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were of acceptable type. A little variation in type appeared among the 
two-year-olds, as a few were on the order of the "Dutchman's" horse, 
while others had more scale and would mature into larger, if not more 
weighty,horses. Paul de Roe is a very light roan of very impressive 
character and a great lot of substance, carried in shapely form. 
THE CLYDESDALE. 
Larger and more impressive exhibits of this breed have been seen in 
this pavilion, but quite a number of them were newly over. Indeed, the 
horses from the stables of Alexander Galbraith & Son, which won leading 
honors, were barely landed, and moreover did not represent the choice of 
the importation, which had been entered for the show. The troubles of 
shipment incapacitated for the time a number of their best show horses, 
so that substitutions were made at the last moment, by consent of the 
fair managers. The winner of last year. Baron Clifton, again headed his 
class and his companions are useful horses, but somewhat wanting in con- 
dition. The three-year-olds revealed little fitting, but throughout the 
exhibit the prime excellence of foot and pasterns was almost uniformly 
illustrated. A few rather plain heads were to be noted, and on the whole 
under the handicap of recent importation the Clydesdales were not so 
impressive in their exhibit as the other breeds. 
THE HACKXETS. 
It looks a little odd to see the Hackney Ponies in competition with the 
horses, and yet the classification at our western shows, which take no 
note of height, permit this mix-up. No little interest attached to the 
exhibit of this breed as it presented a number of high-class animals. 
Meanwood Majesty and Prickwillow Connaught had a sharp conflict before 
William Marshall of Tichenor & Co., Chicago, for honors in the stallion 
class, and these two famous prize-winners were on their metal in capital 
fashion. The decision finally fell to the Pabst representative, and the 
sensational pony Dillham Prime Minister was third. The youngsters 
were not great, but the mare ring presented the famous champion Ele- 
gance 2d which has long been a familiar and dazzling figure at eastern 
shows and is still in fine fettle. All three prizes among the mares fell to 
Pabst entries. 
Entries of saddle-bred horses were draw^n from Missouri, Kansas and 
Illinois as well as Iowa, and some showings were made that greatly inter- 
ested the people. Alexander Jester was the winning ' stallion, defeating 
the more masculine but rather coarser Forest Rose, under the judgment 
of R. E. Jones, Webster City, la. Tom Bass rode a handsome chestnut 
gelding named King to victory in the gelding class, although he wants 
a little more education in mouth and manners, and this flash-going gelding 
was finally made champion. 
THE EOADSTEKS. 
The roadsters both pairs and singles made a specially strong showing. 
In these classes conformation counted for 60 per cent, manners 25 per 
cent and appointments 15 per cent. The fact that appointments received 
attention operated strongly against some exhibitors, for the horses were 
