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ring, and the one placed next to him, and highly commended, 
moved in good form. 
Coach Horses. — These made quite a Yorkshire show, for, 
with the exception of two entries from Suffolk, they all came 
from the Ridings. The largest class was that for all-aged 
stallions ; the mare and foal class, on the other hand, was vacant. 
In so remote a county as Devonshire, the stallion class must be 
regarded as a decidedly creditable one. The Judges considered 
the first prize horse (Mr. Stericker's Master George) " a beau- 
tiful specimen of a young coaching stallion." A Yorkshire 
coach horse himself, his sire was from a Cleveland bay mare of 
good quality. Of three-year-old fillies, three came forward, 
and of two-year-old fillies two. The latter made rather the 
better class. 
Hackneys. — The seven classes in this section were not pro- 
portionately any better filled than the four classes of coach 
horses, whilst the animals were of very varied character. In 
the class for stallions above fifteen hands, the well-known sire, 
Doctor Syntax, met with no competition, and if there had been 
any disputants his neat limbs and admirable action would have 
rendered him hard to beat. At the head of the class for 
stallions between fourteen and fifteen hands was placed a horse 
whose figure is familiar in the ring at Islington. The Judges 
describe Evolution as " an all-round good animal, likely to make 
a very valuable sire." Next to him was placed Glendale, " a 
very useful horse, with good feet and legs, a beautiful colour, 
and a good mover." The third prize horse, Gem, appeared to 
be rather light of bone, and, though a fair mover in front, his 
hind leg action might be better. The two-year-old stallion 
class was headed by Lancaster, a good mover, but light of 
muscle along his back. The second prize horse, Macnmazahn, 
is a strong utility horse, that looks like getting carriage horses. 
The class for mare and foal above fifteen hands contained the 
best type of hackney in the Show, and, as a brood mare, 
Sweethriar will be very difficult to beat. The second prize fell 
to a mare (Martinet) of. nice quality, but better suited for 
a hunting brood mare than to compete with the hackneys. 
The class for mare and foal between fourteen and fifteen hands 
contained but one entry, Lady Alice, sent by the owner of 
Evolution and Doncaster; nevertheless, she would have com- 
manded the premier position in a good class. Hackneys from 
fourteen to fifteen hands made but an indifferent group, whilst 
in the class for hackneys above fifteen hands the only animal 
of any merit as a hackney was the winner of the first prize, 
the one placed second being more of a driving horse. 
