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which, though possessing not quite so much bone, is full of 
quality. Wedgewood II. is a very stylish colt with good feet and 
legs, and there were in the class several other colts of considerable 
merit. 
The mares and foals were better in quality than in number. 
Queen of Diamonds, " a massive, well spread, valuable mare of 
good type," was placed first. Mr. Hume Webster's Mettle 
(second) and his Eva (reserve number), as well as Mr. Wolton's 
Pearl (third), were also good specimens of the breed. 
Amongst the three-year-old fillies were several of great merit, 
especially the first prize filly, Queen of Hearts. Grecian Bend 
and the Duke of Hamilton's Sprightly are also grand animals. 
The fillies foaled in 1888 were headed by a big, well-grown, 
smart-looking filly, Violet. The second prize went to another 
handsome filly, Belle. The yearling fillies were a very rueful 
class, both the first and second prize animals possessing con- 
siderable merit. 
It is interesting to read in Mr. Dent's report on the exhibi- 
tion of live stock at the former Plymouth Meeting in 1865, that 
on that occasion there were some good Suffolk horses in an entry 
numerically poor, and it was then suggested that the Suffolks 
should be allowed to compete with other horses, except in their 
own particular districts. 
Agricultural Horses. — Entries in this section were described 
as " Agricultural Horses, not qualified to compete as Suffolks, 
Clydesdales, or Shires; adapted for a hilly country." It was 
not, however, productive of any remarkable entry of local agri- 
cultural horses, a circumstance which the Judges regret, there 
evidently being great room for improvement in this direction in 
Devonshire. 
There were only two entries of stallions foaled previously to 
1888. The first prize went to Messrs. Yeo Brothers for Sweet 
William, " an active clean-legged stallion suitable to the dis- 
trict," of good size and a neat mover. 
The class for mares or geldings brought forward a few use- 
ful animals for Devonshire farms, though it cannot be said that 
any of the seven entries showed any special character. Mr. 
John "Wills' s first prize gelding, Wallace, is a wide powerful grey 
horse. 
Cattle. 
Shorthorns. — Out of 07 entries of Shorthorns, Gl put in an 
appearance. The Judges observe that this is by far the small- 
est number of this popular breed that has been exhibited for many 
years, but this circumstance becomes less surprising when it 
