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with Iowa contributing the greatest number of entries and receiving 

 her share of the prizes. A very pleasing and notable feature of the 

 show was the large number of American-bred draft horses in evidence 

 and the high places in the awards which they received from the judges. 

 The dawn of a new era is breaking upon the American breeder if he 

 will only see and take advantage of the great possibilities which are 

 suggested by the record of this show. Professor C. F. Curtiss made 

 an excellent superintendent of this department and did much to make 

 it the great success which it was. A competent superintendent means 

 much to any department of a live stock show. Professor Kennedy placed 

 the draft awards arid gave, in general, good satisfaction. Mr. Dobson 

 of Marion, Iowa, judged the standard bred horses, in which the classes 

 were unusually strong, and Dr. Gibson of Des Moines, judged the Shet- 

 land ponies. 



PERCIIEROX AND FRENCH DRAFT. 



This class exceeded all others in number of entries, as all classes 

 were well filled and made a high class show. It was in this class 

 that the American-bred stallions made a remarkable showing, getting 

 to first place in the two-year-old stallion class, second in the three- 

 year-old class, and third in the aged stallions with the best class of im- 

 ported stallions in competition. Professor Kennedy selected a good type 

 and, with one or two exceptions, stayed with it through all the classes. 

 Iowa breeders surprised themselves when discovering that the major 

 part of the show of Percherons was made by them. 



American Bred Percherons— Exhibited by S. B. Frey. 



