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Tlie Plymouth Meeting. 
Ponies. — Of the pony classes, that for stallions not exceeding 
fourteen hands was most conspicuous in point of merit. Interest 
centred in it from the fact that Mr. Francis's Lord Nimrod and 
Mr. C. W. Wilson's Little Wonder 2nd. a^ain met each other, 
the victory going, as it did at the Spring Horse Show, to 
the former. Lord Nimrod is three years younger than his 
competitor, but both are reported by the Judges as possessing 
very exceptional merit. In the small class of brood mares Mr. 
"Wilson's Snorer added another victory to her highly creditable 
record. The class for ponies above 12 hands 2 inches and not 
exceeding 14 hands was saved from utter mediocrity by the pre- 
sence of Mr. Pope's Magpie, against whom all the younger entries 
in the class could make no stand, and to whom was assigned the 
championship of certain of the pony classes. With the further ex- 
ception of Major-General Talbot's second prize mare, Panee, the 
class was of a very indifferent character. A better lot of animals 
made their appearance in the 12 hands 2 inches class, which was 
worthily headed by Bantam, a neat and shapely little gelding, 
placed in reserve to Magpie for the championship. 
Partmoor and Exmoor Ponies. — Numerous visitors to the 
Show made a special tour of inspection of these sections, as it was 
felt that the opportunity should be an unusually favourable one 
for obtaining some reliable ideas as to the special characteristics 
of the equine produce of the Devonshire moors. Great, there- 
fore, was the disappointment at the meagre display, there being 
only 1 7 Dartmoor ponies and as few as five Exmoor in the cata- 
logue. The Judges say "the Dartmoor and Exmoor classes 
were a failure." Of the Dartmoor ponies the stallion class 
was the best, though it was remarkable rather for variety than 
for numbers. In the Exmoor sectipn two of the classes con- 
tained but one entry each, to which first prizes were awarded. 
The stallion Katerfelto is, however, not pure bred, being the 
grandson of a thoroughbred horse. The three Exmoors shown 
under saddle were all noticed by the Judges, the red rosette 
falling easily enough to Queen Pee. 
Heavy Horses. 
Shires. — Though in the distant Western County less than 
50 animals came before the Judges in the Shire horse classes, 
there were nevertheless to be seen at Plymouth many specimens 
of sufficient merit to have taken a high position at any display 
of the breed in England. It is to be noted that the Judges 
departed from the previous rule of the Society, in the circum- 
stance that no prizes to horses or mares above a year old were 
