550 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Derhij. 
the foals not required to keep up the stock to Ashbourne,Burton, 
and other local fairs. These are then taken to Leicestershire 
pastures to be grazed. Waltham fair, near Melton Mowbray, is 
a great market for these when two and three years old. 
In Class 1, there are were only two competitors, probably due 
to the belief that the victorious " Admiral " would be there in all 
his glory. First at Carlisle, winner of the 100/. prize at the 
Lincolnshire Show, and the recipient of many other honours, 
none but rash exhibitors liked to "rush in" to meet him. 
And this raises the important question as to whether horses 
which have taken prizes in the classes for old stallions should 
not be ineligible for entry again in such classes, but should only 
be allowed to take their chance in a champion class. This 
would meet the objection of those who urge that it would be 
impolitic to prevent the exhibition of the perfect types, stamped 
as such by the Society, and at the same time ensure a better 
competition among the breeders of each kind of carthorse. 
The second prize was not awarded in this class. Mr. Gilbey's 
horse " Spark," a magnificent animal of immense bone and 
substance, was first in Class 2, beating the two Worsley 
entries, "Prime Minister" and "Worsley Wonder," both very 
good horses. " Spark " was purchased by Mr. Gilbey for 800 
guineas last February, for the purpose of giving the farmers 
in Essex the opportunity of breeding horses with the best-known 
sire. Mr. Gilbey placed him, together with another well-known 
stallion " Paragon," a descendant of the famous " Honest Tom," 
in the hands of a committee empowered to make the best 
arrangements for their service. " Worsley Wonder " took the 
first prize at Carlisle, as a two-yearling, while " Prime Minister " 
was placed second. Thus "the whirligig of time brings about 
his revenges." 
For the prizes offered for two-year-old stallions, there was 
a capital display from thirteen different exhibitors, proving 
clearly that it is the foregone conclusion of defeat which restricts 
competition in the classes for older horses. Lord Ellesmere's 
fine upstanding " Emperor," with famous action, was put first, 
and his "Silent James," a scion of a good stock, combining the 
" Honest Tom " blood with that of " What's Wanted," and an 
attractive-looking horse, but somewhat narrow and a bad mover, 
was third. It is confessed that it was a slight relief to see 
Mr. Garrett Taylor's very good, fine-moving " Invincible 
Wonder," by " Marsters's England's Wonder," snatch some 
honours from the Worsley stud. The Hon. E. Coke had a 
useful horse, " Cyclops," in this class, and the Duke of 
Westminster sent " Sam," a marvel of muscle and size. 
Twelve mares came into the ring in Class 13 ; and a useful 
