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shown before in higher flesh. Even in the good company in which he 

 stood his immense bone and feet, silky quality, bold front and carriage 

 and sprightly action gave him an almost exclusive stamp. His only seri- 

 ous contestant was the low-set very wide Crouch black, built upon heavy 

 timber with abundant silky feather and going strong and true. Two 

 blacks of the characteristic Truman pattern, good at the ground, heavy 

 in bone and active at the halter, stood third and fourth, while a black of 

 similar type was fifth. Except for second place, which went to a well 

 balanced bay of Finch's standing on a strong set of legs, the Truman 

 three-year-olds captured the rest of the prize-list. First went to the very 

 wide massive bay, called Charterhouse Cardinal, that flashed great shoes 

 at every step and was an all-round good one. He stood beside the great 

 Dan Patch in the championship awards. Among the ten two-year-olds the 

 top was found in Truman's Moulton Truffle, a very sturdy bay. The 

 brown from the Burgess stable is a strong-boned youngster and so is the 

 colt of Hopley's that stood third. There were only three yearlings and 

 four foals shown. The Surveyor foal, with which Wm. Crownover won 

 first, is an extra rugged muscular bay, standing on the best of strong 

 legs, an outstanding winner and one of the best foals seen in years. 



The aged mares included some royally bred ones coming here with rep- 

 utations as winners in England. Fuchsia 2d, the London winner two years 

 ago, a daughter of Dunsmore Jameson, is a gray mare of great bottom, 

 splendid quality and a slashing mover, but she had to be content with 

 second place, while the beautifully turned Shelford Pride, imported this 

 summer, was placed at the head of the line, and finally won the champion- 

 ship. She is a splendidly balanced mare, sweet of head, roomy of middle, 

 powerful in her shoulders and quarters and mounted on the strongest 

 kind of timber. The pair make a gratifying tribute to the wisdom with 

 which the Truman importations are selected. The reserve champion fe- 

 male was found in the Burgess first prize three-year-old Prospect Fair 

 Alice, a compact growthy one which moved well. Next to her stood a 

 brown of true Shire build, strong bone and sparse but silky feather. There 

 was only a light showing in the younger classes but the quality was cred- 

 itable. The Truman champions, Dan Patch and Shelford Pride, each were 

 awarded a gold medal by the English Shire Horse Society and a silver 

 cup by the American Shire Horse Breeders' Association. 



CLYDESDALES. 



Last year's meager Clydesdale representation was far outclassed in 

 every respect by the excellent aggregation that was brought before Prof. 

 W. J. Kennedy for awards. In his usual rapid manner he sifted out 

 the winners to the general satisfaction of exhibitors, adhering in his de- 

 cisions to true Scotch underpinning and character with all the weight 

 and substance in bone and muscle that he could secure. The gratifying 

 showing of the breed was in large measure due to the presence of the 

 McLay horses as the list of awards shows. Last year the Wisconsin 

 stable was absent. Another exhibit which added to the interest of this 

 section and contributed to the quality of some of the classes, especially 



