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tured the blue on their Beckton Barrister. He is a horse with good depth 

 of body and excelling those under him in breed type and general devel- 

 opment. W. W. Weston & Son, of Audubon, Iowa, are the owners of Sylvan 

 Baron, a horse that has every indication of maturing to be a fine sire. 

 The two-year-old stallion class was one of the largest. McLay's Samuda 

 won the blue, with Gissible's Mae of Anita and A. G. Soderberg's stallion 

 contesting closely for second and third places. Forbes Bros.' yearling 

 stallion won first. He is a strong, masculine horse and carries himself 

 almost princely. A. G. Soderberg had the only stallion foal shown but 

 he was a good one. In the class for stallions over three years bred by 

 exhibitor, the Wyoming exhibitors carried away all the ribbons. In stal- 

 lions under three years bred by exhibitor, Gissible's Mae of Anita won 

 out over Osco Victor, owned by A. G. Soderberg. The fight for honors in 

 the aged mares, open class, was between McLay Bros, and Forbes Bros. 

 The former won out with Lady de Bath, a very strong and typical mare. 

 She stood four square and every part of her make-up showed all that is 

 desirable in the Clydesdale. Eight fillies were brought out in the three- 

 year-old class. The blue went to the Iowa breeders, Weston & Son, on 

 their Dorothy Vernon. This is a finely finished mare, with a fine femi- 

 nine head, and is very strong in shoulder and hip. J. F. Gissible, another 

 of Iowa's prosperous breeders, won the red on Flora of Anita. The two- 

 year-old class ribbons were given to McLay Bros, and Forbes Bros, in 

 the order named. In the yearling filly class McLay Bros.' Graceful Lady 

 won the blue. She was by Beauty's Maid, also owned by McLay Bros. 

 Forbes Bros, came third on Beckton Lassie. Soderberg's fine mare foal 

 had no opposition. Dorothy Vernon, property of Weston & Son, was 

 given purple as champion mare owned in Iowa. Flora of Anita was 

 awarded reserve ribbon and is the property of J. F. Gissible, Anita. 

 Iowa. In the get of stallion class there were some fine examples of 

 what selection and mating can do in establishing a certain type. Forbes 

 Bros, won first and second and Wyoming should be proud to have breed- 

 ers raising such a class of horses. The four colts comprising the winning 

 group showed marked uniformity and they were of the vigorous, drafty 

 type that is called for by the American trade. Forbes Brso. also won 

 first and third on produce of mare. Gissible of Iowa won second with 

 first-class stock which, with more finish, would compare favorably with the 

 best. What little the show lacked in numbers was overbalanced by the 

 general excellent quality, which was conspicuous in all the ribbon winners. 



PERCHERONS. 



The first class of Percherons shown, that of aged stallions, brought 

 out fifteen massive drafters for the inspection of the judges, John De 

 Lancey, Northwood, Minn., and Robt. Miller, Stouville, Ont. There were 

 no tail enders in the entire horse show — they do not come to the Iowa 

 State Fair. Selecting the "short leet" lowered the number to ten. The 

 Percheron show was a hard-fought battle and if any of the ribbons went 

 to the wrong parties it was not because the judges were not careful 

 and painstaking in their work. The contest for the blue in the aged 

 stallion class was between three very typical blacks. At the finish 



