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very  nice  type,  but  lias  more  the  action  of  a ])olo  pony.  The 
winner  in  Class  45  was  a beautiful  filly  full  of  quality  and  with 
capital  all  round  action,  and  the  second  was  a good  mover  with 
more  })ower  and  truer  action  than  the  third  prize  animal. 
Shetland  Ponies. — These  were  represented  by  twenty-six  entries 
in  the  four  classes.  The  stallions  (Class  44)  numbered  twelve, 
and  the  Judge  reported  that  the  cla.ss  in  point  of  numbers  and 
quality  excelled  that  of  any  other  Show'  of  these  ponies  that 
he  had  seen.  The  similarity  of  type  was  very  marked,  and 
no  small  difficulty  was  exjierienced  in  ])lacing  the  ponies. 
Ultimately  the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  It.  W.  It. 
Mackenzie’s  Belhnan,  “ a perfect  specimen  of  the  breed, 
possessing  Ijoth  substance  and  <|uality.”  This  pony  also 
received  the  Champion  Silver  Medal  offered  by  the  Shetland 
l^ony  Stud  Book  Society,  and  its  portrait  appears  o])posite  to 
this  ])age  (Fig.  4).  The  next  ((Jlass  45)  contained  but  two 
exhibits,  but  both  animals  w'ere  of  good  (juality.  Class  4t) 
contained  five  mares,  the  first  prize,  “ a typical  specimen  of 
the  breed,”  being  gained  by  Mi-.  fValter  Aitchison  with 
Strawberry,  which  also  carried  off  the  Chamjiion  Silver  Medal 
for  the  best  Shetland  mare  or  filly  (see  Fig.  5 facing  page 
15S).  fn  Class  47  there  were  five  fillies.  The  Judge  had  no 
difficulty  in  giving  the  first  ]>rize  to  Mr.  William  Fawcett’s 
Midyet,  which  he  describes  as  “ a very  handsome  and  wonder- 
fully matured  yearling.”  The  second  and  third  prizes  were 
gained  by  Patti  and  \dctoria,  “ tw'o  very  sweet  ponies  showing- 
great  quality,”  exhibited  by  the  Ladies  E.  and  D.  Hope. 
Polo  Ponies. — This  section  shows  a further  increase  in 
numbers,  the  seven  classes  containing  sixty-three  entries,  as 
against  fifty-six  last  year.  8ir  Humphrey  de  Trafford,  who 
acted  as  Judge,  considers  that  the  classes  w'ere  of  most  excellent 
merit,  hardly  a moderate  animal  having  been  exhibited 
throughout.  Classes  4b  and  50,  for  .stallions  not  above  14 
hands  2 inches  and  mares  between  15  hands  2 inches  and 
14  hands  2 inches,  with  foals,  were  of  exceptional  merit. 
These  classes  produced  the  Champion  animals,  Mr.  John 
Barker’s  stallion.  Autre,  and  mare.  Black-  Bella. 
Harness  Horses  and  Ponies. — The.se  comprised  seven  clas.ses, 
three  for  single  harne.ss  and  four  for  double  harness,  all  judged 
and  paraded  on  single  days  during  the  Show.  The  entries 
in  the  seven  classes  totalled  forty-four.  Cla.sses  55  to  57,  for 
mai-es  and  geldings  of  any  age,  were  exhibited  on  Tuesday, 
June  21.  Tn  Class  55,  for  animals  of  15  hands  2 inches 
