434 Report of the Stewards of Stoclt at the Newcastle S/iow. 
" Caractacus," the Derby winner, bad been, a few weeks before, 
at the Agricultural Hall. "Cavendish," who was second to 
" Neville " at Worcester, when the whole class was highly com- 
mended, occupied the same position again. " He is a horse of 
a very beautiful colour, but he seems to be growing coarse." 
"Sir Walter Scott" was disqualified; and the other five, 
" Carbineer," " Littlecote," " Layton," " Lord Chesterfield," and 
" Schuloff," received no mention from the Judges. 
The new rule that no horse should compete in the Hunter Sire, 
Class LIII., unless he be thoroughbred, effectually weeded out 
the motley lot which were entered for this prize at Worcester, 
while it excluded animals like " Ellcott " and "Safeguard," the 
very excellent second and third of last year. Only two were 
entered, and the first prize was awarded to "quite a quality 
horse," " Motley ;" while the second was withheld for lack of 
merit from " Royal Oak-Day." 
Class LI V., for Hunter Brood-Mares, was " very ordinary." 
The winner, Mr. Brown's " Sally," was " rather a nice, short- 
legged one " from Cumberland, and, like Mr. Charles Moffatt's 
commended one, by " Galaor." Mr. William Scarth's mare 
" Plucky " was rising twenty, and still good for her years. As 
this prize, as well as that for Class LIII., was given by the Local 
Committee, " Beechwood," the winner of the first prize in the 
Hunter Class (CXXVIII.) at Worcester, was entered again, — an 
anomaly which might be worthy of consideration by the Council. 
However, his " action and quality were only ordinary," and the 
first prize was unanimously awarded to Sir Frederick Graham's 
chesnut gelding " The Tyke," " a rare galloper and mover alto- 
gether, but with less substance than ' Beechwood.' " Mr. Sutton's 
highly commended "Voyageur" was "light-fleshed and all 
muscle and wire, with hind-legs of especially beautiful quality," 
and the Judges also liked " Grapeshot." In fact, " there were 
several good weight-carrying hunters, but some of them hardly 
up to a fast thing with foxhounds." 
The Four Year-old Hunter, Class CXXIX., was headed by 
Mr. W. H. Clark's " Sprig of Nobility," by " Sprig of Shille- 
lagh," "a rare four year-old, master of great weight, and with 
depth of rib like an aged horse." The second prize was given 
to Messrs. Norman's "Radical," "a horse of nice quality, but 
too short altogether," and with the white hind-stockings which 
the " British Yeomans " invariably exhibit whenever they fall 
chesnut. Mr. Pease's "Silas Marner," who was highly com- 
mended, " had fair action, but was a little defective in his ribs." 
The Three- Year Old Hunter, Class CXXX., brought out "a 
moderate lot." The first prize was given to Mr. Boyd's chesnut 
gelding, by " Auchmleck :" and the second to Mr. R. W. Hodg- 
