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good one, the horses in it combining size and quality. Class CIV. (for Two 
Year-old ditto) is also good, and Class CV. (for Cobs not exceeding 15 hands 
or six years-old) decidedly below the average. Class XXXIX. (for Pony 
Stallions not exceeding 14 hands), though small in number, is decidedly good ; 
the winner, Mr. J. Motfat's ' Tom Sayers,' being an excellent specimen of the 
pony cob. Class XL. (for Pony Mares not exceeding 14 hands), is on the 
whole a satisfactory one." 
Agricultural and Dray -Horses. — These classes -were very 
nearly equal in point of entries to those of last vear, but there 
were no claimants for 35/. out of the 120/. offered for the latter, 
as only one mare and foal came, and no two-year-old fillies. 
The flower of this part of the Show was the grey " 1 oung John 
Bull ;" and the Judges, after trying him in every way, were 
quite unable to endorse the opinion of Professor Vamell that 
he was a roarer. In the Agricultural classes, the majority of 
the prizes stayed in Worcestershire and the adjacent counties, 
which had hardly value received for their very liberal 40/. and 
20/. prizes for the " best stallion (Suffolk breed only excluded) to 
travel in the district." 
, The Judges report thus on the two classes : — 
" Deay Horses — Class XLV. (Stallions). — Mr. T. Johnson's ' Toung John 
Bull ' is a very first-class animal, and we consider him well worthy of the first 
prize, notwithstanding the remarks of the Veterinary Surgepn. The second- 
prize taker, Mr. W. H. Neale's ' Prince of London,' is a tiseful colt, but the 
remainder are bad. 
" Class XLVI. (Two-year-old Stallions). — The first prize, Mr. C. Morrison's 
'Basildin,' is also a useful colt. 
*' Class XLVII. (ilare and Foal) only one very moderate animal entered. * 
" Class XLVIU. for Two-year-old Fillies had no entry. 
*' AGEicTTLTUB.Ui HoBSES (soT SuFEOLKs). — Class XLI. a moderate class. 
" Class XLII. — The first-pri^e colt (Mr. W. Coney's), good; but the class 
generally very moderate, 
" Class XLI 1 1. (Mares and Foals) a poor class. 
" Class XLIV. — The first and second prize two-year-old fillies, Mr. Charles 
Friday's ' Flower ' and the Hon. Colonel Pennant's ' Matchless Grey,' are useful 
animals, and the remainder bad. ' 
" Class CVI. for the best Agricultural Stallion to travel in the district, only 
two animals shown, and those bad." 
Suffolks. — It may have been that the owners of Suffolks did 
not care to seek a county which had declared so openly against 
their breed, or had taken their best specimens to Hamburg ; but, 
at all events, the entries fell from 62 to 20. The dispersion of the 
stud of Mr. Barthropp (who acted as one of the Judges) had 
its share in weakening the ranks, and we might well look 
back to the " cherry -red " treat of last year, when " the 13 two- 
year-old fillies and the 26 sires, with only one white face 
amongst them, were on their parade." Sir Edward Kerrison's 
brood mare " Bragg " was the queen of the lot, and will be 
remembered as the first prize two-year-old filly at Warwick. 
The Judges thus review their labours : — 
