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quality and feet of the first entry. The two-year-old class developed 

 the champion in the handsome Come Again. He was by far the boldest 

 type of stallion in the entire male show, and while slightly undersized, 

 he won his position wuthout difficulty. Three fairly good stallions ap- 

 peared in the yearling class, the size and draftiness of the winner being 

 apparent. A large, rugged, square-legged foal, rather thin in flesh, bore 

 away the honors in his division. In the yeld mares the matronly Lady 

 Parmiston won easily, while the fine-moving stretchy Amarillys with 

 her stallion foal headed the mare and foal class. The two-year-old ring 

 brought forth the champion female in Princess Mae, a mare of razor- 

 like quality, yet bearing lots of substance throughout. She had a deep 

 body and capital action, but might have been a little neater about the 

 top lines. In this respect Osco Bell that stood next to her rather ex- 

 celled. The third prize, Mary Queen of Scots, drew the favor of the 

 ringside. She was sold to Conyngham Bros., Wilkesbarre, Pa., at a re- 

 ported price of $1,500. 



SHIRES. 



A capital exhibit of Shires was brought forth, partly as a result of 

 the generous offer of medals by the English Shire Horse Society and 

 loving cups by the American Shire Horse Association. As usual Tru- 

 mans carried off the bulk of the money, but exhibits of F. J. Woltmann, 

 H. O. "Wilkinson, Wm. Crownover, Geo. Eggert and Fred Huston, all of 

 Iowa, made a large share of the competition bear a decidedly Iowa tinge. 

 The champion purple in stallions easily went to Truman's Coleshill Dia- 

 mond King, a massive bay drafter of the desirable American type. 



In the female classes the sensation of the show was the famous old 

 veteran Tatton Aurora, shown in her twelfth year at a weight of 2,375 

 pounds. Age scarcely has left a mark on this matronly mare, and the 

 only signs of passing life left with her are those seen about the face and 

 the somewhat reposeful line over her back. The drafty Moulton Primella 

 that won in the mare and foal class was awarded reserve to Tatton 

 Aurora. She is a beautiful mare whose type bespeaks utility and service. 

 In the two-year-old class a ringside favorite failed of place when Tru- 

 man's Coldham Charm was left outside the money. However, the mare 

 that won the class was of exceptional quality and evenness of lines, and 

 possessed the beautiful finish and style of going that the English and 

 Scotch breeders have taught the horse markets to look for. Alex. Gal- 

 braith, of Manitoba, made the awards. 



THE DRAFT HORSE BREEDER'S FUTURITY, 



With progressively longer steps, the valuable incentive to enlarged 

 draft-horse breeding offered by the "Live Stock World's" futurity yields 

 continually more of the desired results. J. H. S. Johnstone, who has 

 supervised the contest for the last three years, took records on thirteen 

 male and thirty-five female Percheron yearlings, three male and eleven 

 female Clydesdales, nine male and sixteen female Shires and five male 

 and nine female Belgians. The sensation of this show was the first prize 

 Percheron filly that went through for the female championship of the 

 breed, and that was sold to Senator E. B. White of Virginia for $2,000. 



