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one of America's most noted Clydesdale experts, picked the winners and, 

 true to his instincts, insisted upon favoring the entries which had the 

 cleaner underpinning and which could move well. In fact, he some- 

 times found it necessary to retire contenders which upon first appear- 

 ance seemed entitled to win, but which upon closer inspection were' 

 found to have defects particularly distasteful to a Clydesdale man. 

 Henry Lefebure's five-year-old Jules Remi was preferred to Irvine's 

 Robert II. De Rum which was not showing to as good advantage as he 

 will — at least should — later in the season, although Pinch Bros.' chest- 

 nut yearling afforded him strong competition. Villiant De Merfes, a 

 large bay, mounted upon an excellent set of limbs and a good mover as 

 well, was accorded the championship. Working with John Truman, of 

 Bushnell, 111., Mr. Galbraith selected this youngster as the winner of 

 the futurity stakes and thus admitted him to the championship con- 

 test. If carried on in present good form this yearling will certainly 

 make things interesting for future championship aspirants. The 

 champion mare, Laura, a drafty and broody six year old, came from the 

 same stables. Appearing against her for the final honors were Bella 

 Terlinden, French's matronly three-year-old chestnut; Lefebure's Chunky 

 Luzette; McCarty's yearling, Elsie, winner of the futurity, and Finch 

 Bros.' outstanding foal, Mayme. The groups were an even lot and gave 

 the judge an unusual amount of difficulty in arranging them. 



CLYDESDALES. 



This was a Clydesdale year in the horse classes at the Iowa State 

 Fair. They outranked all other breeds except the Percherons in num- 

 bers, while in quality they were up to the highest possible standard. 

 The Canadian judge, Mr. William McKirdy, emphasized good feet, the 

 right kind of pasterns, these to be combined with plenty of quality and 

 considerable weight. It was made apparent in these classes that Clydes- 

 dale men generally do not crowd their young stuff, some of the yearlings 

 and two year olds showing a little thin in flesh. The futurity class was 

 strong. The winning colt, Charnock, was good enough to win for the 

 Galbraith stables not only in his class, but also the grand champion- 

 ship prize on stallion. The American-bred horse was in evidence in 

 every class and in most cases they forged to the top. In this respect 

 possibly the Clydesdale men are setting a pace for others to follow, 

 their work so far indicating that American grain and American grass 

 will produce just as good horses as can be produced anywhere on earth. 

 One prominent reporter was heard to remark that if some of the Ameri- 

 can-bred Clydesdales shown at the Iowa fair were in Scotland they would 

 almost be unpurchasable. Judge, Wm. McKirdy, Napink, Manitoba. 



THE LIGHT HORSE AND PONY DIVISIONS. 



There was abundant evidence at Des Moines last week to prove that 

 the automobile is not supplanting certain classes and breeds of horses. 

 The "drafters" were there in sufficient numbers to refute the often- 



