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" The Viscount," four years old (one year younger than " Cairn- 
brogie Keir), took the second place in his class the third time 
in succession, having won second prizes at Reading in 1882, and 
York in 1883. On both occasions he was beaten only by the 
Champion stallions ; at Reading, by Mr, Rodgers's " Warlock," 
with whom he is mentioned by the Judges in their Report upon 
the Class, in terms of approbation applied equally to both 
animals, which are described as good and serviceable, and 
likely to improve the breed ; and at York, where his sole superior 
was " Auld Reekie," he gained besides the money-prize a 
similar certificate of merit in the judicial Report. Both these 
horses, and the Hon. G. Waldegrave Leslie's third winner, 
"Leslie Lad," are bays, the last a horse of particularly attractive 
colour, such as American breeders look upon with great favour. 
The Class of Stallions foaled in 1881, containing only five 
entries (and two of the horses entered had stayed at home), is 
noticeable for the merit of the two entries from the stud of 
Mr. Rodger, both sons of his " Drumpellier," who stood second 
to " The McGregor " at Derby. Both, also, are from very well- 
known mares. " Mystic," a large, upstanding, and powerful 
bay horse, among whose salient points of merit are his surpass- 
ingly good feet and pasterns, to which, as well as to his action, 
the Judges make special reference, is from "Mystery;" and 
" The Beau " is from " Bell," whose name is not, as might be 
inferred from his name, spelt with a final " e." " Mystery," who, 
with a foal by " The Beau," gained a high commendation in 
Class 18, has won honourable distinction in the Showyard ; 
but her reputation rests most upon her great excellence as a 
breeder. She is the dam of " Warlock," the Reading Cham- 
pion, and other winners. Among " Bell's " achievements was a 
third prize at Derby. Both these mares were on the ground at 
Shrewsbury. Their sons, although half-brothers by the sire, are 
not on the same level in present merit. "Mystic " is by far the 
better horse as he stands, and will probably keep the lead. He 
was third in his class at York. To him the first prize was on 
this occasion deservedly awarded ; and " The Beau " had no 
rival nearly his peer in the contest for the second place. The 
Judges in their notes rather give him the cold shoulder ; but he 
is regarded by some friends of the Clydesdale as a young horse 
that will improve, and that might have been thought a better 
one at Shrewsbury if his half-brother had not stood beside him. 
Lady Ossington's magnificent bay two-year-old, " The Mac- 
neillage," the first winner in Class 6, is a son of " The Mc- 
Gregor," the celebrated horse which took the Society's first prize 
at Derby. The Judges, who in their notes refer to him as No. 75, 
give a faithful and perhaps sufficient description of his most 
