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settled to put 98 first, 97 second, and 101 third. No. 100 well deserved the 
reserve number, a bay, with splendid feet and joints, and grand action. This 
filly is snre to make her mark iu the future. 
Class 19. Agricultural Filly, tiro years old. — To a nice filly. No. 124, we 
gave the first prize, with plenty cif bone and hair. No. 122 was second, and 
No. 125 third. 
Class 22. Agricultural Filly, one year old. — In tliis class. No. lo-i, a 
black filly, we placed first. She is a fine mover, with great substance, and 
not shown in very high condition. Second to her is placed No. 144, with 
No. 143 as our resei-ve. 
Class 26. Agricultural Entire Colts, one year old. — No. 174 first, a very 
grand bay colt, splendid joints, feet, and hair ; moves well, and with luck he 
will be hard to beat in the best of com[iany later on in life. He does his breeder 
great credit, whoever he may be. No. 168, second, is a heavy colt, but very 
light through his heart, and is not overdone with hind-leg action. No. 176 
was the reserve, and he is a useful colt, with good flat bone and plenty of hair. 
Class 27. Agricultural pair of Marias. — This prize was awarded to two 
mares, seven j-ears old each, a black and a grey. The former is as near per- 
fection as it is possible to see one, having a grand top, with the best of legs 
and feet, with extraordinary action. She is quite a show in herself. Her 
companion is also a very useful mare. No. 181 is a capital pair of mares, 
and they are not easy to beat. 
Class 28. Agricultural pair of Geldings. — No. 183, a grand jmir of 
geldings, one of which came into the ring lame, and we had to apply to our 
Veterinary Inspector for his advice, who assured us the lameness was only 
through an accident from his having had his leg over his rope, and that the 
unsoundness would be of short duration, so that we had no difficulty in 
awarding them the prize. No. 182, a massive chestnut and a roan, which we 
did not award a second prize to, according to the liules of the Society, there 
only being two exhibits. 
Class 29. Agricultural Geldings, three years old. — We jilaced No. 187 
first, 186 second, and to 189 we gave the reserve. This class we considered not 
very first-rate as a whole. 
Class 30. Agricultural Geldings, two years old. — This class had only 
four entries. No. 191 we had but little trouble to place first, No. 192 second, 
with 190 for the reserve number. Wc regret that we did not meet with a 
mirch stronger class in this county, the home of the English carthorse. 
There was no delay in the introduction of the various classes into the ring, 
and we cannot conclude this Report without expressing our thanks to the 
Steward of the division for the excellent arrangements he had made and 
carried out ; in fact nothing could have been better. Henry Smith 
V. B. Watts.' 
B. Spraggox. 
Clydesdales. 
Purely of Scotch origin, natives of Dumbartonshire, Lanark- 
shire, and Renfrewshire, these most useful horses are found all 
over England, and are highly appreciated in the United States, 
Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. It is said that this breed 
was formed by crossing the native active mares of the Clyde 
country with Flemish stallions ; but good authorities hold that 
it was established by putting the mares of the district to selected 
English stallions. Some go as far as to say that hunter stallions 
were used at first for the purpose, as their fine heads and activity 
show that their pedigree is not altogether of the cart kind. With 
