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one exception, in which the animal was found to be a 
roarer. 
The prize of £25 for the best, and £15 for the second 
best stallion for getting hunters, brought only three com¬ 
petitors, and not much could be said in praise of either. 
In the class of brood mares for breeding hunters there 
w r ere only nine entries, and in that for breeding hackneys 
only two. The hunters, however, mustered in strong force, 
thirty-nine animals being entered in the three classes, of five 
or six years old; four years old, and three years old. They 
formed decidedly the best part of the horse show. 
We can say but little for any of the several classes of 
agricultural horses if we except the Suffolks. There were, 
however, but few of these—distance evidently telling on the 
entries,—but those shown did no discredit to this most 
valuable breed. The bad feet and hocks so often complained 
of as belonging to the Suffolks are evidently giving w r ay to 
improved form and less predisposition to disease; and w r e 
have no doubt by still greater care in the selection of sires 
and dams that these defects will entirely disappear. We 
had anticipated a fine show of Clydesdales, but were sadly 
disappointed both as to number and quality. Some of the best 
also had to be disqualified for diseases of an hereditary nature. 
The system of examining horses before being entered for 
the Society’s prizes is a good one, and, upon the whole, is 
working well ; but still we regret to find that some vete¬ 
rinary surgeons are not exercising that amount of care in 
these examinations which they ought to do. Let this hint 
be sufficient. 
Errors in judgment will of necessity occur every now and 
then, but every member of the College should be doubly 
jealous of his professional reputation. Nothing should 
tempt him to place this in jeopardy. There are many, who 
are not very friendly to the system, narrowly watching his 
proceedings, and ready to take advantage even of an over¬ 
sight on his part to get rid of it altogether. Should they 
succeed, and our show-yards again become filled with un¬ 
sound animals, let it not be said that the veterinary surgeon 
assisted in inflicting this evil a second time on the country. 
