at Newcastle-upon- Tyne. 
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therefore, what has been said previously, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
was by no means an inappropriate place at which first to try 
the experiment upon which the Royal Agricultural Society had 
determined. 
In another respect, also, the locus in quo was a happy one. 
In consequence of the holding of the forthcoming Mining and 
Industrial Exhibition at Newcastle, a spacious range of build- 
ings was ready to hand, which gave the advantages of good 
roomy stabling in which the horses could be easily seen by 
visitors ; a commodious arena in which the horses were paraded 
and judged; an isolated and spacious bay in which the 
veterinary officials conducted their examination ; and lastly, 
though by no means least, ample room was found for the 
large number of persons who came to see the show. Jubilee 
buildings will not be erected every year, and on future occa- 
sions the Society may not be so fortunate in securing so 
commodious a covered-in place for the exhibition. The task 
of finding proper accommodation in Newcastle for the horses 
was entrusted to Mr. Clement Stephenson, \ .S. There were 
a few arrivals on Saturday, but most of the horses reached 
Newcastle on Monday, the 24th of January. 
Tuesday morning saw the show in complete working order. 
45 horses were in the catalogue, and 7 of them, viz. "Beauclerc," 
" Glendale," " Pedometer," " Peppermint," " Pursebearer," 
" Theologian," and " Uncas," were for exhibition only, and not 
for competition. Scarcely were the doors opened ere the half- 
crowns began to come in, and in a short time a goodly number 
of critics were in front of the boxes, anticipating, as best they 
could, the decision of the Judges, who, by the way, were the 
Earl of Coventry, Mr. W. Dunne, and Mr. E. Paddison. The 
horses were brought into the ring in batches of ten ; and per- 
haps the most convenient plan will be to take them in the 
order in which their names appeared in the catalogue. No. 1, 
Mr. Dunhill's "Alchemist," by " Rosicrucian," out of "Gold 
Dust," by " Newminster," and bred at Middle Park, was with- 
drawn. Judged by the highest standard, "Beauregard" (10 
years), by " Macgregor," out of " Marquise de Caux," by 
" Thormanby," and owned by Mr. John Jackson, of Great 
Ayton, Northallerton, scarcely possessed all the points desirable 
in a hunter. His limbs were not of the very best, he appeared 
somewhat light in his middle piece and showed a somewhat heavy 
neck. The American-bred " Blue Grass," by " Pat Molloy," 
out of " Amy Farley," is, in many respects, a nice horse, albeit 
scarcely a hunter. His colour, a bright golden chestnut, is not 
an unpopular one ; it would be hypercritical to wish for better 
shoulders ; his back and loins, if not indicating abnormal power. 
