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and  upwards,  the  first  prize,  witli  the  Reserve  Cdiainpionshi}), 
was  taken  by  Mr.  R.  W.  Jay,  for  a six-year-old  chestnut 
gelding,  Towthorpe,  which  “had  his  youth  to  thank  for  gaining 
that  place,  he  being  hardly  j)ressed  by  the  second  prize  horse.” 
This  was  Miss  Ella  Ross’s  Roivton  Blackthorn,  the  black 
ten-year-old  gelding,  which  gained  the  first  prize  in  the 
corresponding  class  last  year.  Class  .5(1,  for  horses  under  1 5 
hands  2 inches,  was  headed  by  Mrs.  Batt’s  lleatlifreld  Stpiire, 
which  thus  improved  its  ])osition  of  second  prize  last  year. 
This  horse,  a pure-bred  Hackney  gelding,  also  gained  the 
('hampionship,  a Gold  Medal  offered  by  the  Hackney  Horse 
Society  for  the  best  animal  in  Classes  55  to  57,  the  produce  of 
a registered  Hackney  stallion.  “ He  stood  out  prominently,” 
remarked  the  Judge,  “ from  all  com2)etitors,  both  in  shape  and 
action.”  The  second  prize,  a Hackney,  sired  by  “ Royal 
Danegelt,”  is  described  as  “a  nice  horse  moving  with  great 
freedom.”  The  third  prize  winner  was  also  a “light  and 
easy  goer,  though  somewhat  deficient  in  force.”  Only  one 
pony  mare  appeared  in  Class  57,  but  it  was  a very  good  one 
and  received  the  first  prize,  ('lasses  58,  59,  and  60,  for  mares 
or  geldings  in  double  harness,  were  exliibited  on  Wednesday, 
June  22.  Class  58,  for  pairs  of  15  hands  2 inches  and 
upwards,  attracted  seven  entries,  the  ])rizes  being  divided 
between  Miss  E.  K.  Cunliffe  and  Miss  Ella  Ross.  Class  59 
was  similar  to  the  preceding,  except  that  first  and  second  prize 
winners  at  the  Royal  Dublin,  Hackney,  Yorkshire,  Peterborough, 
and  Richmond  Shows  were  ineligible.  There  was  only  one 
entry,  which  received  the  first  prize.  Class  60,  for  paii’s 
under  15  hands  2 inches,  contained  five  entries,  and  the  prizes 
were  gained  by  Mrs.  Batt,  Mr.  John  Kerr,  M.P.,  and  Mrs. 
Chichester,  in  the  order  named.  Class  61,  for  mares  or 
geldings  of  any  height,  driven  tandem,  attracted  five  entries, 
and  Class  62,  for  four-in-hand  teams,  six  entries.  Thev  were 
judged  and  paraded  on  Thursday,  June  2.^.  On  Friday,  June 
24,  a trotting  competition  for  mares  or  geldings  of  anv  age  or 
height,  driven  in  a buggy  or  sulky  against  time,  took  place. 
Mr.  Louis  W.  Winans  was  the  only  competitor  with  his  three 
horses,  Charlie  B.,  Tom  Rolan,  and  Passing  Belle.  Two  of 
these  animals  gained  prizes  at  Park  Royal  last  year. 
Horse-Jumping  Competitions. — These  were  held  each  after- 
noon in  the  large  ring  under  the  usual  conditions.  The  prizes 
amounted  to  160Z.,  which,  in  addition  to  the  entry  fees,  were 
divided  amongst  the  prize  winners.  The  com])etitors  numbered 
