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grand shoulders and quarters, and essentially a weight-carrier. 
The second-prize mare, Mr. Kitchen's good brown " Bondmaid," 
is also from Yorkshire, and showed much strength and quality. 
The third prize went to a mare, fifteen years old, by " Voltigeur," 
from the Aske Hall stud ; the reserve and highly commended, 
a nine-year-old, by " Mowbray," had many friends who thought 
that she might have taken a step or two higher on the prize- 
list, as she beat "Achievement" at the Yorkshire Society's 
Show last season. All the animals shown in this class may 
be stated to be " over average" as to quality, and the Judges 
commended the class. 
The weight-carrying Hunters were headed by a horse from 
Scotland, Mr. Alexander's " Grenadier," which might have 
been more appropriately termed " Scots Grey ; " he Is a fine goer, 
especially in galloping ; and with his splendid back and quarters, 
good arms and thighs, with flat legs to match, really seems to be 
what he professes, i.e. up to 15 stone across any country. This 
fine horse took the second prize in his class at Shrewsbur3\ 
He was closely followed by a handsome chestnut, " Gamester," 
capable of fulfilling the conditions of entry; and a very tidy 
and pleasantly moving grey, Mr. Hollis's " Snowstorm," took 
third place. " Lord Penzance " and " Supervisor," fine powerful 
animals, were highly commended in a class reduced by absentees 
to 10 appearances. 
In the 12-storie Hunter Class only half the entries appeared, 
and those, with the exception of the first and second-prize horses, 
were not of any great degree of excellence. The nicely moving 
but somewhat unruly " Carabineer " of Mr. Russel, was placed 
before another Scotch horse, " The Vauban," a very taking 
animal, which evidently had the advantage of very carefui 
training. The Judges also gave the third prize, and awarded a 
highly commended card, in the class of 5 competitors. The 
Class for Four-year-old Hunters was unusually indifferent, Mr. 
A. J. Brown's Irish gelding by " Zephyrus " being far away 
the best. The second prize went to the Western bred " Spic 
and Span," belonging to Mr. Lett, a horse of coarser character, 
with not many characteristics of a high-class hunter. 
The Class for Three-year-old Mares or Geldings was much 
better ; a very nice young horse from Northumberland, " Daunt- 
less," of long, low character, won against the Lancashire 
" Sam," of Mr. Taylor ; and a third from Westmoreland was 
thought by many to very nearly equal the winners. This colt, 
" Clarion," showed much style and strength, and his movement 
was quite as good as that of either of his lighter competitors. 
Fifteen Two-year-old Hunters appeared out of 18 entries, and 
amongst them were several horses of promise. " Sheraton," hy 
