456 
Report  of  the  Live-Stocli  exhibited  at 
In  concluding  this  Report  we  would  observe  that  the  competitions  in  the 
foregoing  classes  must  always  form  an  important  feature  in  the  Annual  Show, 
and  the  Society  is  to  he  congratulated  on  having  this  year  secured  such  a large 
number  of  entries.  The  number  which  actually  came  before  us  in  the  ring 
was  ninety-seven,  and  it  is  perhaps  not  too  much  to  say  that  a finer  lot  of 
animals  was  never  before  exhibited  at  any  similar  meeting. 
We  must  also  be  allowed  to  add  that  the  arrangements  made  for  our  con- 
venience and  assistance  were  admirably  carried  out;  and  it  was  due  to  this 
alone  that  we  were  able  to  finish  our  labours  in  one  long  day  instead  of  being 
engaged  two  days,  as  was  anticipated  from  the  large  number  of  entries. 
William  Littley. 
James  Martin. 
Alexander  Turnbull. 
Clydesdales. 
This  breed  has  probably  never  mustered  better,  and  rarely  so 
well,  on  English  soil.  They  were  beaten  in  size,  substance,  and 
early  development  by  the  English  breeds.  The  Scotchmen,  how- 
ever, consoled  themselves  with  the  cleaner  legs,  superior  pasterns 
and  feet,  together  with  the  better  action  which  the  Clydesdales 
exhibited.  Mr.  Riddell’s  first  aged  stallion  had  no  difficulty  in  his 
class.  He  is  no  other  than  “ St.  Lawrence,”  the  Glasgow  prize- 
horse  of  the  last  two  years,  bred  by  Mr.  Drew,  and  sired  by 
“Prince  of  Wales.”  Considering  that  he  was  not  quite  through 
with  a hard  season’s  work,  he  was  shown  in  good  bloom.  He 
has  great  muscle,  firmly-knit  frame,  and  good  quality,  with 
fair  size,  plenty  of  feather,  and  splendid  feet.  He  was  “going” 
a little  wide  behind,  which  Clydesdale  judges  seem  to  dis- 
like more  than  Englishmen  do.  The  second  horse  was  Mr. 
Montgomery’s  “Manfred”  (758),  of  Sir  M.  Shaw  Stewart’s 
breeding,  which  was  second  three-year-old  at  the  Glasgow 
Highland  Show  last  year.  “Manfred”  is  out  of  a “Prince  of 
Wales”  mare,  and  is  rather  high  on  the  leg,  but  his  pasterns 
and  action  are  excellent.  Mr.  Moffat’s  third  is  a well-furnished 
seven-year-old  bay  of  good  feather  and  muscle,  bred  in  Camp- 
beltown, and  second  winner  at  the  Carlisle  Royal  Show  in  1880. 
Mr.  Collings’  Reserve  black  horse,  of  his  own  breeding,  had  for 
sire  and  dam  Royal  winners,  the  former  having  been  Mr. 
Richard  Tweedie’s  “Tam  o’  Shanter  ” (851),  that  has  left  a 
large  number  of  fine  stock  in  the  Darlington  district. 
Three-year-olds  were  a small  but  select  Class.  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery’s first,  of  Mr.  Rennie’s  breeding,  is  not  heavy  below  the 
knee.  He  is  not  big  anywhere,  but  be  is  very  nice,  and  was 
shown  in  the  pink  of  condition.  His  owner  knows  his  busi- 
ness too  well  to  go  far  from  borne  with  a doubtful  card.  All 
that  style,  smartness,  good  carriage,  fine-set  hocks,  long  pasterns, 
and  hair  of  the  right  sort,  could  accomplish  was  available. 
