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the Judges ; and out of the ten -which were sent to the veterinary surgeons 
only five passed. Taken as a whole we think the class was fair. No. 28 
(Lion),^ which won a premium, is a weU-bred horse, and was one of the best, 
if not the very hest, all-round mover in the yard, though rather deficient in 
substance. It is much to be regretted that No. 38 {Truefit) was unsound, 
as he is by far the most likely-looking horse in the class to get good stock. 
In Class B, eleven horses were entered, and all came before the Judges. 
Of these seven were sent to be examined, and two were rejected — one a par- 
ticularly nice horse, No. 42 (Friar Husk), and the other a very useful-looking 
one, No. 43 (Glenjillaii). The horses that obtained a premium in this class, 
No. 39 {Blue Grass), No. 41 (Even), and No. 45 {Moss Haxck), were 
decidedly good ; and of the reserve horses No. 46 {Omega) is a very nice old 
horse, with great libertj-, and No. 40 {Conaglen) is useful. 
In Class D, ten horses were entered, eight of which came before the Judges. 
Of these seven were sent to be inspected by the veterinary surgeons, and two 
rejected. The three horses that obtained a premium are most useful, and 
the reserves would have obtained a premium in .some of the other classes. 
No. 50 {Aerides) and No. 52 {Huguenot) are particularly good. No. 58 
{Westbtirfon), when he grows down, wiU make a very fine horse, with great 
substance, though a little leggy. No. 56 {Royalty) and No. 59 {Young 
Glen Arthur) are certainly useful. 
In Class 15, sixteen horses were entered, fifteen of which came before the 
Judges. Nine were sent to the veterinary surgeons, and three of them were 
rejected. It is only fair to say that there were two other horses in the class 
so palpably unsound that the Judges did not send them to be examined. 
The fact of No. 68 {Knight Templar) being unsound is much to be deplored, 
as he looks like a valuable stallion. Of the premium horses No. 64 {Esca- 
millo) is a very nice compact horse ; the colour of No. 69 {Linnceus) is 
against him, but he is a nice horse, and No. 66 {Jarnac) is a good-looking old 
horse, with great liberty. Of the reserve horses No. 61 {Bradgate) is cer- 
tainly useful, and No. 72 {Sir Joseph) and No. 70 {Pursebearer) are fairly so. 
In Class F, eleven horses were entered and came before the Judges. Of 
these eight were sent to be examined, and six were rejected, leaving the 
Judges a very bad selection. No. 83 {Q.C.) is a good-actioned horse, and 
No. 84 {Scherzo) is exceptionally good-actioned ; but had No. 76 {Albert 
Edicard), No. 81 {Lajnmei-moor) , or No. 86 ( Vibration) passed sound, the 
premium horses would only have taken reserve places. No. 85 {Somerton), 
too, only just out of training, was rather a nice horse, but he also was 
rejected. 
In Class G, seven horses were entered and came before the Judges. Of 
these six were sent to the veterinary surgeons, and four were rejected. Of 
the premium horses No. 90 {Prescription) is a magnificent horse, who will 
make a good sire, particularly of carriage hor.ses, and would have taken a 
premium in any case. No. 93 {Suleiman) is a nice horse, but does not show 
the amount of power we should like to see. The fact of the unsoundness 
of No. 88 {Gumbo) is a great misfortune. No. 92 (Beturns) and No. 91 
{Quicksilver) are very useful-looking horses had they been sound; and the 
old No. 87 {Duke of Athole), who runs in the station omnibus at Gains- 
borough, has, we understand, got some very good stock. 
As for Classes H, I, and K, we can only describe the horses in 
them as doing harm instead of good to any district. Had No. 104 {Bat- 
catcher) and No. 100 {Barbieston) been sound they might have been useful, 
but the other horses were utterly worthle.ss. 
In conclusion, we beg to draw the attention of exhibitors to the fact that. 
' For greater clearness the names of the stallions mentioned have been 
added in italics to tlie catalogae numl)ers as reported by the Judges. — Ed. 
