676 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



When twenty-nine two-year-olds filled the arena a grilling selection was 

 begun in making up the short leet. Eleven came from the Burgess stable, 

 and it is safe to say an exhibit of this size and quality never before en- 

 tered a ring from one importer's barns. So good were they that seven of 

 them were among the eight included in the final line-up, with the outside 

 horse in fourth place. The winner of this group, Halicte, is a dark gray 

 of great bone and substance. Ismael, the winning yearling, is destined to 

 be heard from another year. His bone and muscling are remarkable and 

 carried him to the front in spite of an attack of distemper which left him 

 dispirited and gaunt. The gray Duke had less bone, but was a thick- 

 bodied colt with splendid quality. 



The aged mares included the massive old roan campaigner Castillo, 

 which was first at the International the last two years and first at Des 

 Moines last year. She was put at the head of the class, followed by her 

 stable mate. Strawberry, also a roan and of much the same pattern. The 

 gray Flinch is every inch a mare, roomy, wide, and on legs of the best 

 quality. Lucy is a trifle shorter, but of much the same classy sfamp. 

 The two make a remarkable pair, although they lack the extreme scale 

 of the roans. Three-year-olds furnished some notable fillies. The black 

 Gauloise is a very compact one, with deep chest, big bone and great mus- 

 cle. Annette is sweeter, more feminine, longer and roomier in the mid- 

 dle, and has remarkably well sprung ribs and heavy quarters. Both have 

 splendid quality. The decision was a question of type, and many preferred 

 Annette. 



The keenest interest centered on the stallion championship. Carnot's 

 magnificent type and bold, free carriage captured the hearts of the ring- 

 side by storm. While thin in flesh, he made a splendid show. Gafrannus 

 was fatter and looked a massive horse, but in stallion character and action 

 he lacked perceptibly compared to the sensational Carnot, so there was 

 general disappointment when he was given premier honors. 



BELGIANS. 



A distinctly high class show was made by the Belgians, which came be- 

 fore R. B. Ogilvie, Chicago, for their awards. The aged and three-year-old 

 stallion classes each brought an even dozen into the ring, and the judge 

 pronounced the aged class one of the very best ever assembled. Richelieu, 

 a beautifully dappled brown, with white hind feet, finished at the head of 

 the first class. He is a great-chested, bold-going horse, with a high crest 

 and carriage, and he stands on the best of big, smooth bone and good feet. 

 He is a remarkable horse, combining substance with style and quality to 

 a very unusual degree, and well did he deserve the championship honors 

 he later received. Charley Boy, the roan standing next in the class, has 

 big, smooth bone and great feet, and a top and ends, making him a hard 

 horse to beat, but he is scarcely as compact a horse nor so strong of chest 

 as the brown. Martin du Hazoir came out in fine form again this year 

 after a hard season's service. Last year he was second, this year third. He 

 preserves his quality wonderfully well, and that, combined with his great 

 substance and ends, makes him a formidable competitor. He had b6en 

 bare-footed all summer, so his feet are short now, placing him at some dis- 



