 
In the class of entire horses over 16 hands and under four 
years, Mr. Wolton, Butley Abbey, might be proud of his first 
position ; for although his colt " Royal Duke III.," out for the 
first time, is a heavy-bodied chestnut, partaking largely of the 
Suffolk type, he won against many good animals. Some 
British judges would have preferred Mr. Masters's second colt 
" Topsman," got by " Champion." He is a powerfully built, 
strong-legged, young horse, likely to make a useful sire. He 
will be remembered as the third winner at the Liverpool 
" Royal" in 1877, and second at the Bath and West of England 
Show the same year to the celebrated colt " British Wonder." 
