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from the pjvoimcl. "Sincerity," the third prize horse, was amiss and under 
the care of the veterinary insi>eetor, consequently did not loolv as well as he 
probably would have done had he been Avell ; he is a good brown, stands on 
short legs, has immense bone and sinews, and his action is smooth, moving 
his hind-legs well and like a hunter; he is, however, not quite so nice about 
his shoulders and back as he ought to be. The reserve number, the celebrated 
" General Peel," looks very different now to what he did in the year when he 
won the Two Thousand, and ran second for the Derby and St. Leger, having 
the a^jpearance now of an over-sized harness-horse. The remaining horses in 
this class were not adapted to getting himters. 
Roadster Stallions came next — a very bad class. The first prize we awarded 
to rather a fashionable looking lirown horse ; the second prize to a roan, good a 
goer, but of a very common appearance, the remaining competitors were so 
inferior, we could not find one worthy of the reserved number. 
Pony Stallions. — The first prize pony is very handsome, with beautiful 
action, perhaps more of a horse than a pony ; but as he is well under the 
height specified (14 hands 2 inches), we thought him entitled to the prize. The 
second prize was also a remarkably nice pony, really more of a pony than the 
other ; but though a very good mover, not so good as the first prize. Two 
prettier ponies are seldom seen. 
Mares for breeding Hunters. — This was one of the strongest class, but upon 
examination there wore many inferior animals. We had not much difficulty 
in arriving at the first prize, a nice fashionable hunting mare, that looks like 
carrying a man well across country. The second we gave to a chesnut mare, 
is of good suljstance, and goes well, but her shoulders are rather too upright. 
The third is a nice-looking mare, but her fore-legs and knees might have been 
better, as also her action. 
Marcs for breeding Hackneys we had some trouble with, as we could not find 
a good one amongst them. The one we selected as the first is just a useful 
mare ; the second a nice looking one, with bad action ; and the third is very 
pretty and a nice goer, but very light of bone for a brood mare. 
In the Pony Brood Mare Class there was no competition. 
Hunters, 4-years-old. — I was in hopes that when we got to this class we 
should have something worth looking at ; but was greatly disappointed. We 
were obliged to give the prize to a horse much too high for a four-year-old, and 
the second to a horse with little fore-legs and that cannot gallop, and the third 
to a useful looking kind of horse with bad action. The reserve number was far 
the best mover in the lot, but saddled close on the shoulder, with a short neck, 
and can'ied her head in the air. 
Hunters 5 and 6 years. — We had not the slightest difficulty in awarding 
the prizes iu this class, as the chesnut horse was decidedly superior ; he is a 
good looking horse of great substance, moves well, and looks like cariying 
16-stone well across any country. The second prize is a useful horse, but not 
a show horse, wanting quality. The third prize horse is a big horse, witli bad 
hing-leg action. The reserve number a nice dog-cart horse. 
Hackneys were a sad finish to the day's exhibition, as a worse class I think 
I never had to judge. The chesnut mare we gave the prize is, I have no 
doubt, a fair hack and a good little mare ; but she would not walk in the ring. 
The second mare has nice manners, and moves well ; but has the worst hocks 
I ever saw get a prize. The reserve number was a very common looking 
animal. This concluded our day's work, and I am sure we should have done 
our work easier and more satisfactory to ourselves, had we had in many of the 
classes better animals to select from. 
Jacob Smith. 
