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a little the better of the argument because of his quality and action. The 

 aged mare contest was a local event entirely, none of the entries from 

 outside the state qualifying for any of the prizes. Big and roomy 

 Duivelinne kept a very broody mare, Madame 2d, from trying for the 

 championship honors. The two were quite different in type, one being 

 a mare of compact and yet massive pattern and the other far more 

 broody. But two three year olds were out and neither was in any way 

 outstanding, although Irene had the better qualifications. The assort- 

 ment of two year olds was still less satisfactory, lacking throughout 

 in quality and being quite devoid of any pretensions of typiness. The 

 champion of the female contingent was selected from among the year- 

 lings. This chestnut possesses unusual quality and is about as smoothly 

 turned as could be desired. Showing against her was the six-year-old 

 roan, but the aged mare lacked the freshness and high quality to win. 



CLYDESDALES. 



About the usual number of Clydesdales came in the ring and made 

 about the same sort of a show that generally marks them. Robert Miller, 

 of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, made the awards. Softon took the lead 

 among the aged stallions for David Roth, on good bone, a long and 

 straight stride, and he is a very strongly-coupled animal, standing high 

 in Clydesdale breed character. Rinaldo is a stylish second over Kincraig. 

 McLays won first in the three year olds with Sanunda, a brown that 

 has lots of draftiness about him, and good bone. Montrave Mercury, 

 from the same stables, is somewhat lighter in the middle and does not 

 move out as well as Sanunda. Miss Fanny won cleanly over Marjorle 

 in the aged mare class. She is long in body, but strongly made and car- 

 ries more weight than Marjorie, which is a very good Clyde type, having 

 unusually good quality. She lacks a trifie in hind quarter, rump isn't so 

 straight or so deeply muscled in quarter. Leitch's Sherada Lass is heav- 

 ier, but hasn't the quality. The futurity here was a good show also, be- 

 ing won by McLays on Dictator, a roan that has lots of substance, is good 

 at both ends and in the middle, and has a nicer set of legs than Baron 

 Defiance, a black with large, well-formed feet and strong pasterns. Osco 

 Pride was third, a smaller, but a very neat colt, lower set and a little 

 heavier muscled than Leitch's Joseph Dockry that stood next. David 

 Roth, Jos. Gissibl and Jas. Pedley were Iowa breeders who had good 

 animals in the showing. 



DRAFT GELDINGS AND MARES. 



The draft geldings and mares made a splendid showing, attracting 

 as great interest among the visitors to the arena as any other draft 

 class. This is a class in which the farmers and dealers are vitally in- 

 terested and the improvement over exhibits made in previous years was 

 quite marked. The most important feature was the large number of ani- 

 mals shown by men who use them for farm work. Collar wear was 

 not missing from exhibits shown at the halter and those shown in har- 

 ness looked capable of any work. The judge was Robt. Ogilvie, of Chicago, 



