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most promising young stallion,” was placed in reserve to the 
Champion stallion. 
Class 18, hackney mare and foal, above 15 hands, with 8 
entries, was “ remarkably good.” The first prize mare, Mr. 
Edward Green’s Modesty, 1731, “ which ultimately carried off the 
Champion Gold Medal as the best hackney mare in the Show, 
was as fine an animal as one can wish to see walk a show-ring. 
With a little more action she would seem to almost meet our 
ideal of a hackney brood mare.” 
Class 19, hackney mare and foal, from 14 to 15 hands, with 
1 1 entries, “ was a collection of particularly good mares of 
the finer type. The first prize mare was a “ beauty,” though a 
little small of bone. 
Class 20, hackney mare or gelding, above 14 hands, up to 
12 stones, foaled in 1887, 1888, or 1889, had but 2 entries, of 
which only one was present, “a handsome mare” worthy of a 
prize. 
Class 21, hackney mare or gelding, above 14 hands, up to 
12 stones, foaled in 1887, 1888, or 1889, with 13 entries, in- 
cluded “ several first-class animals,” the first prize mare being 
“specially worthy of her place.” 
The Judges of Hackneys state : — 
We are pleased to report what we consider a great advance in the 
quality and general excellence of the exhibits. 
As lovers of the breed it has been our pleasure to watch from year to 
year the movements of the Society in connection with the Hackney, and 
we say without hesitation that not only were the exhibits far ahead in 
merit of those of any former year, but the interest displayed by the general 
public far exceeded anything ever experienced at the Royal Shows hitherto. 
Ponies. — There were 20 entries arranged in two classes. 
Pony stallions (Class 22), with 7 entries, were only “ moderate.” 
The first prize pony “was a good mover, and showed fair 
quality, with plenty of substance, and good all-round action.” 
Class 23, pony mare and foal, not exceeding 14 hands, with 
13 entries, “ was a most excellent class, with scarcely a mode- 
rate animal amongst them. We doubt whether there was ever 
a better lot thau this shown together before.” 
Welsh Mountain Ponies. — Class 24, for stallions, had but 
2 entries — “ a most disappointing class, but we suppose this is 
to be attributed to the pony stallions being otherwise engaged.” 
The first prize animal “ was quite the true type of a Welsh 
mountain pony.” Class 25, Welsh mountain pony mare or 
gelding, contained 19 entries, which, though fairly representa- 
tive, showed no extraordinary merit. 
Harness Horses and Ponies. — Class 26, harness mare or geld- 
