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neither  stand  nor  back,  bnt  most  of  them  were  well  trained. 
It  was  an  excellent  class,  and  one  that  deserves  every 
encouragement. 
Shetland  Ponies. — There  was  quite  a nice  show  of  the 
breed,  both  in  the  male  and  female  classes.  The  winning 
stallion  was  a young  one,  not  perhaps  so  well  furnished 
as  the  older  ponies  placed  after  him,  but  he  was  a very 
good  type,  well  balanced,  a very  good  mover,  and  looked 
like  growing  into  a valuable  sire.  The  second  was  a 
beautiful  small  pony  that  also  went  well,  but  he  looked 
somewhat  top-heavy,  and  was  deficient  in  bone,  compared 
to  the  first.  The  winner  in  the  class  for  mares  was  a very 
good  one  that  easily  stood  out  from  the  others.  The 
second  was  of  the  same  type,  but  she  lacked  the  freedom  of 
action  and  pace  of  the  first.  The  third  was  a nice  small  pony 
that  went  with  a good  deal  of  force,  but  her  rather  poor 
forehand  detracted  from  her  other  good  points. 
Welsh. — The  Judge,  in  his  report,  states  that  the  Welsh 
Ponies  at  the  “ Royal  ” this  year  were  nearly  all  the  same 
animals  that  had  hitherto  been  shown  at  the  London  and 
Royal  Shows.  In  the  stallion  class  they  were  exceptionally 
good,  the  cream  of  the  Welsh  Pony  stallions  were  in  com- 
petition, but  the  Judge  was  sorry  to  find  the  celebrated 
Grey  light  not  going  in  his  usual  form,  Shooting  Star  being 
placed  above  him.  Grove  Ballistite , looking  better  than  usual, 
came  third.  In  the  mare  and  foal  class  there  were  several 
very  nice  ponies.  Mountain  Marvel,  the  London  winner, 
was  placed  first,  a very  sweet  sort  of  pony,  but  rather  thick 
in  the  shoulder.  Grove  Dusky  Mite,  a typical  Welsh  Pony, 
rather  on  the  small  side,  went  a little  disappointingly,  so  she 
had  to  take  second  place. 
Jumping. — In  the  jumping  classes  the  competition  was 
very  keen,  and  all  the  best  horses  in  the  country  took  part. 
Several  of  them  made  clean  rounds,  and  the  performances 
were  much  appreciated  by  the  large  crowds  around  the  ring. 
Cattle. 
Shorthorns. — The  general  quality  of  the  exhibits  was  above 
the  average,  and  there  was  a uniformity  of  type  which  must 
have  impressed  both  breeders  and  exhibitors.  It  was  very 
noticeable  that  there  were  fewer  inferior,  or  overfed,  animals 
than  usual,  and  the  cattle  generally  were  brought  out  in  very 
nice  condition.  The  classes  for  bulls  were  good,  and  some 
of  the  younger  animals  promised  well  for  the  future.  The 
Champion  bull,  Duke  of  Kingston  2nd,  awarded  the  first  prize 
in  Class  85,  was  an  outstanding  winner.  He  is  a very  handsome 
rich  roan,  of  great  scale,  beautiful  quality  and  type,  and  very 
