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Ei'jJort on the Horses UjjlubUed at Windsor. 
"Wales unfortunately missed all the prizes. His "Lady Florence," 
by " Reality," is a well-turned mare so far as her forehand is 
concerned, but is deficient about the quarters ; though her foal, 
by " Master of Arts," was worthy of notice. . Of a rather better 
stamp is "■ Rosebud," by " Denmark," a well-topped mare of 
quite the hackney stamp, with a nice foal by "Rufus"; but 
unquestionably the best in the class was the Stand Stud Com- 
pany's roan mare, "British Queen," who a few years ago used 
to excite admiration and win prizes in harness classes. She 
still retains much of her old action, and, if like begets like, her 
foal, which was but a fortnight old on the judging day, should 
turn out a good one, the foal, by the way, being by the Com- 
pany's sire, " Star of the East."' The winner of the Second Prize, 
Mr. Holtby's "Camilla," by "Dorrington," is by no means bad 
to follow, while Mr. Campion's " Jane," who gained the Third 
Prize, if a somewhat plain mare, is not without her good points. 
Of those between fourteen and fifteen hands Mr. Moore was 
first with "Frisk," by "Lord Derby II.," a nice mare, only there 
is not very much of her, and it must have been a near thing 
between her and the Prince of Wales's " Constance," by " Cannon 
Ball," who ran second ; and were it not that she is a trifle short 
in front the positions might have been reversed, as there was 
little to choose between the style of going of the pair. 
Fillies. — In the Three-year-old Class Mr. Burdett-Coutts's 
pair "Silver Belle," by "Wildfire," and "Lady Alice," by "Fira- 
ber Fireaway," held their own. In the eyes of the Judges at the 
Islington Spring Show " Lady Alice " seemed the better, as 
she was first in her class, securing in addition the Champion 
Cup, the Victoria Challenge Cup, and Silver Medal. At 
Windsor this placing was reversed, as "Silver Belle," who is 
said to have cost 25U guineas, was placed before "Lady Alice," 
whose purchase-money is reported to have amounted to 450 
guineas, and for whom 1,000 guineas is rumoured to have been 
offered in vain by a French buyer who coveted this shapely 
filly. In the Two-year-old Class first honours fell to Mr. Moore's 
"Modesty,"' by " Lord Derby II." 
Hacls. — The classes for hacks and harness-horses ijenerallv 
appear to be a sort of Tom Tiddler's Ground wherever riding 
and driving men and horses meet ; and, besides picking up 
gold and silver in the shape of prizes, there is generally a nice 
little argument as to what constitutes a hack. Nobody appears 
to me to know exactly what a hack is ; nor, according to the 
present condition of Classes, are Judges quite sure what to 
select. The judging of hacks, therefore, appears to be a. matter 
of individual opinion, leavened ^vith the general understanding 
