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AWARDS OF PRIZES. 
Note. — The Judges were instructed, in addition to awarding the 
Prizes, to designate as the Heserve Number one animal in each 
Class, next in order of merit, if it possessed sufficient for a Prize ; 
in case an animal to which a Prize was awarded should subse- 
quently become disqualified. 
Prizes given hy the Beading Local Committee are marked thus (*). 
HOESES. 
Agricultural Stallions foaled in either 1875, 1876, 1877, or 1878. 
Thomas Shaw, the Island, Winmaiieigh, Garstang, Lancashire : First Prize, 
257., and the Champion Prize of 257., f for " Cromwell," brown ; was 
foaled in 1877 ; bred by Mr. C. Loweth, Holbeach Hurn, Lancashire ; 
sire, " Thumper " (213fi). 
Walter Gilbey, Elsenham Hall, Bishops Stortford : Second Prize, 157., 
for " Spark," black ; was foaled in 1878 ; bred by Mr. Rowland, Creslow, 
Aylesbury; sire, "The Colonel" (2101): dam, "Daisy," by "King 
Charles " (1207). 
John Lewin Curtis, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire : Third Prize, 57.. for 
" Crown Prince " (561), bay ; was foaled in 1876 ; bred by Mr. John 
Fryer, The Priory, Chatteris ; sire, " Grand Prince ;" dam, " Gipsey," by 
Engledon's "Farmer's Friend." 
•Colonel Sir E. Loyd Lindsay, V.C., K.C.B., M.P., Lockinge Park, Wantage, 
Berks : the Reserve Number and Highly Commended for " Netley," 
chestnut; was foaled in 1877; bred by himself ; sire, " Prince Albert " 
(613) ; dam, " Florence Nightingale." 
Agricultural Stallions foaled in the Year 1879. 
The Earl of Ellesmere, Worsley Hall, Manchester : First Prize, 207., for 
" Silent James" (26(i8), bay; bred by Mr. R. Porter, Fleetwood, Lan- 
cashire ; sire, " What's Wanted " (2332) ; dam by " Honest Tom" (1105). 
The Hon. E. K. W. Coke, Longford Hall, Derby : Second Prize, 107., for 
" Conjuror " (2559), brown ; bred by Mr. T. Flowers, Beachendon, Ayles- 
bury : sire, " Drayman " (670) ; dam, " Bonny." 
t Given by a Member of the Council of the Society for the best Agricultural 
Stallion in tlic first three classes. 
