582 • Report upon the Exhibition of Horses at Kilhurn. 
Ipswich, in 1878, preferred Biddell's "Ben" to Mr. Garrett's 
horse, and awarded the first prize to " Ben," which also carried 
off the 100/. Saxmundham cup. Mr. Biddell, however, had 
speedy revenge for the defeat of " Ben " at Kilburn, when 
the Champion cup was presented to his noble two-year-old 
colt " Jingo," which also took the first prize in his own class, 
and has since been sold to the Earl of Onslow. With the 
exception that his legs seem a trifle too light to bear his 
immense carcass, " .Jingo " might be accepted as a faultless 
Suffolk colt ; and if ever our American kinsmen succeed in 
their endeavour to convert improved specimens of our cart-stock 
into brougham horses, it is upon the model of such colts as Mr. 
Biddell's " Jingo " and " Rodney," and Mr. Garrett's " Zulu," 
or upon such two-year-old fillies as Mr. Toller's " Duchess " 
and the Duke of Hamilton's " Yellow Diamond," that they will 
have to graft. It seems to me desirable, however, that the Ame- 
rican practice of weighing prize horses, when exhibited for 
competition, should be introduced into England, as it would be 
of interest to know how, for instance, " Cupbearer III." and 
" Ben " compare in the scales with the best Aged Clydesdale 
Stallions, such as Mr. Buchanan's " Druid " and Mr. Riddell's 
Darnley ;" or again with similar specimens of the English 
cart-horse, such as Lord Ellesmere's " British Wonder," which 
weighs rather more than 2000 lbs. The increase in weight of 
these ponderous horses from two to three years, and so on, in each 
additional year, would be pregnant with suggestions to connois- 
seurs ; and if any American animals had been exhibited at 
Kilburn, which we regret to say was not the case, their owners 
would, doubtless, have marvelled at the absence of the scales. 
Mr. S. Wolton's three-year-old colt, " Renown," which was 
purchased for Her Majesty by Mr. Tate, has what in the county 
of his birth is considered the defect of white feet behind, which 
made it a matter of regret to local breeders that he should have 
been selected with a view, as it was understood, of being pre- 
sented by his Royal purchaser to a friend. In the county of 
Suffolk the white leg and foot are rapidly disappearing, at the 
instance of such breeders as the veteran Mr. Frost, now verging 
on his eightieth year; of the Messrs. Wolton, who belong to a 
very old family of exhibitors ; of Mr. Alfred Smith, a rising 
breeder, who was second at Kilburn with his " Abbot Samson,'^ 
a first-prize winner at Lowestoft ; and of the Messrs. Biddell 
Brothers, who from their adjoining farms at Playford sent eight 
representatives to Kilburn, and had the satisfaction of returning 
with three first prizes, two seconds, one third, and two com- 
mendations. Mr. Garrett, who won the first prize in that class 
with " Cupbearer III." (bred by Mr. Frost), was also the winner 
