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amongst which the first prize went to “ a particularly good 
short-legged brood mare, the best animal that came before us, 
but her foal was hardly worthy of her.” 
The J udges of Cleveland Bays and Coach Horses say : — 
We regret the classes were so small of animals now in such general 
request at home, and demand for exportation, and especially deplore the 
absence of Cleveland brood mares. 
We wish to place on record the fact that every animal we sent to the 
Veterinary Inspectors was passed sound, a matter as satisfactory to our- 
selves as to the breeders of Yorkshire horses. 
Hackneys. — Sixty entries at Chester compared with 47 at 
Warwick last year, and 128 at Doncaster in 1891. The Chester 
entries came from 14 English and 3 Welsh counties. Of 
exhibits from England, Yorkshire entered 11, Lancashire 9, 
Chester 8, Norfolk 8, Kent 4, Essex 3, Salop 3, Lincoln 2, 
Suffolk 2, Sussex 2, Berks 1, Derby 1, Hereford 1, and War- 
wick 1. The 4 entries from Wales were made — 2 from Mont- 
gomery, 1 from Carmarthen, and 1 from Denbigh. Of the 
19 prizes awarded, Yorkshire secured 7, Lancashire 4, Norfolk 
4, Kent 2, Montgomery 1, and Warwick 1 ; in addition to 
which Lancashire and Montgomery each won a Champion 
rosette. The prizes went to the produce of as many as 16 
hackney sires. In only three cases, however, did more than 
one prize go to the produce of the same sire, Lord Derby 2nd, 
417, being thus represented by a first, a second, and a Champion 
prize ; Danegelt, 174, by a first, a third, and a Champion prize; 
and Cadet, 1251, by a first and a third. 
Class 15, hackney stallion, foaled in 1890, above 15 hands, 
though containing only 3 entries, “ formed a most choice lot, 
and it would have been hard to beat them in excellence though 
the class had been ten times as large.” The first prize horse, 
the Halewood Stud Co.’s Astonishment 2nd, 3422, “ showed 
beautiful quality in shoulders, neck, and head, while his action 
was perhaps the most wonderful we ever saw in a three-year- 
old. We thought him well worthy of the Champion Gold 
Medal, which ultimately fell to his lot.” 
Class 16, hackney stallion, foaled in 1890, from 14 to 15 
hands, with 5 entries, “contained nothing that seemed very 
remarkable.” The first prize horse was of good stamp, but 
inclined to be “ fleshy.” 
Class 17, hackney stallion, foaled in 1891, contained 18 
entries, and was “ a magnificent collection of youngsters, which 
showed in a most marked degree the improvement in the 
Hackney breed within recent years.” The first prize horse, “ a 
