672 Report on the Exhibition of Live- Stock at Norwich. 
HORSES. 
It was scarcely to be expected that the horses would be so- 
numerous at Norwich as at York three years since, nor was it 
for a moment supposed that, with this exception, the entries of 
Horses this year should exceed those of any of the previous six 
years. Indeed, there were nearly as many specimens of the 
equine breed entered at Norwich as at the two meetings of 
Reading and Derby. Uncomplimentary comparisons have 
recently been made of the numbers of entries in the Horse 
Classes at the Royal and at some other Shows ; but a most 
important fact has been omitted, that at the Royal an animal can 
only be entered in one class, whilst at some of the Shows men- 
tioned the same animal may be, and sometimes is, entered for 
competition in three classes, and a separate number given to it 
in the catalogue for each class ; thus an argument founded on 
these figures is fallacious and misleading. The breeders of the: 
Norfolk Hackney (a horse which appears to have found a very 
warm place in the hearts of our " American cousins ") were 
most successful in their efforts to bring their favourites before 
the public. Some grand specimens of the breed appeared^ 
especially in the classes for the younger animals. The im- 
pressiveness of the best sires of the breed was also mos 
marked — a proof that they have been bred to points for many 
generations. 
Shihe Horses. 
There is not the slightest doubt that the large and suc- 
cessful exhibition of Shire horses held in the spring each 
j ear, under the auspices of the Shire Horse Society, very mate- 
rially affects the number of entries at the Royal. Many of the 
young stallions and fillies, which looked almost perfectioYi when 
at home, had been tried in London, and found not to be those 
almost perfect animals which they were thought to be by their 
owners. A still stronger reason for the comparative paucity 
of entries is the great objection entertained by breeders of 
horses to have their breeding animals in training for Shows at 
a most critical period of the year. Still, with all these draw- 
backs, the Shires at Norwich made a most creditable display. 
The home county came out strong, and not only won both 
Champion prizes, but also had the credit of producing the Cham- 
pion Stallion, a splendid black colt, "Julian," bred and exhi- 
bited by Mr. T. Brown. " Julian " was successfully shown at 
Norwich in the spring, when his fine bone and hair and his 
jaunty action created a crowd of admirers. The colt has since 
furnished and improved so very much, that the Judges had no 
