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other of the hunter classes. Nevertheless, although it included 
several useful horses, there was, with the exception of Mr. J. F. 
Laycock's first-prize bay gelding Marquis^ nothing to call for 
special remark. 
The four-year-old hunter geldings (Class 4) were deserving, 
taken as a whole, of special commendation. The place of honour 
was assigned to Mr. Andrew J. Brown's CarricJc, the second 
and third prizes going respectively to Mr. Thomas Darrell's 
Wyedale and Mr. John Hadland's Pilot. 
The four-year-old hunter mares (Class 5) made but a poor 
show, at the head of which was placed Messrs. Robinsons' bay 
mare Oone Aivay. 
In Class 6, for three-year-old hunter geldings, Mr. Andrew 
J. Brown's first-prize winner. The General, " is a horse of excep- 
tional merit, full of quality and strength, and a fine goer." 
The second- and third-prize winners, Mr. George H. Spraggon's 
Rocket and Mr. W. E, Lawson's Blaze, " show both quality and 
power." 
The smallest of the Hunter Classes was Class 7, for three- 
year-old fillies. It was redeemed from mediocrity by the 
presence of Mr. James Martin's Dorothy and of Mr. Ernest 
Chaplin's Phoebe. 
Hunter geldings foaled in 1889 (Class 8) made a good dis- 
play, and, with few exceptions, were conspicuous for their 
growth. The substantial awards went, in order, to Mr. Thomas 
A. Cornthwaite's Gamester, Mr. Edmund Broumpton's Marmion, 
and Mr. G. A. Walker's The Pane. 
In a commendable class of hunter fillies foaled in 1889 
(Class 9), the prize-winners — Mr. W. Muzeen's Modesty, Dr. S. P. 
Budd's Lady Scot, and. Mr. Rhodes Waterhouse's chestnut filly 
by Knight Templar — all promise to grow into valuable hunters. 
Class 10, for hunter colts foaled in 1890, in which Mr. 
Frank B. Wilkinson's The Curate was first, " was very disap- 
pointing, and a long way below the average." 
Class 11, for hunter fillies foaled in 1890, at the head of 
which was placed Mr. James Martin's Mrs. O'Shea, was like- 
wise not satisfactory. "A want of bone and substance" was 
prominently noticeable. 
Of the 33 prizes awarded in the Hunter Classes, 20 went to 
Yorkshire exhibitors, whilst two went to Nottinghamshire and two 
to Lincolnshire, nine other counties — Durham, Leicester, Middle- 
sex, Norfolk, Northumberland, Somerset, Stafford, Warwick, 
and Westmoreland — securing one prize each. In Classes 1,4, 
5, and 10 all the prizes went to Yorkshire exhibitors. 
Coach Horses. — These were shown in seven classes, as against 
