510 
The Cheater Meeting. 
The difficulty iu procuring (at any cost) good hay and straw has heeil 
quite exceptional. The hay, however, has been of excellent quality, and 
great praise is due to the contractor, Mr. White, who supplied it. 
At one time it seemed unlikely that any green fodder would be found in 
the neighbourhood, and I had in view the sewage farms of Birmingham and 
elsewhere. Thanks, however, to Mr. J. Jones Roberts, who dressed his 
crops in the middle of the night, and resorted to other exceptional methods, 
an ample quantity was supplied. 
In proceeding to notice, in the order of the Catalogue, the 
various sections of the Exhibition, it should he mentioned that 
the views of the Judges of the several classes are embodied in 
the statements made, and that, where necessary, quotations are 
given from the J udges’ reports. The names of the Stewards 
and of the Judges, together with the List of Awards, are given in 
the Appendix, p. ciii. et seg. As this list furnishes full details 
concerning the ownership, breeding, and pedigree of the prize- 
winning animals, these particulars are not, save in special 
cases, repeated in the text. 
Light Horses. 
Thoroughbred Stallions. — Through the kindness of the Presi- 
dent of the Society, a very unusual interest was imparted to 
this section by the presence of the renowned Derby winner 
Bend Or, and his son Arlclow , and also of the thoroughbred sire 
Blue Green. The Duke of Westminster sent these three horses 
on several days from the stables at Eaton Hall to the Showyard. 
They were housed in special shedding in a convenient part of the 
ground, between the Bodega and the cattle stalls, and whether 
there or on parade in the Large Horse Ring, they constituted a 
never-failing source of interest and attraction to visitors through- 
out the week. Details concerning these horses will be found 
in the Appendix, p. cvii. 
Three other thoroughbred stallions, Blue Grass, Bglamore, 
and Sam Kheen, were also exhibited. They were those three 
of the winners of Queen’s Premiums at the Spring Horse Show 
of 1893, which took the Gold Medals offered by the Chester 
Local Committee in District Class G, comprising Cheshire, 
Lancashire, and North Wales. See p. cvii. of the Appendix. 
Hunters. — For the ten classes, comprising 131 entries, two 
sets of Judges were engaged, the one set adjudicating upon 
Classes 1, 3, 5, G, and 7, and the other set upon Classes 2, 4, 
8, 9, and 10. 
Class 1, hunter mare (with foal at foot), capable of carrying 
15 stones and upwards, with 7 entries, was good in quality, 
the first and second prize mares being “ exceptionally good- 
looking and well worthy of the prizes.” 
