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just what a heavy man's hunter should he, whatever the merits of his hind 
action, which is certainly good enough. However, so indifferent were all the 
others, that he had to be put second. Major Ballard's Kedwing (the third), 
went as badly as from her formation she might be expected to ; but there was 
nothing better. 
Class 23. Hunters up to 12 stone. — A rather better class; and the first, Mr. 
Darby's General Hood was not very far from what a light-weight hunter should 
be ; and Mr. Howell's Lancer (second) was but little inferior. The third, 
Mr. Stacey's Bianconi, was a neat hard-looking little hamer-horse. Most 
of the others had the too common fault of want of bone, without which even 
12 stone is not to be carried long. 
Class 24. Eu)ders 4: yeirs old. — Always an interesting class; but thougli 
this looked well at first sight, it did not contain many that bore a close inspec- 
tion. Mr. Cook's Admiral (first) is a little heavy forward, and quite high 
enough ; but he has good limbs and joints — his hocks esiDeciallj', and has 
nice manners in the ring. The second, Mr. Mofiatt's Lady Graham, has all 
the action of Laughing Stock, her sire, with his fine blood, legs, and general 
quality; but she has not quite a decided " hunter " character about her, and 
her top is more that of a blood charger at present : but she is a fine mare and 
an im^jroving one. The third, Mr. Thomas's Policeman, is a great loose colt 
requiring time, and his hind legs might be better. Mr. Teasdale's Theodore 
(R. Xo.) was onlj' "useful" — a plain horse with straight shoulders. 
Class 25. Hunters 3 years old. — A near thing between the first three, 
though three very different animals. The winner, Mr. Musgrove's Honeycomb, 
has all the bone and size of his sire Angelus, but, like him, he lacks action, 
and is not what may be called " all over a hunter ;" his shoulders are loaded, 
and he promises to get too high ; but with all this he is a fine colt. The 
second, Mr. Miller.s Kettledrum colt, would have beaten him, but for his 
light fore-legs, for he is more hunting-like, and went beautifully ; and the 
third, Mr. Allen's Cape Horn, by Cape Flyaway, is full of blood and 
quality, and must grow into a valuable horse. The rest in this class were 
very far behind the winners. 
Class 26. Hunters 2 years old. — The winner, Mr. Miller's Singleton, was 
an exceedingly nice horse and a credit to his sire Carbineer, the Manchester 
Koyal Prize winner. He is a nice size, well bred, and goes well ; and if he 
does not make a hunter will be always worth a good deal "in another place." 
The second, a bay by Llandafi', has some hunting shape about him, and there 
were three or four rather promising young ones in this class. 
Class 27. Hunters 1 year old. — Another Carbineer of Mr. Miller's was first, a 
nice mover, but lightish of bone ; and the second has the same fault, and has no 
sire named in the catalogue. By the way, why are not the 3 and 4-year-olds 
stipulated to be by a thorough-bred sire, as well as the 1 and 2-year-olds? 
Class 28. lioadsters hetween 14 and 15 Lands. — Of this class the less said 
the better. Two or three were neatish blood hacks, the others the commonest 
of the common ; and as the majority of the Judges held that the class was not 
intended for well-bred ones, and no better could be found amongst the com- 
moners than Mr. Goddard's cream-coloured Dandy and Mr. Cook's grey 
Oeneral, the prizes went accordingly. 
Class 29. Cohs between 13 and 14 hands. — This, the last class, was also the 
best ; and of the twenty shown there were some eight or ten really good weight- 
carrying cobs. Mr. Stacey's Tommy Dodd (first) was quite a heavy 
gentleman's cob; and the second, a sturdy chestnut, was, despite his uprighi 
pasterns, a rare good stamp. With three or four exceptions, they all come from 
the neighbourhood, and it was pleasant to see such a characteristic" class; 
though strange that in all the jjrcceding ones (ponies and Mr. Cartwright'* 
mare excepted), not one of the first prizes remained in Wales. 
As a whole, the show of riding-horses was decidedly inferior. 
