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“ although it contained some useful animals, was perhaps as 
weak as any in the section.” 
It may be noted that the Shire champions — Lord Bel per ’s 
Roheby Ilarold , and Mr. Parnell’s RoTceby Fuchsia — have both 
secured the highest honours obtainable at the Shire Horse 
Society’s Show. 
Clydesdales. — There were 5 classes comprising 29 entries, 
to which England contributed 21, Scotland 4, and Wales 2. 
The county entries were — Chester 7, Cumberland 4, Durham 4, 
Kent 4, Dumfries 3, Glamorgan 2, Gloucester 1, Warwick 1, 
Wigtown 1. Of the 13 class prizes, Durham secured two firsts 
and a second, Cumberland two firsts and two thirds, Chester 
two seconds and a third, and Kent, Glamorgan, and Wigtown 
one prize each. In addition, the male championship fell to 
Durham, and the female championship to Cumberland. 
The Judges report that the stallion classes were badly filled, 
and, with the exception of the prize animals, the quality of the 
exhibits was very moderate. Mares and fillies produced a much 
larger competition, and the merit as a whole was superior to 
that of the male classes. In the older stallion class was found 
the male champion, the Marquis of Londonderry’s Ilolyrood , “ a 
big, good-coloured, stylish horse, with good quality and bone, 
hair not quite so good, first-class action, good feet and pasterns, 
and certainly a valuable stallion.” Three-year-old fillies (Class 
41) made up “a really good class throughout,” but the two- 
year-old fillies (Class 42) formed the best class the Judges had 
before them : “ the five animals which received awards were 
certainly of great excellence.” Mr. Graham’s female champion 
“ is a remarkably sweet animal, with beautiful feet and pasterns, 
and well brought out.” 
Suffolks. — Eleven classes were occupied by 103- entries, of 
which 87 were from Suffolk, 11 from Essex, 4 from Cambs, 
and one from Oxon. Thirty class prizes and two champion 
prizes were awarded, and, excepting a solitary third prize to 
Essex, Suffolk secured them all. 
The aged stallions (Class 48) formed a strong class, and a 
very good representation of the breed.” The three-year-old stal- 
lions (Class 44) “ were a poor show.” The two-year-old stallions 
(Class 45) “ were anything but a strong class, but were headed 
by a good colt.” The show of brood mares was a very good 
one — “ many grand mares amongst them.” Both the three-year- 
old mares and the two-year-olds (Classes 49 and 50) “ were very 
strongly represented, and formed a grand lot of young mares.” 
The colt foals were “ a poor lot,” the filly foals “ very 
good.” 
