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Class 39. Hunter up to 15 stone. — Out of the common ; a good lot, with 
twenty-five entries, comprising many which had previously carried off the 
ribbons. No. 506, " King John," was our pick. He would be hard to beat in 
any company, for with plenty of breeding there is no lack of power; his good 
short legs, back and loins like a lion, and excellent second thighs, put him 
well o/er the prescribed weight: then he moves in all his paces, and gallops 
strong and well, with a leg to spare, which is no little advantage over rough 
ground. His shoulders might be finer, but they are well laid, and the sweating 
■process would go a Ioug; way to rectify this, as he has evidently been done 
well for the occasion. No. 520, " Blacklock," the champion at the Alexandra 
Park, is also a grand horse, but not up to the weight of the other. There was 
not much to choose between them when they were going ; this horse, for a 
tall one, moving lightly and with great liberty ; yet he did not show as well 
as at the Park, evidently being amiss with a bad cough. No one can find 
fault with his breeding ; he has a lot of blood and shows it, but, when stripped, 
he had not the back and loins of his rival, and hardly looked up to 15 stone; 
so he got the blue ribbons. No. 524, by " Voltigeur ;" a fine specimen of a 
■weight carrier. He galloped in great style, and went as if he could do a lot of 
it. Though the other two had the pull of him in age, his legs are good 
-enough to see the end of many a good run with the best of them. No. 526, 
" Gambler," by " Knave of Hearts," turned up a trump by speculating at the 
rails, which he did cleverly sideways. If he gets over a country like this he 
will prove himself the good hunter he looks. No. 527, " Gainsborough," a 
horse of good stamp and manners, was highly commended. No. 505, 
*' Hurricane," and No. 510, "Scotsman," are of the right sort, and go as if 
meaning business. 
Class 40. Hunter up to 12 stone. — Here we had a large entry of twenty-eight, 
made up of a very useful lot, of which No. 554, " Cockney," was the best. 
He is a smart short-legged horse, and, unlike his namesake, went through the 
dirt as if he enjo} ed it. He has plenty of substance on sound legs, and gal- 
loped like keeping on. No. 535, " His Majesty," was second. If his fore- 
hand had been as good as his hind-quarters, the chances are he would have 
held the same position as he did at the Alexandra Park, where he beat the 
Londoner, which, taking him all round, is the best formed one. No. 543, 
" Emperor," went strong and well, and looked all over a hunter ; whilst 
No. 540, " Ferryman," the reserve number, was not far behind him, 
being a wear-and-tear looking animal, and fit to go in any country. 
No. 533, " Shaun Rhue," was commended. The Major did his best to ride 
him into a better place, but his action being rather too high for the field, 
it was no go. 
Class 41. Four- Tears-old Hunter. — The first on the list. No. 557, 
"Yeoman," kept his place; a blood-like chestnut and beautiful mover, 
but not much in hand over 12 stone. There was nothing, however, in the 
class that went like him, or looked so much like a gentleman, so he 
made an easy win. No. 573, " Katerfelto," knew how to go, but did not 
carry himself as though he could hold his own over Exmoor with his 
namesake ; nevertheless, he managed to gallop himself into the second place. 
No. 567, "Golden Plover," got the yellow ribbon. He is a fine-topped 
horse, and if his joints and fore-legs had been better, would have been 
more forward ; whilst he seems to gallop strong, he makes too much fuss 
about it, and does not get on. No. 571, "Fox Cover," the reserve, out of 
old " Go-a-head," without being a fast one, will make a good hunter some 
of these days. No. 575, "Gendarme," by " Flash-in-the-Pan," is a fine 
colt, and shows a deal of hunting form ; but somehow or other the ring 
did not suit him, and he did not get away as he should have done. As 
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