the  Society's  Meeting,  1883. 
463 
Class  40.  Mare  or  Gelding  up  to  15  stone. — Although  a large  class,  the 
animals  exhibited  didn’t  run  back  as  well  as  might  have  been  expected.  Nos. 
329,  332,  314,  31G,  were  horses  of  considerable  quality  and  merit. 
Class  41.  Hunters  up  to  12  stone. — Well  filled,  amongst  which  were  some 
useful  horses,  especially  Nos.  359  and  340. 
Class  42.  Gelding  foaled  in  1879. — A very  good  class,  and  quite  ahead  of 
any  of  the  former  classes.  No.  367  was  a wonderfully  nice  blood-like  hunter, 
and  does  great  credit  to  the  land  of  his  birth  and  the  judgment  of  his  present 
owner.  No.  393,  a county-bred  horse,  followed  close  on  his  heels  ; No.  401, 
backward  in  condition,  with  time  must  come  out  a valuable  animal. 
Class  43.  Mare  foaled  in  1879. — A very  fair  class,  but  nothing  like  up  to 
the  form  of  the  colts. 
Class  44.  Gelding  foaled  in  1880. — Another  very  good  class,  well  filled, 
and  full  of  promising  colts ; those  placed  being  of  a very  high  standard. 
Class  45.  Fillies  foaled  in  1880. — Though  not  so  well  represented,  this 
class  included  Nos.  456  and  453,  both  extremely  good  fillies,  the  winner  very 
much  out  of  the  common,  being  one- of  the  best  animals  brought  before  us. 
Class  46.  Gelding  foaled  in  1881. — Again,  quite  up  to  the  mark ; the 
three  animals  placed  would  do  credit  to  any  ring. 
Class  47.  Filly  foaled  in  1881. — Not  so  well  filled  as  the  last,  but  quite  up 
to  the  standard  of  the  colts,  the  winner  being  a rare  long  and  low  sort. 
Class  48.  Gelding  or  Filly  foaled  in  1882. — Short  in  numbers,  hut  on  the 
whole  a good  average  class. 
The  Judges  beg  to  remark  that  they  could  hardly  account  for  the  falling-off 
in  the  number  of  entries  in  the  two  younger  classes.  It  almost  appeared  as  if 
breeding  hunters  is  not  now  so  popular  amongst  the  Yorkshire  farmers  as 
formerly. 
H.  A.  F.  Luttrell. 
H.  Reginald  Corbet. 
J.  Wm.  Hope. 
Coaching  and  Cleveland. 
Here,  again,  the  liberality  of  the  Local  Committee  had  its 
deserved  effect.  The  Coaching  Stallion  Class  was  not  very 
good,  yet  Mr.  Kirby’s  “ Nobleman,”  a fast-looking  bay  of 
Mr.  Appleyard’s  breeding,  was  a nice  specimen.  Mr.  Reader’s 
second  is  also  young,  and  was  bred  by  the  exhibitor  from  a mare 
that  has  gained  many  prizes.  Mares  and  foals  were  good, 
though  few.  Mr.  Kelsey’s  first  is  a six-year-old  bay,  bred  by  the 
exhibitor,  and  likely  to  breed  valuable  harness-horses,  coming 
as  she  does  from  one  of  the  best  studs  of  the  kind  in  Yorkshire. 
Mr.  Kirby’s  second  is  bearing  up  well  for  a twelve-year-old. 
Mr.  Pelch’s  Cleveland  mare  would  Lave  stood  closer  competition, 
being  strong  and  handsome. 
The  three  classes  of  Coaching  Fillies  were  not  numerously 
Idled,  the  average  in  the  class  being  about  four.  The  prize- 
winners were  of  fair  merit.  Those  in  the  two-year-old  and 
yearling  classes  were  bred  by  the  exhibitors,  but  the  three-year- 
olds  were  not.  Mr.  Kirby’s  first  three-year-old  coaching  gelding 
is  a handsome  good-moving  horse.  The  others  in  the  Gelding 
Classes  were  of  about  average  merit.  Mr.  Fisher’s  first  brown 
