528 Report on the Exhibition of Live- Stock at Newcastle. 
Ponies above 12, and not exceeding 13 hands, were fewer 
in number, and barely equal in merit to the preceding Class. 
Mr. A, W. Fox, Grove House, Harrogate, had a good first in 
" Betty," an active and useful brown of unknown breeding, 
Mr. W. M. Angus, Fenham Terrace, Newcastle, followed closely 
with " Whitesocks," a very good eight-year-old black gelding, 
of unknown breeding. 
Five excellent little animals appeared in the Class for Ponies 
under 12 hands. Mr. R. Clayton, of Wylam Hall, came first, 
and Mr. F. M. Laing, of Farnley Grange, second, with two 
beautiful little geldings. All the other ponies received tickets 
of one kind or another. The Class for lots of four Ponies 
suitable for Coal-pit purposes, not exceeding 10 hands 2 inches, 
brought out only two entries. The Marquis of Londonderry 
won the first prize for a group of interesting little things. The 
Harton Coal Company also had a very good group, which well 
merited the second prize. 
Iteport of the Judges of Hackney Classes and Ponies. 
After having seen the Hackney Show in London, those at Olyrajiia and 
Islington, this typical breed is, as a whole, badly represented at Newcastle, 
and it seems clearly owing to the fact that we are somewhat far from the 
Hackney districts, though Yorkshire being so near, it seems rather sm-prising 
the various classes were not more numerously filled. Many of the entries 
did not imt in an appearance, reducing already very small classes to quite 
mean dimensions. 
If we were to individualise classes, it would have to be stated that some 
were so indiflerent as scarcely to deserve the prizes to be awarded. At the 
same time, glancing through all the classes, some superior animals might be 
selected, most notably in the Mare and Foal Class, in which appeared " Lady 
Watton 2nd," a very superior animal, and fav in advance of her companions ; 
and in the Class of Hackneys under li Jiands, where the evergreen " Magpie" 
occupied her usual position. 
In the Pomj Stallion Class may be noted " Pomfret Wonder," slightly 
deteriorated from his early spring appearance by summer duties, and thus 
beaten by his relative "Little Wonder 2nd," an animal of great^promise and 
quality. 
It is a pity the interesting Class for Ponies suitable for Pit purposes had 
not been more fully rqiresented, there being only two entries of four ponies 
each. The latter lot showed much quality, and some of them would be 
valuable pony sires. 
HeNKY FESTrNG. 
Jno. M. Martin. 
Wm. Parker. 
CATTLE. 
The display of cattle was more uniform than that of horses. 
Taken as a whole, it was both large and good. Its exceptionally 
representative character has already been noted. Never before, 
