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Dunsmore Rector is one to watch out for, as he is destined for high ranlv 

 by reason of his toppiness, his substance and his stout and clean under- 

 pinning. The right sort of bone and feather is found in the black two- 

 year-old Beachendon Fascination, and he has the body that fills the eye. 

 It was the same story here — bigness of hoof, length and set of pasterns, 

 flatness of cannon bones and a nice quality of hair. Mares were in small 

 numbers, but among them the three-year-old Prospect Gloaming must be 

 mentioned as one of the best that has crossed the water. 



THE BEXQIANS. 



Importers of Belgians are wise in their day and generation. They 

 evinced the most accurate knowledge of the tastes of the American breed- 

 er of draft horses and are exerting themselves to meet it. It is not 

 strange that this breed has grown rapidly in popular favor. When such 

 bulk and power can be brought into the ring on such acceptable under- 

 pinning it is bound to meet with favor. Certainly exhibitors are to be 

 congratulated on the showing they presented to this ring of the Belgian 

 horses. It is to be regretted that a couple of the three-year-olds and one 

 two-year-old were disqualified by the official veterinarians as over age. 

 They belonged to W. W. Garner. The roan Robert horse of Finch Bros, 

 has developed into a magnificent specimen of the breed and made an im- 

 pressive winning here. Another red roan that holds high promise is the 

 two-year-old shown by the same exhibitors. 



A good representative of Ihe American carriage horse. 



AMERICAN CARRIAGE HORSES. 



The new class for American Carriage Horses, for trotting-bred horses 

 of suitable size and conformation, had a lot of entries, and few blue rib- 



