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bred, each having its favourite ; but since the intercourse amongst 
farmers and breeders has been greater, they have been reduced to 
a few of the better and now " established, breeds," such as the 
Lincolnshire dray-horse, the Suffolk and the Clydesdale horse. 
The hunter is derived from horses of entire blood, or such as are 
little removed from it, uniting with mares of substance, correct 
form, and good action. In some instances hunters are derived 
from large mares of the pure breed propagating with powerful 
stallions of the old English roadster, when he can be found. The 
hackney is derived, like the hunter, from a judicious mixture of 
" blood " with the native horse, especially the " pack-horse," 
familiar in mountain districts. Norfolk was formerly the great 
seat of hackneys, known as " Norfolk (trotting) Cobs." They 
are now scarce, and appear to be going out of fashion, or giving 
way to Norfolk farming. An historical sketch of these and other 
English-bred horses appeared in the Chester Report. 
Agricultueal Hoeses geneeally. 
Class I. — Aged Stallions foi- xifjricaltural Purposes. — In this 
class we had 31 competitors. What an undertaking for the 
judges ! They were first marshalled round a circle and drafted 
one by one until reduced to about 11 competitors; then com- 
menced the arduous work of a close inspection ; the action, form, 
quality, and general character, being the leading points that 
governed the decision. At length the first prize was awarded to 
a 4 years-old bay Lincolnshire horse, " Emperor," exhibited by 
Mr. J. Hemmant, of Thorney Fen, near Peterborough. This 
was indeed a valuable animal, and well calculated for his work, 
that of producing first-rate agricultural horses. He combined 
immense substance with elegance of movement upon short legs. 
The second prize was awarded to Mr. Clayden, of Linton, Cam- 
bridge, for his 4 years-old Suffolk horse, " Royal George." This 
was a good representative of the Suffolk breed ; and singularly 
enough the third prize was awarded to a 3 years-old " Warwick 
and Suffolk" horse, the result of a first cross. Messrs. Edward 
and Matthew Reed's " England's Glory," of the Lincolnshire 
breed, Avas highly commended. Tliis horse, owing to his age 
(3 years-old), was not sufficiently up in his form to compete with 
older horses, but will be seen to advantage another day. Messrs. 
Lowe's grey horse, " Grand Duke," and T. Crisp's Suffolk horse, 
" Marquis," were commended. There were other exceedingly 
good horses in this class. 
Class JL — Two years-old entire Colls: 15 entries. — This was 
by no means a good class if we except the two prize horses. Mr. 
Holland, of Dumbleton Hall, Evesham, received the first prize 
for an excellent stamp of bay horse, powerful, good-looking, and 
