NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 567 
mals were placed speaks well for the ability of Mr. W. E. Pritchard, of 
Ottawa, 111., who did the judging. Eleven toppy animals were lined up 
in the aged stallion class. They were all outstanding representatives of 
the Shire type and were a sight to gladden the eye of a lover of good 
draft horses. Taylor & Jones' Waresley Defiance, a horse that won third 
in his class at the last International, won over Truman's Busy Radium 
by a narrow margin. The second premium horse was almost a sensation 
in the matter of type, but he was up against a hard proposition because 
Waresley's Defiance is one of the hard nuts to crack. The three-year-old 
Shires were more uniform if possible than the aged class. Burgess & 
Son's Ashwell Besswood and Truman's Shelford Friar fought hard for 
first place. Blockiness of a most attractive type possibly won the judge 
in favor of the Burgess' horse. Truman's Busy Magnet is an exceptional 
actor, and with a little more weight to his credit would have crowded 
hard for a higher place. Pinch Bros.' Joliet Wolf, which took first in the 
two-year-old class at the International last fall, fell to fifth place, the 
competition being too strong for him. In the two-year-old class Truman'b^ 
Bradgate Blue Jacket, though a bit thin, showed promise of developing 
into a splendid animal. In bone, action, and hind quarters, he easily 
outclassed anything else in the ring. The second horse, Crownover's 
Friar, was an animal of much the same type. Soderberg's Osco Baron 
Prince won an easy first in the yearling class. 
When it came to the exhibit of females the Shires did not slacken the 
pace that was set by the stallions. The three animals that stood at the 
head of the aged mare class were outstanding representatives of im- 
proved Shire type that it would be hard to equal in any show ring. The 
first two mares, Wrydeland's Starlight and Enfield Fuchsia were owned 
by Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm. They were dapple gray in ^olor, and 
of vvonderful size, massiveness and muscling. There could be but little 
choice betvv^een them, though Wrydeland's Starlight was a bit wider and 
better muscled in hind quarters. The third mare, Berkey's Queen of 
Hearts, was of the same type as the other two, and while nearly as large 
could hardly equal them in condition and symmetry. The five three- 
year-old mares were of a uniform high class Shire type throughout. 
Crownover's Northea Melody took the blue and a right good one she is. 
The judging was done by W. E. Pritchard, of Ottawa, 111. 
BELGIANS. 
Second only to the Percherons in numbers, and with quality and style 
that testifies to the skill of the improvers of the breed, the Belgians con- 
tributed in no small degree to the success of the horse show. The prizes 
Vv'ere well divided among the principal exhibitors, and every ribbon was 
vrell earned. By the time the eighteen aged stallions had been sifted 
down to six it became evident that Robt. Ogilvie, who made the awards, 
had a difficult piece of work laid out for him. There could be no question 
but that Taylor & Jones' Parpart Pruyere had enough of the typical wide, 
deep Belgian form combined with his exceptional quality to entitle him 
to the blue. It was no v/alkaway, though, for Grigsby's Martin Du 
Hayoir was a larger horse, and but for a little shortness in croup and 
