592 llcpoH on ihe Horses UxJdbiied at Wiridsor. 
" Prince of Albion " is another example of the immense service 
English blood has been to Clydesdale breeders, for both his 
grand-dams were English, and, curiously enough, both were 
grey. At a later stage his excellence was duly rewarded by the 
bestowal upon him of the Queen's Gold Medal and the 25L 
given by the Clydesdale Horse Society. 
The two-year-olds were numerically strong, fourteen out of 
the seventeen entered coming into the ring. It was in the fit- 
ness of things that some of the Queen's exhibits should win at 
AVindsor, and one of them did so here. But it was a very near 
thing, and only turned upon the casting vote of one of the Shire 
horse Judges who was called in to decide. It so chanced that 
the Queen's horse, "Virst Choice," and Mr. Crawford's " Prince 
Kobert " by "Prince of Wales," were of quite different types, 
and while one Judge fancied one, his colleague inclined to the 
other. As each had knowledge and experience of his own, and 
moreover the courage of his opinions, neither would badge from 
the position he had taken up, so Mr. Peter Blundell was fetched 
from an adjoining ring, and he agreed with the Judge who was 
in favour of placing "First Choice" before "Prince Robert." 
It was purely a question of opinion, and either horse might have 
been placed first without the soundness of the decision being 
challenged. " First Choice " was formerly the property of Mr. 
Montgomery, and was scarcely in show condition, but stands on 
good limbs, and is perhaps a better bodied horse than his rival, 
whose action was possibly his strongest point. Mr. Kerr's 
" Master Jack " was a good third. 
The judging of the Yearling Class resulted in still more laurels 
for the sire " Prince of Wales," whose son, " The Magician," 
the property of Mr. G. Rodger, was placed first. It was a close 
contest between him and Mr. Crawford's " Laurence Again," 
but the latter was put second, and though there were some nice 
youngsters in the Class, the remainder were a little deficient in 
substance. 
When Lords A. and L. Cecil held their recent sale they 
bought in some of the lots, among them being the famous " Edith 
Plantagenet " and " Cornflower." The former made a very 
good bid for first place, and her action was greatly admired ; 
but she was ultimately beaten by Mr. Balfour's "Miss Alice." 
The six mares which have not had a foal this year were a good 
Class, and the task of the Judges in placing the first two was 
by no means an enviable one. Mr. Paterson's " Laura Lee," 
who was thought worthy of a portrait in the last volume of the 
Stud-book, won at the Royal at Newcastle in 1887, and has 
improved considerably since her three-year-old days, being now 
