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was Hoit's black Patricia, which he bought last winter after she won 

 second place in the foal class at the International show. She is. develop- 

 ing into a great brood mare pattern. She has grown a large shapely 

 frame, long neck, back and croup of rare strength and syrhmetry, and 

 legs and feet just like they were made to order. As would be expected, 

 she moves well. An outstanding gray sired by Lagos won second for 

 Singmaster. Her joints and shanks are of the hardest kind but she is not 

 so well proportioned in hindquarters as the third filly, the black Edith 

 Kesako shown by Champlin. All of these are more rugged and drafty than 

 the elegant gray Lagos Ally Smith Creek Lagosessa that stood fourth. 

 She has a sweeter face than Hoit's gray Lagitime that followed. The 

 Ally foals had plenty of stretch and strong underpinning. The winner is 

 the big but young black that showed with the winning mare for Bulechek 

 & Waters. 



THE BELGIANS. 



The number of Belgians which appeared In the ring was very small. 

 Classes of less than half a dozen were the rule, but these contained some 

 of the best Belgians in Iowa and gave the breed a favorable presentation 

 to the show-going public. 



Several stables of the breed had quarters on the grounds without bring- 

 ing their entries into the ring or participating in the night horse show 

 parade. Their excuse for not showing was dissatisfaction with John L. 

 De Lancey as judge. At the beginning of the show they filed a protest 

 against Mr. De Lancey's selection as Judge, but made no deposit and gave 

 no reason for his removal as the rules require in case of protest. Of 

 course such a demand was not considered by the fair board. Neither 

 Mr. De Lancey's intelligence nor integrity as a judge had ever before been 

 called in question. The board very leniently allowed these men to keep 

 their horses on the grounds instead of compelling their removal. 



Those who had made entries of Belgians are: C. A. Ackerman, Perry; 

 J. J. Bonnstetter, Corwith; H. V. Caldwell, Kanawha; Crownover & Brand- 

 hurst, Hudson; Champlin Bros., Clinton; W. E. Estes, Pack wood; C. G. 

 Good, Ogden; P. W. Heil, Garrison; Chas. Irvine, Ankeny; Iowa State Col- 

 lege, Ames; H. Lefebure & Sons, Fairfax; J. A. Loughridge, Delta; J. C. 

 Richie, Stratford; I. W. Van Nice, Garrison; Fred L. Dunbar, Grimes, and 

 Casey Bros., Iowa City. 



Those who brought their Belgians in for competition are: Champlin 

 Bros., Clinton; W. C. Estes, Packwood; Iowa State College, Ames; H. 

 Lefebure & Sons, Fairfax, and J. C. Ritchie, Stratford. 



A splendid display of Belgians was brought out by the Lefebures in 

 class after class. Their quarters in the horse barn were thronged with 

 inquirers after their appearance in the class of aged stallions with two 

 famous horses, a roan and a chestnut. Their roan Reavedore is the same 

 colt which won the reserve championship last fall at the International 

 show, at which time the Lefebures bought him at a long price. He is 

 large, muscular, clean-cut and powerfully put together, but this time he 

 moved scarcely so well as usual. The ten-year-old chestnut Mon Gros 

 was champion at the International show a few years ago. After about 

 a dozen years of stud duty he still displays beautiful quality and fresh- 

 ness and he moves with his youthful habit of boldness. In three-year-olds 

 the Lefebure lot furnished the winner, a bay called Aiser, the largest colt 

 of the class. He has a very deep chest, the quality of steel and a dash- 

 ing display at the halter. He won the grand championship. His mates 

 were beaten by Champlin's roan King De Roosbeke, whose strong back and 

 extra long level croup combine with durable underpinning, well handled, 

 to make him an admirable colt. He is thin but showed well nevertheless. 

 A flat roan named Duke of Elmwood came thii'd for Lefebures by reason 

 of a thick middle piece and ends, and hard shapely timber although a 

 trifle fine in bone. Next stood I^efebure's chestnut Eddy, a beautiful type 



