586 Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Wolverhampton. 
public taste by quotings the very excellent Report of this class 
furnished to me by the Judges, who say : — 
The first class, Agricultural Horses, not Clydesdale or Suffolks, loolced a 
grand lot of animals as they entered the ring, but on closer examination faults, 
which are too common amongst this class of horse, were to be found in 
several of them. It was very soon quite clear that the first and second prize 
horses would be the same as at Oxford last year, being far away better than the 
rest of the class. No. 3, Mr. Welchcr's " Honest Tom," which took the first 
■prize, has been so frequently a winner at the Koyal and other shows, and his 
merits have beeu so often set forth, that it is unnecessary to describe him here 
further than to remark on his looking more fresh and active than last year ; 
and we believe it will be long before a better animal of the sort will be found. 
No. 2, Mr. Manning's " Young Champion," has scarcely made so good a horse 
as he promised to do ; he has good loins, is rather .shaky on his fore legs, and is 
high on the rump ; he is nevertheless a nice active horse. No. 6, the third 
prize, is a good-looking bay of 3 years-old, called " Le Bon," the property of 
Mr. C. Sharpley ; he has a good back and fore legs, but is rather rough about 
the hocks ; he should grow into a grand horse some day. No. 1, the Eev. 
John Hitchcock's iron grey " Lion," is a nice true-made horse, but is small and 
short ; he got commended, and was selected for the Reserve Number. No. 4, 
Mr. Wynn's 7 years-old, " A 1," is a very fine stamp of horse, but his hind 
feet must always tell very much against him in a showyard. No. 7 is a good 
sort of horse, but his fore feet looked suspicious. A plain, common-looking 
4 years-old completed the number of competitors in this class. 
Class 2, for 2 years-old stallions, neither Clydesdale nor Suffolk, had eight 
entries, seven of which came up for judgment. No. 9, Mr. Corfield's " The 
Shropshire Friend," took the first prize, and is a compact bright bay colt, 
standing well on his legs, and is a good mover. No. 12, Mr. Ashcroft's " John 
Bull," is rather mare-headed, has long sides, a good loin, and is a smart sort of 
horse, and got the second prize. No. 1(5 got the third prize; he belongs to 
Mr. Street, is of a rich brown colour, has clean legs, and is a very nice one. 
No. 1.5, Mr. Perkin's " Young Prince," is the Reserve Number, and is a 
good-looking animal, but has not good action, and No. 13 has flat sides and 
lacks a ction, whilst No. 10 is far too high on the leg ever te make a good 
stamp of carthorse. 
The Clydesdale stallions foaled before 1869 were a good lot, and we com- 
mended the whole class. No. 20, Mr. Tomlinson's "Young Lofty," is still 
Ycry fresh and active, and carries his ten years very fairly; he has two 
remarkably good ends, but is rather flat in his middle ; he had nevertheless 
an easy victory. No. 18, Lieut.-Col. R. Loyd Lindsay's "Prince Albert," 
is a very promising 3 years-old, and took the second prize ; he has good 
short legs, and is very compact. The third prize went to a brown, rather 
leggy horse, with a white face and three white legs, belonging to Mr. Reed. 
Two otlier very useful horses completed this class. 'I'here was no entry for 
2 years-old Clydesdale stallions. 
Class 5, the Suflblk stallions, comprised seven entries, one of which, 
" Oxford Emperor," did not appear. The first prize went, after very little 
consideration to " Cupbearer," a horse belonging to Mr. R. Garrett, who 
gave over 400Z. for him in 1869, when a Canadian gentleman tried to get 
him, rather than allow him to leave the country; he is a magnificent animal, 
with a handsome forehand, very deep shoulders and girth, a good loin, per- 
haps rather short back ribs, and very powerfid hind quarters, and is as active 
as a pony. Mr. Badham's " Hercules," No. 23, is a smart, nice-topped horse ; 
and Mr. Wilson's "Bismark," only 3 years-old, took the third prize ; he is on 
a very large scale, with excellent fore legs and feet, and a good back ; but he 
