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tered. On her sire's side containing the blood of Hamiltonian 10 

 and Abdellah 15. On her dam Blackhawk by Sherman Morgan. 

 Here we have a strong mingling of Ethan Allen and Blackhawk 

 blood — inbred Morgan upon Morgan — giving results that leave 

 nothing to be desired. The same is true in the case of the mother 

 of Columbia Girl, the greatest harness mare ever shown in Mis- 

 souri, where the blood of Rattler Morgan was mingled with that of 

 Ethan Allen through Reade. 



We need not multiply examples to prove our theory. The fact 

 is where Reade has been bred to mares with an infusion of thor- 

 oughbred blood — not too close up — or to mares of Morgan ancestry, 

 there has uniformly resulted a harness horse of good size, magnifi- 

 cent presence, high action and speed. They have been of the heavy 

 harness type demanded by the best trade and have won honors in 

 the shows all over the United States. 



So strong is the power of Charles Reade to impress his indi- 

 viduality upon his get that they constitute a distinct family recog- 

 nizable wherever seen. 



They are a Missouri family of horses of which the State 

 should be proud, and while Reade is no longer young, he possesses 

 the vitality of his youth and gives promise of many years of use- 

 fulness in the stud. With better mares he will get better colts, and 

 the "Reades" of Missouri may yet make Kentucky look to her 

 laurels as a horse breeding center. 



STUDENTS JUDGING SWINE. 



