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Finch Brothers scored a victory in the aged mare class of seven with 

 the big upstanding roan Laura, shown rather gaunt but possessing great 

 propelling muscles and ample leg timber of the hardest sort. She is 

 stronger in back than the bay Flora, but both of these are excelled in 

 depth of middle by the blocky bay Madam 2d that came third. The 

 winner of the next class is also rather high set for the breed, but she is 

 the largest of the three-year-olds and has exceptional style and quality 

 with big bone and strong hocks. The Irvine filly is of distinct blocky 

 Belgian mold, very wide and compactly joined together but her great 

 bone has not such knife-like texture as that of the small neat roan 

 Albonie shown by Mr, Lefebure. His outstanding chestnut two-year-old 

 Suzette bore off the blue ribbon in her class of ten. Her all-around 

 balanced drafty pattern and finish are a great credit to American breed- 

 ing. A substantial roan standing on strong timber came next for Mr. 

 French, followed by a strong-backed bay. 



A wide bay named Elsie won first among the eight yearling fillies 

 which were also shown in the futurity. She has great muscular develop- 

 ment. Next came the thin chestnut Lafleure. Both have exceptional 

 underpinning. The second one is considerably stronger in back than 

 the third one in line. An injured ankle causing lameness held the 

 sprightly, beautifully formed Miss Fosteau down to fifth place. An 

 upstanding growthy roan foal sired by Jupiter secured preference among 

 the little fillies over a small but very solid muscular youngster that 

 came next. 



THE CLYDESDALES. 



Clydesdale breeders were out in full force with a collection that for 

 numbers and excellence has never been equaled at this fair. Such an 

 exhibit in the breeding classes combined with the showing of the Morris 

 six-horse team to display the merits of the breed to best advantage. The 

 showring events were carefully watched by studious critics of under- 

 pinning and action, and tempting offers were made for youthful prize- 

 winners. 



When Wm. McKirdy, Napinka, Man., reached the fair grounds, he said 

 he felt that he was the victim of a conspiracy, for he had been invited 

 to judge a small show of Clydesdales and found a big show and far 

 better horses than he expected to see. He considered the showing equal 

 to any he had seen in western Canada this season. He worked carefully 

 over the classes and rendered few decisions that were not sanctioned 

 by the able Scottish critics before whom he worked. On the futurity 

 classes he was assisted by Alex. Galbraith, DeKalb, 111. 



Galbraith & Son had the honor of showing the four-year-old brown 

 Dreadnaught to victory in the opening class of the Scotch breed. He 

 is a horse of all-around attractiveness but pleases especially with his 

 nice "kits," great bone and massive build. He also carries himself along 

 with acceptable ease. The bay Rinaldo coming next for Leitch added 

 another notch to his record of favorable showring appearances. He is 

 perhaps a little heavier horse than the winner and steps along well. 

 Although this whole class made a good impression, people were hardly 



