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ds too loivj; on liis liiml le;;s to please those wlio go for symmetry ; sliouLl 
lie continuo soiiiul, ho must grow into a wondei-fnl fine horse, hut wo doubt 
Jiis ever possessing the true character of the ksuilblk horse, although he is 
well-bred on both sides. No. 28, " Harwich Emperor," now the property of 
•tlic Stouctrough Colliery Company, in Cheshire, a former prizetaker at the 
" lloyal," looked very fresh for a 10 years-old, but he has lost his form, and 
become llat-sided and over-topped ; he was highly commended, and had tiic 
lleserve Number, being far better than either of the others. No. 24, Mr. 
Byford's " Volunteer," is a big, useful 4 years-old ; but the Earl of Shrewsbury 
should get a better than " Young Colonel," who is small and plain. 
Only ihrec Suffolk stallions, foaled in 1869, were shown in Glass 6. Lieut.- 
Col. Wilson's " Heir Apparent," who gained the first prize, is a very neat com- 
pact colt of good quality and fair size, has a cajjital back and fore legs; his 
hind ones are rather too straight, and he has not a p>lcasant head. Mr. Bad- 
ham's "Emperor," No. 29, took the second prize, and promises to make 
a tine horse, but at present he is rather too long altogether to be looked on as 
the model of a Suffolk 2 years-old. Mr. Pigot shows a useful colt in " Patriot," 
No. 30, who got highly commended, and the Eeserve Number. Mr. Grout's 
•"Young Chester Emperor," although entered, did not appear. 
Class 10, for Agricultural Marcs not suitable to compete as Clydesdale or 
Suffolk, had fifteen entries, all of which were present, and were commended as 
a class. The first prize went to No. 67, Mr. Overman's " Diamond," a famous 
black mare, and a well-known prize winner in Yorkshire, &c. She is an 
animal of great power, on short legs, grand shoulders and fore legs, very 
active, and a sort of mare that any farmer might be proud to own. Mr. 
Crowe's second-prize mare, " Smart," No. 63, is well described by her name ; 
she is as handsome as can well be, with power and quality, but her fore feet 
are too small, and look suspicious ; she was, however, returned to us as 
.sound, which we were glad of, as enabling us to give her a place in the prize 
list. The third prize went to a very nice mare, No. 68, belonging to Mr. 
Welcher, and the dam of "Honest Tom," whom we now like all the better 
for his mother's sake. She is 11 years-old, but looks very fresh and well. 
The 8 years-old, " Beauty," belonging to Mr. Lamb, was the Reserve Number, 
and was highly commended ; she is a very excellent stamp of animal, but has 
a plainish head, and lacks the quaUty of Mr. Welcher's mare. No. 72, Mr. 
Lister's " lioyal Duchess," commended, is a large-framed mare, with good 
style about her. The remainder call for no especial notice from us. 
Class 11, Clydesdale Maves, make but a poor show, four only being entered. 
Jlr. Statter's " Princess," No. 76, is by far the best of the lot. No. 77, 
Mr. Bead's " Deborah," the second-prize mare, is rather plain, but will, when 
older, make a fine strong mare. No. 75, the Reserve Number, is still more 
plain, and we hope it is no treason to say that No. 74, the property of her 
Majesty the Queen, is no credit to the Royal stables. 
Class 12 comprised five very good Suffolk Mares. No. 78, "Matchit," 
took the first prize, as she did the last year at Oxford, and at every 
show, with one exception, to which she has been sent. She is as perfect 
a specimen of the Suffolk mare as we have ever seen, and we suspect it will 
be a long time before we see her match. " Bury Empress," the property of 
Lieut. -Col. Wilson, took the second pirize, and is a very handsome mare, with 
lots of quality, but scarcely so much substance as we should like to see ; 
she is, moreover, rather too long in the back, and flat in her back ribs. 
Although tliere were but five mares shown in this class (consequently but two 
prizes to be awarded according to our instructions), we exercised the privilege 
granted to us of recommending a third prize to be given to Mr. U. Wolton's 
"Diamond," No. 80, who is too good to be passed over without a prize. 
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