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Management of Far tn- Horses. 
In giving a brief account of the show of horses, it will be more convenient 
to notice them in the order arranged by the Society, as thus taken systema- 
tically the classes will more readily revert to the minds of the very numerous i 
visitors of the show, very many of whom are no doubt readers of the Journal. 
Entering the yard, and passing to the extreme Icl't, we came to Class 1, in 
which two prizes were awarded for the best and second-best stallion of any 
age, for agricultural purposes. The show of horses in this class embracing no 
less than twenty-eight stallions, being fifteen more than were shown at 
Northampton in the same class, was certainly an admirable exhibition. They 
differed from the Northampton horses in one striking peculiarity; viz., that 
whoj-eas the latter were for the most part heavy horses closely bordering on 
the dray, the York horses rather tended to an opposite extreme. The locality 
of the two meetings readily accounts for this peculiarity ; and there were 
several horses at the Northampton meeting that were condemned as too heavy, 
whilst at York some otherwise splendid animals were neither honoured with 
prizes nor commendations, because they were too light or light carcassed. 
This may explain the reason why some horses that appeared to be decorated 
with the medallions of former prizes at local meetings were not successful at 
York. One of the prize-horses at Northampton, and many others, were 8 feet 
in girth ; whilst 7 feet 7 inches was the utmost that could be found at York. 
Again, one of the smallest-bodied horses at Northampton was 7 feet in circum- 
ference, and this was a Cleveland that might have been showed as a carriage- 
horse ; whilst at York several professed cart-horses were several inches less. 
On the whole, however, the York horses were much more decidedly agricul- 
tural animals than those at Northampton. The Suffolk horses were remarkably 
successful, carrying in the class we are noticing both first and second prizes. 
The prize horse, which proved to be the property of the Marquis of Down- 
shire, was certainly a very perfect animal : strength, symmetry, and activity 
were here all combined ; the only i'ault that could be found (if lault it could 
be called) was that he was a shade too small, and yet he was an admirable 
specimen of an agricultural horse. 
The second prize horse was larger, but inferior to the first in activity and 
symmetry. 
There were some very superior grey horses exhibited in this class, one of 
which was highly commended. Before we leave this class, it is proper to 
remark that there were no less than eleven three-year old stallions exhibited 
in it ; whilst at Northampton there were only two throughout the whole show, 
although at the latter place stallions of this age were shown in a separate 
class and were entitled to a prize, which at York was not given. It was pro- 
bably owing in some measure to the small number of three-year old horses 
exhibited at Northampton, and to the Judges having withheld the prize from 
insufficient merit, that no prize was offered to this class at York ; whether any 
alteration should take place in this respect may be a matter of consideration. 
The next class was for stallions for getting dray-horses, a new class for 
which no prize had previously been given. The reason for offering this new 
prize was, we understand, the following : — At the Northampton meeting there 
were many horses possessing considerable merit, but whom the Judges were 
prevented rewarding in consequence of the very proper instructions they 
received from the Council, that for agricultural purposes the produce of 
these horses were required. This was strikingly shown in the class of two- 
years old, amongst which was a remarkably fine black colt, possessing acti- 
vity and almost every other desirable qualification, but with one drawback, 
and that was his massive size. If it were not for this the Judges would 
unanimously have awarded him the prize, but contented themselves with highly 
commending him as a dray-horse. This colt proved to be the son of a mare 
that, with a foal by her side, gained a first prize at the same meeting ; and it was 
in great measure owing to this animal that the class for dray-horses was created. 
Yorkshire, as we before remarked, is not so favourable a locality for heavy 
