3-070-992 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Cart-Horse Show at the Agricultural Hall, 1881. '1. Judging and Parade of Horses before the Royal Visitors. 2. Black Filly (First Prize), one year old, Hon. E. Coke, Longford Hall, Derby. 3. Horse (First Prize), ten months old, Mr. W. H. Potter, Lockington, Leicestershire. 4. Horse, two years old (Third Prize), Mr. A. Hamond, Swaffham, Norfolk. 5. Mare, seven years old (First Prize and Cup), Earl of Ellesmere, Wors'ey. 6. Horse, ten years old, Beauchief (First Prize), Mr. F. Street, St. Ives, Huntingdon...The horse which probably attracted most notice was Beauchief, a fine brown stallion, with white hind feet, and ten years old, which was bred by Mr. J. Sampson, at Beauchief Abbey, near Sheffield, from Devonshire Lad and a daughter of Comet. This horse, which belongs to Mr. F. Street, of Somersham Park, St. Ives, is shown in our page of Illustrations, as well as a younger stallion, Westacre Wonder, bred and owned by Mr. Anthony Hamond, of Swaffham; also the Earl of Ellesmere's seven-year-old mare Black Diamond; Mr. W. H. Potter's colt stallion Coming King; and the Hon. E. Coke's black filly Chance; each of which gained prizes in his or her class, according to the limitations of age and sex'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.