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Polo and Riding Ponies. — There were some very good 
exhibits in Classes 11 and 12, and the Judges observed that 
great care had been taken in trying to breed to type. The 
Male Championship was secured by Mr. Stephen Mumford for 
Spanish Hero 372 (see Fig. 3), the Female Championship going 
to Actress 1560 (see Fig. 4), the property of Sir John Barker. 
Cleveland Bays and Coach Horses. — The Judge reports that 
the entries in some of the classes fell short of what might 
have been hoped for, but the quality all round was excellent. 
The stallion class (16) was a good one, eight sound promising 
young horses coming into the ring. The winner, Mr. John 
Lett’s Rillington Surprise, was a horse of fair quality and 
character and used his shoulders well, and the second prize 
horse, Mr. George Elders’ Aislaby Hero 1696, was very similar 
in character. The third, Kitching's Lightfoot 2472, was a short- 
legged horse built on rather strong lines ; the reserve horse 
was also powerful, and looked like making a valuable stallion 
for certain class mares. Three-year-old fillies (Class 17) were 
very good. Mr. George Grandage’s Woodland Glade 1106, the 
winner, was particularly stylish and a fine mover ; the other 
two were also very promising young fillies. It was a matter of 
regret that nothing opposed Woodland Queen 1126, the winner 
in the two-year-old class. She is built on correct lines and 
should make a brood mare. The brood mares (Class 19) were 
well bred and all of the highest character. The winner, 
Woodland Briar 1318, was the most stylish of the three and 
had the most stylish foal. The second, Madeline 1265, was a 
more powerful mare and had a very good foal at foot. The 
third prize mare, Aislaby Beauty 1169, was stylish and a fine 
mover, but had a backward foal. There was not much between 
the three. 
Hackneys. — These classes as a whole were good. Class 20 
(stallions foaled in 1907) was fair, the first and second both 
being good colts. Class 21 (stallions foaled in 1906) was poor, 
with the exception of the first and second prize winners, and 
Class 22 (stallions foaled in 1905) was fair. The winner in 
Class 21, Flash Cadet 10203 (see Fig. 5), also obtained Cham- 
pion honours as the best stallion. Class 23 (fillies foaled in 1907) 
was a very good one, the first three being fine mares. Class 24 
(fillies foaled in 1906) was a good class, with plenty of action 
in it. There was very little to choose between the first and 
second animals in Class 25 (fillies foaled in 1905), which was 
excellent. Class 26 (mares, with foals, over 14 and not exceed- 
ing 15 h. 2 in.) was a very good one, and Class 27 (mares, with 
foals, over 15 h. 2 in.) contained two good animals, the first, 
District Maid 15039 (see Fig. 6) being later awarded the 
Champion Gold Medal for the best mare or filly. Class 28 
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