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which so much interest is taken, was not so large as in some previous 

 years, but judging from the ringside comment, it was the most even and 

 uniform futurity yet shown. Singmaster & Sons won first in stallions 

 on a big, growthy, rugged colt that shows great substance and bone with 

 a lot of outcome. First and second awards in the filly class was again 

 won by Mr. Corsa on the get of his great show and breeding stallion, 

 Carnot. 



BELGIANS. 



The show of Belgians was the feature of the horse department of the 

 fair this year. Never before has there been shown at a state fair such a 

 high class finished, breedy lot of Belgians. The aged stallion class was 

 reported by competent judges as being on a par with any class shown at 

 the International, and on down to mare and stallion foals each class 

 was strong and competition keen throughout. Farceur, a great roan 

 four-year-old belonging to Wm. Crownover of Hudson, Iowa, won again 

 in the aged class and was later made grand champion. This horse is 

 without a doubt one of the greatest specimens of the breed that has been 

 shown in recent years and is up to date an undefeated champion. Not 

 only is he a champion himself, but his sire and dam were both winners 

 before him. Chas. Irvine, Ankeny, Iowa, had an excellent display and 

 won his share of the prizes in all classes. Anna du Balcan, an aged 

 chestnut mare from the Lefebure stables, came back a winner again this 

 year in the aged mare class and she was later awarded the championship. 

 She has been a successful winner since a colt and is a great specimen 

 of the breed. The Belgian futurity classes were not so large as the 

 classes of some of the other breeds, but individually they were good and 

 made a nice showing. 



SHIRES. 



The Shire class was up to the standard of previous years. "While per- 

 haps numbers have been larger in the past, the quality was there and 

 some very good classes were shown. Trumans of Bushnell, 111., won both 

 champion and reserve champion stallion, and McCray won championship 

 in mares on the good aged Colham Surprise. She is an excellent indi- 

 vidual and a great show mare as well as a proved breeder. The Shire 

 futurity class was very strong in both stallions and fillies; it was by far 

 the best ever shown at the fair. Truman was successful in winning first 

 in the stallion futurity on Fleetwood Laddie. He is a very typy colt of 

 the Shire that is in demand by the American people. Eleven stallions 

 and thirteen fillies were shown in the futurity, and the competition in 

 both classes was strong from beginning to end. 



CLYDESDALES. 



The Clydesdale show this year was without question the greatest show 

 the breed has ever made at the Iowa State Fair, and we believe that we 

 are safe in saying the greatest show of Clydesdales ever seen at any state 

 fair. In numbers, it was the largest show ever held, and eminent judges 

 said that, taking everything into consideration, they had never seen a 

 better bunch of Clydes come together. The outstanding feature of this 



