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Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Hull. 
Class 13. Hunting Mares. — 14 entries. Quite up to the average. We soon 
found our first in No. 122, "Lady Derwent," a fine, long, low mare, with 
plenty of substance and breeding. No. 116, "Old Go-a-bead," too well 
known to comment upon, was a good second, and an old mare, No. 125, 
"Lady Byron," looking all over like a hunter, was third. No. 118, " Snow- 
flake," a blood-like mare with weak hocks and middling shoulders, got the 
Eeserve Number. There was a rare foal in this class by " Snowstorm," out of a 
mare of Mr. Chaplin's. No. 117, " Lady Josephine," unmistakably by " Kata- 
plan," with a good foal by " Carbineer," looked likely for breeding hunters. 
Class 14. Hackney Mares. — 13 entries. Not much out of the common ; 
plenty of room for improvement. No. 131, " Jessie," a nicely-turned mare 
on good short legs, looked like going the pace to covert or carrying a boy to 
hounds. Nos. 136, 137, placed next, though advanced in years, were quite 
the right stamp. Another good-looking foal by "Snowstorm" appeared in 
this class with a mare of Mi-. G. F. Howard's. 
Class 15. Potiy Mares. — A short entry of 5. The first prize. No. 146, 
" Venus," 3 years old, was a good strong short-legged pony with capital 
action, and rare loins and quarters. No. 148, " Fairy," a light-made, well- 
bred chestnut, with easy airy action, was second, and No. 149, " Pit-a-Pat," a 
short cobby wear-and-tear looking animal, the Keserve Number. 
Class 21. Hunters 5 years old and upwards. — 16 entries. Considering the 
very meagre prizes offered, and the restrictions attached to them, this class was 
very well represented. No. 188, "Joe Bennett," was decidedly the best, 
though not without his faults. I should prefer him if he showed less day- 
light, and more strength in his hocks and second thighs ; in other respects he 
is a nice horse, and without having extraordinary action moves well and in 
good hunting fonn. No. 180, "Spellahoe," said to be thoroughbred, a fact 
of which I can find no record, was second ; his neck dont come right out of 
his shoulders, which makes him carry his head in the air, and gives him the 
appearance of requiring more than ordinary hands to steer him ; however, my 
brother Judges, who rode him, reported favourably of his going. No. 177, 
" The Banker," looked more like a hunter, but his pounding action made him 
unpleasant to ride, which told against him. A brown horse. No. 173, 
" Gamester," with plain quarters, moved remarkably well, and got a com- 
mended card. " Landscape," No. 185, lacks quality, and is by no means a 
good goer. 
Class 22, Four-year-olds, up to not less than 14 st., brought 25 entries. 
Here Nos. 195 and_ 194, " Marshal MacMahon " and " Honeycomb," had to 
fight it out again. The "Marshal," though not a first-class goer, is by far 
the best mover of the two ; a good open way suits him better than the London 
tan ; he has not advanced so much on his 3-year-old form as I expected, but 
he looks better now than he did when overloaded with flesh at Islington. 
A little more length before the saddle, less slackness over the loins, and more 
freedom from his shoulders, would greatly improve him to my eye; yet 
taking him altogether he looks like a gentleman, and will tumble into a nice 
hunter some of these days. " Honeycomb" is in many respects a fine-looking 
animal, but he stands away from his hocks, and when he is set in motion 
seems to ignore them altogether ; being a large overgrown baby he may 
improve; but I prefer more stuS' in a smaller compass. Nos. 202 and 211, 
both by " Laughing Stock," were good movers and showed quality ; the 
latter was light in his hocks, and not quite right about the shoulders. Some 
of the animals in this class were not up to the required weight ; amongst them, 
No. 203, a bay horse by " Theobald," a very neat blood-like horse and the 
best mover of the lot. 
Class 23. Three-year-olds. — 20 entries. Contained a great many promising 
animals. No. 220, " Showman," a level compact colt, with good shoulders, 
