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mettle in him. He has a fine top and good rib. A little more 
bone would improve him ; nevertheless he is a nice horse, and 
moves remarkably well. The fourth colt in order of merit is a 
well-grown chestnut, shown by Mr. John Rowell. The prize 
animals and a few more were above average. There were, how- 
ever, some ordinary specimens in the Class. 
Only ten of the fourteen yearling colts entered were sent. The 
Judges could not get past the big, shapely, astonishingly Avell- 
made-up chestnut colt, shown and bred by Mr. Beart, and a 
winner of several first prizes this year. He accordingly got and 
deserved the coveted ticket. Lord Ellesmere's second colt has 
good action and a nice body, if rather light bone. It was bred 
in Cambridgeshire by Mr. H. Edwards. The fourth one, from 
the same distinguished stud, has more of the Clydesdale features 
than most of his companions. Mr. Drew's third colt, being a 
late foal, was not so big as many of the others. His back, rib, 
and muscle are, however, promising, his style and action attrac- 
tive, and his bone below the knee just a little too fine. The sire 
of this animal was the famous " Prince of Wales," the service 
fee of which, at Merryton, is 40/. per mare. 
In order to dispose of one breed before beginning another I 
pass on to Class 13, where there was a small but very good 
display of agricultural mares with foal at foot. The Earl of 
Ellesmere's first mare is an eight-year-old bay, by " Honest 
Tom," — a capital sire, — and bred by Mr. Flintham, with a nice 
foal after " Young Samson." She was a clear first, so far, at least, 
as body was concerned. Her make is good, top first-class, bone 
rather light, action excellent. Mr. T. H. Miller's " Princess of 
Wales," from Singleton, bred by Mr. E. Parkinson, is a well 
enough furnished animal, with a better fore-arm than the first 
mare had, but altogether well enough placed second. Lord 
Ellesmere's third is of a useful sort, and so are several others 
in the Class. Mares under 16 hands, with foal at foot, were 
a good class. Here, again, the Earl of Ellesmere was invincible 
with a very smart, tidy, brown four- year-old mare of Mrs. Mill- 
house's breeding. Her action could not fail to attract attention, 
nor could her great fore-arm, muscle, and fine flat bone. His 
Lordship's third mare is of a plainer sort. Mr. Drew's second 
mare was of heavier build than the first, being finely coupled, 
short on leg, deep in body, and good in bone. Bred in Lin- 
colnshire, her foal is by " Prince of Wales." 
The three-year-old filly Class was a grand one, as may be 
inferred from the fact that the Judges gave all the animals, with 
one exception, a ticket of some kind. The Earl of Ellesmere, 
however, was again equal to the occasion. The winner here 
was a stylish heavy bay, bred by Mr. W. Fullard, and sired, as 
