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three-year-olds was headed by a very massive wide-ended flash bay, stand- 

 ing on great bone and feet. Beside him stood a brown of smooth type, 

 very level back and excellent quality, wearing big shoes also. The blue 

 roan at third place followed much the same pattern. A great big roan 

 called Luc de Gon, shown by Crouch was not quite fit and was not placed. 



The two-year-olds were not so pleasing a lot and presented more diverse 

 types, but the chestnut at the head of the line was of a substantial com- 

 pact and big-boned pattern. 



AGrtOUP OF PRIZE WINNERS 

 Iowa state Fair and Exposition, 1910 



The aged mares included the grand deep-chested bay Catherina, one of 

 the wide compact ones, standing on clean big bone and moving splendidly. 

 She was an easy winner in the class and later made an acceptable cham- 

 pion. One of the matronly useful weighty ones was Madame which stood 

 second. Only four three-year-old fillies faced the judge, but they were 

 all good ones. A big wide growthy brown stood first. Her bone was of 

 the cleanest quality as was also that of the more compact, less massive 

 bay standing next. A growthy muscular big-boned chestnut was third. 

 A very beautifully molded chestnut of typical pattern headed the list of 

 two-year-olds and secured the reserve championship for Crouch & Son. 

 Following her was a big deep-middled bay. A smoothly turned light roan 

 on hard flat bone headed the yearling fillies and a very big brown shown 

 by Henry Lefebure stood fourth, just outside the money, because an acci- 

 dent in shipping had effected her action. Two excellent growthy filly 

 foals, owned by J. A. Loughridge, were not brought out for some reason 

 until the class had been judged so only three foals were shown. In the 

 groups Pinch Bros, captured every first prize but not without strong com- 

 petition from the two Iowa breeders who had entries. 



The Shire contingent was especially conspicuous for the smooth flinty 

 bone, silky feather and big feet which were generally borne by the entries 

 and always marked the winners. R. B. Ogilvie, Chicago, 111., passed 

 judgment on the English cart horse to the satisfaction of all concerned 

 and insisted that quality must accompany substance. Dan Patch easily 

 reached the front among the fifteen aged stallions. This big bay from' 

 the Truman stables never looked better in his life although he has been 



