Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Shrewsbury, 1884. 621 
Judges' Report on Shire and Agricultural Horses. 
Class 1— Shire Stallion foaled in 1877, 1878, 1879, or 1880— had twelve 
entries. We awarded first prize to No. 9 (and also placed him reserve for 
the Champion prize of 251., offered by the Shire Horse Society for the best 
Shire Stallion in Classes 1, 2, and 3), a massive animal, on short legs, well 
covered with silky hair. Second to No. 11, a grey of great substance ; third 
to No. 10; reserve number to No. 12. 
Class 2. Shire Stallion foaled in the year 1881. — No. 18, a heavy chestnut 
of the true Shire horse type, was placed first; No. 17, a grey, made a 
meritorious second ; third. No. 19 ; had this colt possessed bone of better 
quality he might have been placed higher iu the prize list ; reserve number 
to No. 22. 
Class 3 — Shire Stallion foaled in 1882 — had an entry of twenty-nine, 
and was decidedly the best class of Stallions, a matter of congratulation to 
see improvement in the youn;j;er class of animals. No. 45, a bay with good 
legs, feet, and pasterns, full of quality, a grand mover, was an easy first, and 
also took the Champion prize before referred to ; undoubtedly this is one of 
the best colts seen of late years. Second prize went to No. 28, a grand well- 
grown colt, who was unfortunate in having to compete with such an extra- 
ordinary animal as the first-prize Stallion ; third. No. 46, wants time, but 
promises to develop into a grand horse ; reserve, No. 53 ; highly commended, 
Nos. 42, 38, 32 and 37 ; commended, Nos. 47, 31 and 27. 
Class 10. Agricultural Stallion, not qualified to conipete in any of the 
preceding Classes, foaled in 1877, 1878, 1879, or 1880. — Five were entered, 
but only three put iu an appearance, two of which could not pass the 
veterinary examination. The fii'st prize went to No. 97. The paucity of 
entries, and the inferior character of the animals shown in the Agricultural 
Classes, compel us to unanimously advise the omission of these classes from 
the future prize lists of the Royal Agricultural Society. 
Class 11. Agricultural Stallion foaled in 1881. — First, No. 102, a useful 
heavy colt ; second, No. 101 ; reserve, No. 99. 
Class 12. Agricultural Stallion foaled in 1882. — First, No. 104; second, 
No. 107 ; third, No. 110. 
Class 13. Agricxdtural or Shire Colt foaled in 1883, not qualified to compete 
as Clydesdale or Suffolk. — Some of tbe best colts in this class showed such 
evident signs of over-feeding, or want of exercise, that we were reluctantly 
compelled to pass them over. First to No. Ill, a useful good moving colt; 
second, No. 121, a stylish bay ; reserve, No. 119 — had this colt possessed better 
pasterns he would have been placed before either of the others ; highly com- 
mended. No. 114 ; commended, Nos. 129 and 131. 
Class 17. Shire Mare a.nd Foal. — The entries were few, but the mares as 
a class were grand animals. The first prize went to No. 168, a long, low 
wide mare of good style and character, with a good foal by her side ; second 
to No. 167 ; third to No. 166 ; reserve to No. 165 ; the latter was a good 
mare, but the foal was crippled on the hind-legs. 
Class 20. Agricultural Mare and Foal. — First, No. 187 ; second. No. 189 ; 
reserve. No. 188 ; highly commended, No. 190. 
Class 24 — Shire Fillies foaled in 1881 — contained some very superior 
three-year-olds. No. 217, one of the weightiest and best mares of her age, 
was placed first ; the second prize was awarded to No. 216, a stylish filly, 
with good legs and pasterns; reserve, No. 213 ; highly commended, No. 215 ; 
commended, No. 218. 
Class 25. Shire Filly foaled in 1882. — Amongst the sixteen entries in 
this class we found some most promising fillies, the first going to No. 233, a 
well-grown filly of great substance ; second. No. 220, was a beautiful filly 
of first-rate quality, but had not the sauie size as the first-prize animal ; 
