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rate horse across country. Mr. Harvey Bayly's "Borderer" — 
a purchase last year from Mr. Booth — was second ; nor would 
I despise the rich brown "Filbert" of Mr. Oswell, which, to 
my mind, is the stamp of horse to carry a heavy man through 
dirt. There was some difference of opinion as to the merits 
of Lord Coventry's " Bird -on -the -Wing" and Mr. Welfitt's 
" Loiterer," but it was impossible to deprive his Lordship's 
game-looking little black of the priority. Harness horses — as 
they always are out of Yorkshire and Cumberland — were a 
sbabby lot ; but there is always something attractive in an 
exhibition of roadsters, and I was glad to see the award go to 
Mr. Moffat's " Covet," a charming 4 years-old by " Laughing- 
Stock," and as full of quality as her sire. In this class Mr. 
Milward's "Hilton" appeared to me to deserve a higher posi- 
tion than a Reserve Number, for he is " a gentleman all over." 
I fancy I have seen the pony classes in former years better 
represented both in numbers and quality, if I except the 
Avonderful little grey " Jumnev," belonging to Mr. Bower, which 
was a source of great delight to the juvenile visitors around 
the horse-ring. I append a concise Report by the Judges iri 
the above classes, which I am sure will be read with much 
interest. 
Class 7. "We commenced our duties with the class for stallions suitable for 
gettin;:; hunters, and had no difficulty in picking out the first-prize horse, 
No. 39, "Sincerity," by "Red llart," dam by "Van Tromp," himself a 
horse that any 14-stone man miglit be proud to have in his stud of hunters. 
jSTo. 33, " Bliukhoolie,'" was placed second, and is a horse certain to get 
hunters, especially from mares with substance. He is full of quality, action, 
and wire. No. 34, "Suffolk," a very neat-topped one, was placed third; 
and if he had liberty of action in his trot and walk, would be very nearly 
what is required as a hunter stallion. No. 37 was placed fourth, aud he has 
proved him.self the .sire of good stock, as we had several good "Laughiug-Stock" 
animals in the ring during the day. 
Class 8. We considered No. 43 nearly the model of a hackney, and more 
likely to get horses that could carrv a man safely and pleasantly on the road 
than the extraordinary high steppers which are oiten admired as roadster 
stallions, and which, though wonderful to behold, are far from pleasant to 
ride. No. 48 has really good and quick action, and as he is only 3 years old, 
will, with time, {)rove a valuable horse. 
Class 9, No. 5G, " Sir George," is as neat a httle horse as often enters the 
ring, and shows himself in first-rate form. No. 58, placed second, is also of a 
useful stamp. 
Class 13. In this class, mares with foal at foot, and barren mares served 
this spring, are exhibited together; and there is some difiiculty in judging 
them in one class, the barren marcs having so much advantage in condition. 
AVe were, however, able to find three really good mares with foals at foot, 
to which we gave the prizes. No. 83, first prize, is a beautiful mare, of 
both quality and size, with a good foal. No. 91, had more substance, and must 
be a good breeder if put to a thoroughbred horse: she had also a good foal 
with her. No. 93, third prize, a wiry mare, with great propelling powers ; 
