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happens  that  such  a good  horse  has  to  take  a second  place. 
The  third,  Pendley  Champion,  was  last  year’s  winner  in  the 
yearling  class.  He  has  done  well  and  is  quite  a good  colt. 
Class  37  (three-year-old  stallions)  was  not  so  well  filled,  but 
the  winners  were  all  big  massive  sires.  The  first  prize  was 
awarded  to  Coxford  Merlin,  a very  short-legged  heavy  horse, 
the  second  to  Harden  Jameson,  a horse  full  of  quality  and 
a good  mover.  The  mare  and  filly  classes  were  all  strong 
in  numbers  and  quality.  In  Class  38  (yearling  fillies)  the 
London  winner.  Champion's  Choice,  was  easily  first,  and 
following  her  were  two  beautiful  quality  fillies,  both  sired 
by  “ Lockinge  Forest  King.”  Class  39  (two-year-old  fillies) 
was  headed  by  that  sweet  filly,  Bardon  Forest  Princess,  and 
she  bid  hard  for  the  champion  medal,  being  placed  reserve. 
Class  40  contained  two  grand  young  mares,  in  the  first 
Barnflelds  Forest  Queen,  and  the  second.  Harden  Peach,  last 
year’s  winner.  Class  41  (mares  with  foals  at  foot)  was  the 
biggest  class  that  came  before  the  Judges,  Desford  Future 
Queen  not  only  won  the  first  prize,  but  the  Championship  also. 
The  second  prize  went  to  a grand  mare,  Pailton  Sorais.  The 
foals  were  not  so  good. 
Clydesdales. — Considering  the  distance  from  the  home  of 
the  breed,  the  Clydesdales  made  quite  a creditable  show. 
In  the  male  section  the  Championship  was  won  by  Dunure 
Footjjrint,  a particularly  well  developed  yearling.  This  colt  is 
well  grown,  has  good  limbs  which  he  can  use  with  great 
gaiety,  and  was  an  easy  winner.  The  Championship  in  the 
female  section  was  worthily  bestowed  on  Nerissa,  a three- 
year-old  mare,  and  one  of  the  best  females  that  has  been 
shown  for  many  years. 
Sufifolks. — Gloucester  is  not  of  easy  access  from  the  Eastern 
Counties,  but  four  out  of  the  five  classes  were  very  well  filled, 
both  as  regards  numbers  and  merit  also.  The  mares  and  foals 
did  not  do  justice  to  the  county  breed,  although  they  hailed 
from  well-known  studs.  Class  52  (stallions  foaled  in  1907) 
was  a capital  entry  of  a dozen,  three  only  being  absent.  Easton 
Trainhearer,  the  winner,  stood  first  in  his  class  at  the  county 
show  at  Bury  St.  Edmunds  three  weeks  before.  He  is  a 
good  specimen  of  the  breed,  a handsome  colt,  has  some 
hard  legs  and  feet,  without  any  prominent  fault  to  keep 
him  out  of  the  first  rank.  Second  to  him  was  Vanguard,  a 
pale  chestnut,  with  an  immense  development  of  muscle  every- 
where, but  he  has  faulty  hind  legs.  The  Judges  took  time 
to  come  to  a decision  between  him  and  Bawdsey  Willie,  a nice 
colt  bred  by  the  exhibitor.  The  choice  of  the  Judges  between 
these  two  did  not  coincide  with  the  awards  at  previous  shows. 
Of  the  colts  foaled  in  1906  (Class  53)  eight  of  the  nine  entries 
