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CLVDJ^DALE CAKT HOUSE. 



One of tlic lust Iloi-scs for ordinary Ik'uvv \v(»rk is the Ci.ujI'.sdali; Caut 

 House, an nninial wliicli lias dcrivccl its name from tlic locality where it was ttrst 

 I lied. It is larpM- than the Suflolk l\nicli, and owes its oriunn to the Lanark 

 Horse, crossed with the lar^a* Tleniish breed. In temper it is docile, and it is 

 |)ossessed of enormous strength and great endurance. The pure breed is large 

 and heavy, and is notable for a very long stride. AVhen judiciously crossed with 

 other breeds it })roduces oflspring which are extensively employed in the carrisge 

 and for the sad(lle. The figure of the Clydesdale Cart Hoi-sc which accompanies 

 this brief notice is a portrait of a reniarkably fine animal named Prince Albert. 



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