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The  Liverpool  Show,  1910. 
Parade  of  Liverpool  Cart  Horses. 
This  Parade  took  place  on  Saturday,  June  25,  and,  not- 
withstanding the  inclement  weather,  was  very  successful  and 
undoubtedly  the  feature  of  the  Royal  Show  of  1910.  No  less 
than  200  animals  were  exhibited,  comprising  the  pick  of  the 
finest  geldings  in  the  world  ; in  fact,  almost  any  one  of  them 
would  have  successfully  competed  in  any  Showyard  in  the 
Kingdom.  Liverpool,  therefore,  in  every  sense,  maintained 
its  proud  position  of  owning  the  finest  draught  horses  the 
world  can  produce.  It  is  6tated  to  be  a fact  that  at  all  the 
sales  of  cart  horses  the  best  animals  are  invariably  bought 
by  Liverpool  owners. 
The  firms  participating  in  the  display  were  : The  Liverpool 
Corporation  ; the  London  and  North  Western,  the  Lancashire 
and  Yorkshire,  and  the  Midland  Railway  Companies  ; Messrs. 
Peter  Walker  & Sons,  Ltd.  ; Threlfalls  Brewery  Co.,  Ltd.  ; 
Bents  Brewery  Co.,  Ltd.  ; Messrs.  T.  Rigby  & Co.  ; Mr.  Robert 
Blezard  ; Messrs.  J.  Mellor  & Sons  ; The  Liverpool  Team  Owners' 
Association ; the  Liverpool  Cartage  Company ; and  North  Shore 
Mills,  Ltd. 
The  horses  were  grouped  together  outside  the  Showyard 
by  a body  of  Stewards,  who  were  gentlemen  intimately  con- 
nected with  their  working  and  management,  and,  from  the 
time  of  entering  the  Showyard  until  the  last  horse  had  left 
the  ground,  the  whole  Parade  went  off  without  a single  hitch. 
The  Large  Ring  in  front  of  the  Grand  Stand  was  entirely 
filled  by  the  animals  on  exhibition,  and  provided  a novel  and 
inspiring  sight.  Splendidly  groomed  horses,  with  shining  gears, 
the  carters  dressed  for  the  most  part  in  the  old-iashioned 
Liverpool  style  of  blue  coat  and  white  moleskin  trousers,  both 
men  and  animals  presented  a spectacle  that  could  not  be  excelled 
or  equalled  anywhere  in  the  world,  and  represented  value  in 
horseflesh  of  nothing  short  of  18,000/.  Of  the  first  eighty 
horses  exhibited,  one  well-known  cart-horse  judge  was  heard 
to  say  he  would  give  100/.  apiece  for  them  at  any  time. 
The  average  value  per  horse  was  at  least  equal  to  90/. 
The  gentlemen  responsible  for  the  successful  organisation 
of  the  Parade  were  : Alderman  Menlove,  J.P.,  Councillor 
William  Muirhead,  J.P.,  and  Messrs.  John  Harper,  C.  A.  Still, 
Reginald  Barnett,  W.  H.  Bartrum,  J.  H.  White,  J.  Westgate, 
W.  O.  C.  Smith,  R.  B.  Neilson,  W.  Neilson,  and  T.  Eaton 
Jones. 
Shires. — The  Shire  classes  throughout  were  very  good — 
better,  perhaps,  than  they  have  been  for  some  years  at  the 
“ Royal.”  Some  of  the  classes  were  of  very  even  merit.  The 
brood  mare  class  was  an  especially  good  one,  and  the  competi- 
tion was  very  keen  ; some  good  animals  were  also  found  in 
