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great size they have a long stride, which enables them to get 
over a lot of plough work. Their heads are comparatively small, 
with a good crest ; their shoulders more slanting than those of 
other English horses, and they are inclined to be leggy and 
weak in girth. 
Only thirty-five entries of this breed were made, and nine of 
these failed to appear. Two stallions competed in the class for 
horses above four years old. " Black Watch," from Devonshire, 
was put first, and the Judges gave " Pointsman " the second prize, 
as being a useful animal likely to do good in his generation. 
It is somewhat strange that there are never large entries of old 
horses at the Royal Shows. Besides the reason suggested in 
the case of agricultural horses, probably many of these horses 
have only just returned from their season's engagements, and 
are hardly in Show condition in July. 
It was thought by some that " Drumpellier " should have 
been put before "Macgregor" in the Three-year-old Class, 
and he certainly is a more taking and better-grown horse. 
" Macgregor " probably is a truer type of a Clydesdale, and he 
was put first at Carlisle, where " Drumpellier " was unnoticed ; 
and " Macgregor" has never been beaten at any Show. No horse 
came forward in the Two-year-old Class. Mares and foals were 
a short show of four, but all so good that the Judges gave away 
all three prizes, " Queen Mary," a first-class mare and a won- 
derful mover, was put first, " Flora " next, and " Bell " third. 
Messrs. Stanfords' "Bella" is a better-made mare than "Bell," 
and generally of a better stamp, yet lacking bone and size. 
Lords Arthur and Lionel Cecil brought that right good mare, 
" Kelpie," all the way from Peeblesshire, and were justly rewarded 
with the red ribbon in the Three-year-old Filly Class, though 
" Annot Lyle," bedecked with the blue, and " Young Maggie " 
with the orange rosettes, both also from " over the border," were 
hard to beat. " Kelpie " and " Annot Lyle " had frequently 
met before in competition, but the latter had always been put 
first, before the decision at Derby. The noble lords were not so 
fortunate in the next excellent Filly Class of ten, though they 
had a good one in " Cornelia ;" but she could not " hold a 
candle " to " Bessie Lee," " Leonora," or Lord Londonderry's 
nameless one. The following is the Judges' Report : — 
Class 4. Stallions above four years of age were a small entry, and 
nothing of first-class merit. 
Class 5. Stallions three years old were a much better competition ; the 
first-prize animal was really good of his class ; the second was also good, and 
a large well-grown colt. 
Class 14. Mares with Foal at foot were not numerous, but the first- and 
second-prize mares were really excellent brood mares, especially the first, 
which would be hard to beat in any Showyard. 
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