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in determining their relative positions, and at length placed 
Mr. Maitland's " Rufford Champion " first. This horse is from 
Ormskirk, bred by the exhibitor, sire the well-known " Bar 
None," and the dam by that grand horse, " Honest Tom ;" and 
the decision was subsequently endorsed by the award of the 
Champion Prize of 25/., given by the Shire Horse Society for the 
best Shire Horse Stallion. He is a grand bay, of immense 
power, great bone, and fine feather ; but his joints are somewhat 
coarse, and he does not compare favourably with previous cham- 
pions — notably the handsome " King Charming " of last year, 
although that horse Avas then a year younger. The second prize 
also went to Lancashire for " Trajan," the fine bay belonging to 
Mr. Thomas Shaw. He is more compact, with shorter legs, and 
shows much substance and quality. Next to him was the Norfolk 
horse, " Gracchus," shown at Shrewsbury, and also successful at 
the Shire Horse Society's Show, being there third in a strong 
class. He is a fine chestnut, with good looks and action, but of 
somewhat less power than the winners. " M. M.," the reserve 
number, another Lancashire horse, was much admired. He is 
by " Honest Tom," the grandsire of the Champion, and shows 
evident marks of his breeding. The strength of the Class may 
be inferred from the fact that the Hon. E. Coke and Messrs. 
Freshney only succeeded in reaching the highly commended 
places for their well-known horses, " Corsair," and " Sir Garnet ;" 
and jNIr. Wareing was commended for " Farmer's Friend," Lan- 
cashire bred — the success of the "home county" in this Class 
being thus very noticeable, and the breeding of all the ticketed 
horses being vouched for in the Stud Book of the Shire Horse 
Society. 
A grand Class of Two-year-olds appeared — 23 entries, 4 
absentees ; and the winner turned up in Lord Ellesmere's 
" Western King," bred by the same breeder as " Trajan," the 
second-prize horse in the First Class. This Lancashire horse, a 
superb chestnut, is by "What's Wanted," a sire whose name is 
becoming a " household word " in the prize-ring ; he is of fine 
scale, grand limbs and feather, moves well, and promises to 
grow into a magnificent horse when fully furnished ; he was 
Reserve Number for the championship. Second to him was 
"Jolly Boy," a Welsh black, of compact and squarely built 
form ; the third is also black, from Yorkshire, bred on the 
dam's side from " What's Wanted," a very powerful well-moving 
colt ; and the reserve went to Mr. G. Street, for his handsome 
" ]\Lauldcn Primus," a well-furnished, stylish colt, with admirers 
who thought that his position should have been higher ; another 
of " What's Wanted " stock, " British Flag," was highly com- 
mended ; and Lord Egerton, of Tatton, showed a fine colt — 
