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feet, with very largo fissures or sandcracks in tlu> hoofs, which 
had been stopped up with gutta percha and pitch to such an 
ext(>nt that 1 succeeded in picking out hirge portions of this 
composition, and thereby exposing the defect." 
My brother-steward, Mr. Pain, who so zealously superintended 
that departniont, reports to me as follows on an improving sec- 
tion of our show : — 
" Thorough-bred Horses. — The prize of 100/. brought together 
an entry of 18, and was awarded to ' Nutbourne,' a horse that 
sustained the character for improving and perpetuating the breed 
of the sound and stout thorough-bred horse for general stud pur- 
poses. The owners of the very high class of race-horses are not 
likely to send them, and run the risk of travelling and exposure, 
for the sake of the 100/. without better accommodation be given. 
I would strongly recommend that the prize should be continued. 
"Cleveland Horses. — This class was but badly represented, and 
from what was seen at Leeds, where the Clevelands were ex- 
pected to be in great force, it appears that this breed of horses 
has receded and degenerated, if not quite disappeared. 
" Hunting Stallions. — 12 horses were exhibited in this class, 
the first prize going to ' Canute,' an animal of high quality. The 
second-prize horse was not thorough-bred, and the question, arises 
in my mind whether the Society should not insist that all horses 
competing in this class should be thorough-bred ? There were 
some very excellent horses exhibited in this class, and on no 
occasion have there been fewer horses with any unsoundness. 
This very important class commands great attention, and most 
deservedly so. A prize of greater value should be given to it. 
" In the class of hunting brood-mares, scarcely a good animal 
was present. 
" Blood Hunters. — For the prize given by the Local Committee, 
a large and splendid collection of horses was brought together. 
No class in the yard was more highly appreciated or com- 
manded so much attention. The facility afforded to the public 
of seeing them in action greatly contributed to the success of the 
show. It is to be hoped t\iat the hunter will receive more 
attention from the Society, and that a prize will be given for 
these horses at the annual show by the Council, and not by the 
Local Committee. Better accommodation should be afforded 
these horses, many of them being of great value : and unless 
something is done to meet the complaints of exhibitors in this 
class, owners of horses will not continue to exhibit them. 
( " Coaching stallions and mares require no notice, except to 
say that they were of a very different class to what might have 
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