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with the best of feet and legs. The brood mares (Class 31) 
were headed by Mr. John Barker’s Sapphire , a really good 
mare, np to weight and with a nice foal. The Female 
Championship went to this exhibit. Class 33, for three- 
year-old geldings or fillies, was a strong one, the first prize 
going to Mr. Barker’s Marquis , a bay gelding, “ up to weight, 
with good limbs, nice substance and quality.” Classes 34 and 
35, for two-year-olds and yearlings, contained good and promis- 
ing animals. 
Harness Horses and Ponies. — A series of daily competitions 
was arranged for Harness horses and ponies. The classes 
consisted of mares or geldings driven in single and in double 
harness. There were also classes for tandems, and four-in- 
hand teams, in addition to trotting competitions against time. 
On the Tuesday of the Show week the competition was between 
three classes for animals of different heights, of any age, driven 
in single harness. In addition to the class prizes, a Silver Cup, 
value twenty-five guineas, was offered by members of the 
Stock Exchange, for the best mare or gelding in Classes 
36 to 38 ; and a Gold Medal was also offered by the Hackney 
Horse Society for the best mare or gelding, the produce of 
a registered Hackney stallion. Both of these Championship 
awards were gained by Mrs. Hartley Batt, with Heathfield 
Squire , a notable prize winner at previous Shows. 
The Double Harness competition was held on the 
Wednesday. Mr. John Kerr, M.P., gained the first prize in 
Class 39 for a pair of mares or geldings, with Advertisement 
and Paddock Wildfire ; and this exhibit also gained the Silver 
Cup, value twenty-five guineas, offered by members of the 
Stock Exchange for the best pair of mares or geldings 
exhibited in Classes 39 and 40. 
On Thursday, a class was provided for tandems, consisting 
of mares or geldings, of any height ; and the prizes were gained 
by Miss Ella S. Ross, Mr. John Kerr, M.P., and Mr. W. S. 
Cunard. A four-in-hand competition, for mares or geldings 
shown in harness with coach, was also held on this day, the 
first prize being awarded to Mr. Walter Winans for a team of 
roans. Only one entry appeared in the trotting competition 
(Class 43), for mares or geldings of any age or height, bred in 
the United Kingdom, and driven in a buggy or sulky against 
time, and Mr. W. Sampson’s Solomon was awarded the first 
prize. 
On Friday, prizes were offered in Class 44 for a trotting 
mare or gelding, of any age or height, driven in a buggy or 
sulky against time. Mr. Louis W. Winans was the only 
exhibitor, and the prizes were gained by his three geldings 
Prince Alert , Charlie B ., and Tom Nolan. 
