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and there is little doubt as to which class bids the most gene- 
rously, "Victor Chief" (1st in Class 5) was a short-legged^ 
compact, nice horse. It is worth noticing that, in addition to 
Westmoreland and Durham, into which, with other northern 
counties, the Clydesdale has long penetrated, Surrey, Sussex, 
Devonshire, Berkshire, and Northamptonshire all have breeders 
of this hardy active variety. It is certainly no disparagement 
to the English carthorse to say it is " something not Clydes- 
dale ;" but what would the Clydesdale itself be — including all 
the descendants of Drew's " Prince of Wales " — if the English 
elements in its composition were to be subtracted from it ? 
Judges' Beport on Clydesdales. 
Class 4.— Small class in regard to numbers, and nothing special to mention 
in regard to quality. 
Class 5. — Only two shown, and of fair quality. 
Class 6. — Small class, but first and second good serviceable animals, and 
likely to improve the breed. 
Class 14. — Large class, and some fair representatives of the breed. First-, 
second, and third, very good mares. 
Class 21. — Small in numbers, but first and second very good mares. 
Class 22. — Very good class. First, a very sweet little filly; second, large 
growing filly likely to improve ; third, a fair filly. 
Champion Prize for Clydesdale Stallion. 
No 41. — Two-year-old, a large good-boned colt, and likelj' to grow into a 
first-rate horse. 
And we may say that it was a good show of the breed when we consider 
that no Scotch exhibitors were represented. 
Egbert Fixdlay. 
Thomas Kerk. 
When one gets to the English horse — his negative rivals being 
out of the way — it seems hard to find that he hasn't a name. 
Yet no description, short of that in the Book of Job, ^VDuld do 
justice to Mr. T. Shaw's " Cromwell," champion among all the 
carthorses, " not Suffolk nor Clydesdale : " and it might have been 
said " among all the stallions in the Show," except " Fashion," 
No. 74. These two include, between them, every merit a horse 
can have for the road. " Cromwell " has strength, weight to 
throw into collar, spirit, and activity ; " Fashion," neatness, 
action, grace, and speed. It does not matter very much by 
what name English horses are called, so long as the country can 
breed a " Cromwell " and a " Fashion." " Cromwell " is de- 
scribed, at Reading, as " best Carthorse not qualified to compete 
as Suffolk or Clydesdale and " Fashion," when last encoun- 
tered, had over his stall a card of " best sire for begetting high- 
