•'Report on the Horses Exhibited at Windsor. 
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substantial justice was done when she was placed first, in front 
of Mr. Arthur Byass's " Regal," who won in the heavy-weight 
class at the Islington summer show. 
The report of the Hunter J udges is appended : — 
Eeport of the Judges of Hunters. 
[Classes 1 to 11.] 
We are of opiuion that the exhibits in Class 1 — Hunter Mares and Foals — 
were decidedly better in every respect than usual, both as regards substance 
and quality. The whole Class was Highly Commended. 
Class 3 — Three-year-old Geldings — deserves special mention; we think it 
the best Class that we have ever seen in any show-ring. The first three 
horses we consider will grow into very valuable hunters. 
Class 4 — Three-year-old Fillies — was good throughout. 
Class 5. Two-year-old Geldings. — The whole Class we consider of great 
merit. 
Class 6. Two-year-old Fillies. — This Class was somewhat light of bone 
all through, with the exception of the first and second, the former. No. 120 
(Captain Fife's La Charite), being far above the average, and winning Her 
Majesty's Gold Medal for the best mare in Classes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7. 
Class 7 — Yearlings — was the most numerous we had before us, and 
was most meritorious in all respects ; there were many deserving of notice 
to which we were unable to give prizes. The whole Class was Highly 
Commended. 
Class 8 — Four-year-old Geldings — was of ordinary merit. 
Class 9. Four-year-old Mares. — -We are sorry to say that we were unable 
to award Second and Third Prizes, on account of want of merit. 
Class 10. Mare or Gelding, up to Tivelve stones, foaled previously to the 
year 1885, — A faivly good Class all through. 
Class 11 — Mare or Gelding, up to Fifteen stones, foaled previously to the 
year 1885 — was deserving of praise, many very valuable horses being 
shown. 
John Blencowe Cookson. 
J. MaUNSELL RiCHAEDSOir. 
John Gubbins. 
Coach Horses. 
Taken all round, the coach horses at "Windsor were not a 
phenomenally fine collection, though the presence of a few supe- 
rior animals tended to redeem some of the classes from what 
would otherwise have been simple mediocrity. In fact, the col- 
lection at the Royal Show can scarcely be regarded as entirely 
representative of the best specimens of the breed to be found. 
One reason, no doubt, is that many of the purest mares belong 
to small farmers in the dales, and they are not willing to incur 
the cost of sending to a distant exhibition ; whereas at small 
local shows they muster in great force. Nevertheless, the Cleve- 
land bay is entitled to respect, for he has an individuality of his 
own. Scan a Cleveland bay, or his near relation the Yorkshire 
