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and geldings Kymokan also proved to be the popular as well as the 

 official favorite. His nearest rival. Gingerbread Man, showed an easier 

 canter, but the gorgeous rack of Kymokan and his splendid proportions 

 when stripped overcame opposition. Walter Palmer, Ottawa, 111,, made 

 the awards. 



STANDARn-BBED TROTTERS. 



A select lot of standard-breds filled the classes which came before 

 W. A. D'obson, Des Moines, la., for awards. He insisted on a good 

 business trot together with character and serviceable conformation. 



THE MORGANS. 



Morgan breeders gained considerable prominence by reason of the 

 useful type of roadsters which they presented. Geo. M. Rommel, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, made the awards to the evident satisfaction of exhibitors. 

 He gave preference to horses approaching the historic compact upheaded 

 Morgan type even though they did not display showy action. 



THE SHETLANDS. 



The number of Shetlands was not quite up to the big record of last 

 year but there was some improvement in average quality. There is the 

 keenest kind of rivalry among Iowa breeders and they select and show 

 their stock to win. Prof. W. J. Kennedy made the awards. 



OTHER HORSES AND MULES. 



Many of the standard-breds were also shown in the classes for Ameri- 

 can carriage horses, W. A. Dobson judging. J. R. Peak & Son, Win- 

 chester, 111., won many prominent positions including second with Tommy 

 Doyl in the aged stallion class, where O. J. Mooers' Advance Guard was 

 first. The Peak horses were second and third in three-year-old stallions, 

 first in yearlings, second and third in three-year-old fillies, second in 

 two-year-olds, first in foals and first for stallion and three of his get. 

 Wild Rose Farms won first in two and three-year-old stallions and two- 

 year-old fillies. Mr. Mooers' Advance Guard was the champion stallion 

 and Mr. Mooers also won the female championship. 



Tommy Doyl won a blue ribbon in the champion roadster class, and 

 he and Tommy Piper captured this prize for pairs. There were some 

 good runabout classes in which 0. J. Mooers secured the best positions. 

 A. L. Champlin showed the winning family turnout. 



In classes for highsteppers Wild Rose Farm of Illinois was the most 

 successful exhibitor, followed by O. J. Mooers of Missouri and A. L. 

 Champlin of Iowa. 



The claims of Welsh Ponies for popular favor were upheld by Geo, E. 

 Brown, Aurora, 111., and Geo. A. Heyl, Washington, 111., each of whom 

 exhibited a choice collection. 



Mules of excellent size and nerve combined were shown by F. L. 

 Hutson, who won most of the blue ribbons and also the championship. 

 A. L. Foster, W. E. Kingdon and A. L. Russel were his chief competi- 

 tors. Jacks were shown by Dierling & Otto. 



