Gi-4 Report of the Senior Steward of Llve-Sfoclc at Nottingham, 
we consider that in the classes for horses alone unnecessary 
accommodation had to be provided at Nottingham for some 150 
animals. It was commonly rumoured that many sales of horses 
had taken place a short time before the Show ; but this would 
hardly seem to account for this steady and progressive rise in 
the percentage of absentees since 1885. 
In conclusion I wish to offer my most cordial thanks to all 
the colleagues with whom I have been associated during my 
term of office, to the Assistant Stewards (to whose invaluable 
help and tact we are indebted for any success in our parades of 
stock and for a very general lightening of our labours), and to 
the staff of the Society, for their cordial co-operation and gene- 
rous help in the duties we had mutually to discharge. I can 
only hope that my successors in office may be as fortunate in 
this respect as I have been. 
Reports of the Judges of the Various Classes of Stock. 
Horses. 
Report of the Judges of Shire Horses. 
[Classes 1 to 4, 15 to 17, 26 to 28.] 
Class 1. Stallions foaled before 1885. — A very middling class, the First 
Prize horse (Mr. Freeman-Mitford's Lmifilnng Stock ') a A ery good one. 
Class 2. St all ioyis foaled in 1885. — The tirfct tlu-ee good ones, the re- 
mainder nothing to note. The First Prize horse (Lord Ilindlip's.^// Here) 
Avas the ohampiou. 
Class 3. Stallions foaled in 1886. — This class the test class of stallions 
we saw. 
Class 4. Stallion-': foaled in 1887. — A very good class. Several horses 
in this class looked like coming to the front another day. 
Class 15. Mares and Foals. — The first tliree prize animals in this class 
had previously won Champion Prizes at the Royal and London Show.s, 
and in this class we had the Champion Shire Mare of the day (Mr. Free- 
man-Mitford's Chance). 
Class '2Q. Fillies foaled in 1885. — This class was very good ; far superior 
to any young class we had. We thought we were justified in asking for 
two additional prizes. ■ 
Class 27. Fillies foaled in 1866.— This was a very good class, and several 
very good fillies in it. We also recommended a fourth prize in this class.- 
Class 28. Yeai-lin<j Fillies. — A good class as a whole. 
W^iLLiAM Jonas, 
John W'ills. 
' For greater clearness, the names of the animals mentioned, witli tlieir 
owners, have been added to the descriptions given by the Judges. — Ed. 
'•' These extra prizes could not be granted by the Council. — Ed. 
