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Agricultural Stallions, Class 1 — four years old and upwards, 
not (jualified to compete as Clydesdale or Suffolk — made a muster 
of four, a great falling-off compared witli the thirty entered 
in the corresponding class at Kilburn. The Judges had no 
difficulty in giving the first place to the Earl of EUesmere's 
"Admiral," a magnificent bay four-year-old, bred by Mr. J. 
Milncr, Treales, Kirkham ; sire, " Honest Tom," dam by 
" British Ensign." He was first as a yearling at Newcastle ; 
first this year at Islington, in a class of 36, and gainer of the 
Champion Cup ; first at the Bath and West of England, and 
at the Pomona, winning indeed wherever shown. He stands 
17 hands high, girths 8 feet, has a beautiful head and crest, 
a shapely massive body carried on stout good legs, and moves 
well in all his paces. He tapes 12i inches round the flat limb 
below the knee. Another year will drop his flank and give 
more second-thigh. " Young Champion," the thirteen-years- 
old veteran of the Stand Stud Company, made his ninth ap- 
pearance, as usual was second, showed immense substance, con- 
stitution, and fair action, and seemed to go sounder than at 
some former Royal Meetings. Mr. Lawrence Drew's " Lord 
Harry," after his " Prince of Wales," second in the same class 
at Kilburn, lacks the ponderous massiveness of his successful 
rivals, but has a good middle, fine action, and wearing legs, 
withal rather short both of bone and hair. Mr. David Riddell's 
four-year-old " Roseberry," bred at Merryton, although first at 
the Highland Society's Perth Meeting last year, and champion 
at Glasgow, has not the substance of the English horses, whilst 
his appearance is somewhat injured by capped hocks. 
Agricultural Stallions (Class 2), three years old, numbering 
28 entries at Kilburn, were represented by three useful colts. 
Lord Ellesmere was first with " Samson 4th," after the redoubt- 
able " Samson," from an " Honest Tom " mare ; a big substantial 
colt already measuring nearly 17 hands, girthing 8 feet, mea- 
suring lOj inches below the knee, with good action, his white 
legs unfortunately, however, being rather too staring. He had 
the first prize in his class and the Champion Cup last year at 
Kilburn, and was first at the Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Pomona 
International, and other shows. Captain William Hammond 
Betts' "Strawberry Wonder," a massive thick sire with great 
bone and in high condition, beat Mr. Frederick Street's 
" Somersham Samson," third last year in a class of 30 at Kilburn, 
and a promising colt, shown in useful working trim. 
Agricultural Stallions, two years old, not qualified to compete 
as Clydesdale or Suffolk (Class 3), included, nevertheless, several 
entries with marked Clydesdale character, and two clever poor 
colts from well-known Clydesdale studs. Despite several leggy 
