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broedcrs of hunters, did not operate ajjainst " Britisli Statesman " 
(who was second in this class to " Canute " last year), and the 
second, "Billy Barlow," both of them bred in Cumberland, being 
by " Roval Ravcnhill " and " British Yeoman," which won the 
same head prize in 1855-56. " British Statesman " had only one 
thorough-bred cross in his pedigree, but makes quite as much 
show with it as "Billy Barlow" with two. The highly-com- 
mended " Horatio " had a good deal of hunter fashion, but 
Professor Spooncr's examination made the choice very limited. 
Only four hunting brood mares Avere brought into the ring, and 
a good-looking chesnut mare, "The Yore," by " Bay Middleton," 
won her 47th prize as a dam of hunters or thorough-breds, but 
was subsequently disqualified on account of wrong entry. She 
Avould also have been objected to on another ground. Lord 
Berners' "Barbara" (to which the prize was eventually awarded) 
occupied the same place in this class as she did at Warwick ; 
but " the chesnut came right away from her and all the lot." 
The hunter geldings of 4 or 5 years old presented a miserable 
conti'ast to the grand array which Yorkshire and Durham sent up 
to Leeds ; and we looked in vain for "Burgundy," "Holmes's 
Brown," " Emerald Isle," " Adam Bede," " Neck or Nothing," 
and " Overplus." Nothing interfered with the claims of the 
winner — " a long, low, and strong chesnut, by " Marsyas " — with 
fine action, up to 14 stone, and just what a hunter ought to be for 
a fast 50 minutes." Mr. Elwes's second prize horse was much 
plainer, but useful, and with great- power. Only one prize was 
given in Class IV. for hunting mares, and that to Mr. Robinson's 
" Lady Bird," a remarkably neat and nice mare, but rather light- 
boned. 
The Judges of the carriage horses, roadsters, and ponies, have 
reported as follows : — ■ 
" Class I. Coaching Sires. — This class furnished ouly five competitors : one 
from Yorkshire, and four from the home district. The Yorkshire representa- 
tive, Mr. Hohnes' ' Young Pottinger,' was a grand goer, and a very level, 
\iseful horse, but had hardly length and fashion enough for a first-class coaching 
stallion. He was, however, an easy winner of the first prize ; the second went 
to Mr. Kitchin's ' Speculation,' a good-looking dark-brown horse, with rather 
narrow feet, and not exactly calculated to get coach-horses. Ivothing else in 
the class requires notice. 
" Class II., Coaching Mares, contained three fine animals. Mr. Cooper's mare, 
by ' Brutandorf,' dam by ' Langar,' a splendid mare, with action, size, colour, and 
fashion, in short, all that could be wished, was placed first ; Mr. Holmes's 
* Polly,' also a fine mare, took the second prize ; and Mr. Piatt's ' Wonderful 
Lass' (the prize Cleveland at Leeds), was a good third. The other two were 
nowhere, and No. 746 was misplaced in the catalogue. 
" Class I. Roadster Stallions. — In this class twelve candidates appeared, the 
same number as at Leeds, biit not equal to them in quality, and not headed 
by a ' Quicksilver.' Mr. Johnson's ' Merrylegs,' the first here, and second to 
' Quicksilver ' at Leeds, is a nice level-made horse, of great substance, with 
