Report on the Exhibition of Lice-Stock at Noricich. 685 
HAR^-ESS HOESES AND COBS. 
These classes are somewhat of an innovation at the Royal, 
owing their introduction to the munificence of the Xorwich 
Local Committee, and of the Suffolk Agricultural Society. An 
old proverb reads something as follows : " One should never 
look a gift horse in the mouth this may apply equally to 
the gift of prize-money, so that it might be ungracious to cast 
the slightest doubt on the advisability of finding a place in the 
Royal prize-list of classes which have a slight appearance of 
that " circus " part of the business which is countenanced at the 
local shows for the main reason that it brings " grist to the 
mill." If any real benefit to agriculturists can be derived from 
the exhibition of horses in harness (no one can . deny that 
much pleasure is obtainable, by those who are fond of a good 
'• trapper " ), would it not be advisable to adopt the suggestion 
of the Judges and limit the age of the competing horses ? In 
nearly every class the first- and second-prize winners were old 
stagers, whose whole life has been spent in perambulating the 
country as show animals in the Harness Classes. The formation 
of Champion Classes might be adopted ; but by forming these, 
one of the objects of Agricultural Societies, " to encourage the 
breeding of farm stock," might be lost sight of. 
Beport of the Judges on Harness Horses. 
The Harness Classes ia each case included the best animals in England, 
and in the opinion of the Judges the action of the first-prize animals was as 
near perfection as could be desired. 
"We would recommend breeders, who wish to make money, to produce that 
action as nearly as they can, remembering that in harness-horses action is 
money. 
The great number of spectators round the ring during the judging showed 
that great interest was taken in the Harness Horses. The classes were large 
and good, each having sufficient merit to justify a third prize; and very 
promising young animals were shown in each class, a feature which speaks 
well for the future. 
In view of the fact that the Eoyal Show is intended specially to encourage 
breeding, we think it might be to the advantage of breeders that Harness 
Horses should not be shown over 5 years old ; after that age they ought to 
be in other people's hands. A Class tor Aged Champions might be of great 
advantage, so that breeders and the public might see the best examples. 
j.\mes hobxsby. 
Clemest Stephenson. 
CATTLE. 
The entries in the various Classes show an increase of more 
than twenty per cent, over the Preston Meeting, and of nearly 
fifteen per cent, beyond the number entered for the Shrewsbury 
Exhibition, and are, in fact, very considerably higher than at 
