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creditable second. Mr. Newton's well-grown stylish horse, 
" Sir George," was invincible in a moderate class of Tour-year- 
old hunters. Three-year-old hunters formed a good class, yet 
the Duke of Hamilton's very promising finely furnished bay 
gelding " Boynton " was obviously ahead of his opponents, not* 
withstanding the good action shown by Mr. Kickerby's daughter 
of " Laughing Stock." 
The hackney mares or geldings, as well as the pony classes, 
included a few animals of great merit, such as the Stand Stud 
Company's very pretty five-year-old hack " Silvertail ; " their 
eight-year-old bay-mare "Surprise;" Mr. Robinson's " Charles 
the Second" and the Duke of Hamilton's plump princely little 
pony " Bosco," which is quite a Showyard hero. On these, as 
also on the thoroughbreds and roadster horses generally, my 
remarks have been abbreviated, on account of the very full and 
well-written Report which the Judges of this section furnished, 
and which is here appended : — 
Class 9— Thoroughbred Stallions — at first sight, looked as if making a great 
show, hut after t lie plums had been picked, little was left to fill the eye lor hunt- 
ing purposes. There being nothing good enough to beat old " Citadel," he made 
an easy win, and, in spite of his years, was looking blooming and well, though 
his hind actum, never of the best, showed that time had been doinir its work. 
No. 119, "The Gunner," by "Orator" out of "Double Shot" by " §tockwell," 
looking all over a light-weight hunter, with excellent legs, shoulders well laid, 
and nice easy notion, got the second place. Not having been long at the stud, 
his middle looks light, which gives him the appearance of being undersi/Ad 
for a hunter sire, yet his good quality and paces are sure to turn to good 
account in country service. No. 118, " Laughing Stock," who did nots'em to 
carry his years so well as his old antagonist "Citadel," dropped into the third 
place. No. 123, "Claudius," a iiaudy son of " Caractacus," with good back 
and loins and indifferent shoulders, was highly commended and Reserve. 
Amongst the beaten lot, No. 124, "Bete Noire," is a nice compact little horse, 
but more suited for getting hacks than hunters. No. 126, by "Kettledrum," 
is by no means a bad sort. 
Class 10. Stallion fur Hackneys. — No. 133, "Star of the East," a flashy 
looking chestnut, a fine mover, and descended from a long line of trotting blood, 
placed himself first; with No. 131, "Sir George Wombwell," and No. 133, 
" Little Wonder," in close attendance. No. 13K, " Norfolk Hero," being highly 
commended and Reserve. These four horses were a good lot, with plenty of 
bone and action, and quite up to the average of previous Shows. 
Class 11 — Pony Stallions — or, as they should he more properly termed, 
"Galloway Stallions," was headed by the old prize-taker, No. 144, "Sir 
George," the best animal of his sort that ever graced a show-ring. No. 143, 
"Gold Stars," descended from no end of other "Stars," a thick-set, three-year-old 
from Suffolk, with good action and plenty of power, was second ; and No. 140, 
" Prince Charminsi," a two-year-old, showing great promise, with nice level 
action and quite the type of the old Yorkshire blood, thud. No. 145, " Le 
Beau," highly commended and Reserve. 
Class 12. t'ony Stallion.— No. 151, " George 2nd," a son of "Sir George," 
but some way behind his sire, was first. No. 148, "Black Prince," more of a 
pony than the other, but not so good a goer, got second honours ; and No. 150, 
