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(Class 88) the prizes were awarded to heavy geldings of the 
highest class, the Shires predominating. They possessed very 
strong feet and had quality and bone, combined with free 
action. Teams of four horses (Classes 89 and 90) brought out 
a fine competition, comprising Shires and Suffolks, the Shires 
again getting first and second. The teams of Suffolks were 
a very fine display. They had great weight and substance, a 
pleasing uniformity of colour and type, and capable of dealing 
with heavy weights in a business-like manner, but they lacked 
the strength of limbs and feet in comparison with their 
successful rivals. These competitions were thoroughly 
appreciated by the public, and the competitors turned out 
clean and well groomed, with harness to match. 
Pit Ponies. — At the Show of 1887, a class was provided for 
“ Ponies suitable for pit purposes,” but this only attracted two 
entries of four ponies each. At the 1908 Show, two classes 
were given, the competition being restricted to animals which 
had actually been working in the pits since January 1, 1908. 
The ponies were shown in pairs in ordinary gears without 
tubs. In the two classes there were fifteen entries, or thirty 
animals in all. The exhibits in Class 85, not exceeding eleven 
hands, were fairly representative of the kind of ponies used 
in the pits, comprising Shetlands and Welsh, one of the first 
prize pair, exhibited by the Seaton Delaval Coal Company, Ltd., 
being an exceptionally good specimen of the Shetland breed. 
The entries in Class 86 (over 11 hands and not exceeding 
12 hands 2 in.) were not so uniform in character as those in 
the former class, nor were they so good all round. The first 
prize pair, shown by the Seaton Burn Coal Company, Ltd., were 
good specimens. 
Cattle. 
The total of 948 (excluding double entries) in this section, 
while not so large as at Lincoln last year, when there were 
1,030 entries, was above the average, and included the record 
number. of 372 Shorthorns, or twenty-four more than at the 
Show of 1907, when the previous largest entry of this breed 
was made. The judging of the Shorthorn Classes was not 
finished until 6.30 p.m. Of Jerseys there were 94 entries, 
Aberdeen Angus coming next with 81 entries, and Galloways 
with 51. 
Shorthorns. — These classes were well filled with many 
animals of superior merit, especially in the male section and in 
that for two-year-old heifers. There were thirty-five entries 
in Class 91 (old bulls), and the first prize was awarded 
to Sir Richard Cooper for Chiddingstone Malcolm 98377, 
who was followed by Mr. George Campbell’s Tarrel Uxor 
