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bury each 26. But really, when the Suffolk stallions were 
led into the ring for parade, after the judging day, they did 
not seem to need much apology. As they moved past, and 
a?ain as the rank of the chestnuts formed down the side of the 
collecting-ring, the breed made a display of which Suffolk men 
had no reason to feel ashamed. Yet this was merely a small 
deputation from its native county, comprising a few fair average 
specimens. 
The Class of Older Stallions, unfortunately, was blank, so far 
as the judging-ring was concerned. The Duke of Hamilton's 
" Eastern Emperor," a winner at Reading and York, was en- 
tered, but was absent ; so that the Suffolk stallion in the most 
mature development of his characteristics was unrepresented, 
except by one specimen, which appeared in the Three-year-old 
Class by mistake. 
Mr. Biddell sent a couple of grand three-year-olds which won 
the first and second prizes in Class 8, containing 8 entries. 
These were " Prince Charlie," bred by Mr. D. Clover, sire 
" Kainham's Prince " (1002), dam, " Depper," by " Cupbearer " 
(410); and " Foxhall," bred by Mr. A. B. Biddell, sire, 
"Rodney" (161), dam, "Foxhall Depper" (67), by "Captain 
Snap" (142). Among the horses competing with them was 
Mr. Toller's " Verger," reserved number and highly commended, 
the second winner in the Two-year-old Class at York, a thick- 
bodied horse with grand neck, handsome, and, although on a 
somewhat large scale, quite a pattern of the Suffolk horse, as its 
distinctive character is understood by an outsider. But the 
Suffolks in general seem to be increasing in size, and in some 
instances showing proportionate variation from the very marked 
character exemplified in " Verger." 
In the Two-year-old Class, 6 entries, Mr. A. J. Smith's 
"Ace o' Diamonds," by " Field Marshal" (1106), from "Dia- 
mond," by " Emperor" (644) ; and Mr. Wilmot's " Glemham," 
bred by Mr. Toller, and by " Cupbearer 3rd " (566), (a horse 
whose stock came out well in these classes), from " Venture '" 
(922), by " Monarch " (1348), are respectively first and second ; 
and in each class a son of " Cupbearer 3rd," from Wangford 
Hall, received a deserved commendation, in the younger class 
coupled with the reserve. 
A couple of splendid mares with foals at foot, the Duke of 
Hamilton's " Belle of the Ball," with her foal by " Eastern 
Emperor," and Mr. Austin's "Darby," with a foal by " Chief- 
tain," represented the matrons and infants of the breed ; while 
the younger females were four very good three-year-old fillies, 
and two the property of one exhibitor in the Two-year-old 
Class. The Older Fillies numbered five entries, but one was 
