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probably heavier than the corresponding animals at any 

 previous period in the history of the breed, still there is a 

 tendency to diminished size in the fashionable type, viz., 

 that derived from the Darnley mares and the descendants of 

 the " Old Prince of Wales." " Floradora," the champion mare 

 bred by the late William Park, Brunstane, Midlothian, 

 combines substance and quality, like the two noted mares 

 got by " Prince of Avondale," and possesses the action of a 

 hackney. 



In the keen competition for supremacy which took place 

 between the two famous founders of the fashionable Clydes- 

 dale blood, " Darnley " had the better of the " Old Prince of 

 Wales " for a time in the show-ring, but the " Prince " fully 

 regained his position in the estimation of the public as soon as 

 the quality of his stock by the Darnley mares was recognised. 



"The Prince of Wales "(673), foaled 1866, was bred by 

 James Nicol Fleming, at Drumburle, Kilkerran, Ayrshire, 

 and became the property (i) of David Riddell, Kilbowie, 

 Duntocher ; (2) of Lawrence Drew, Merryton, Hamilton ; 

 and (3) of David Riddell, (then) Blackball, Paisley. The 

 following is his showing record as given in the Clydesdale 

 Stud Book : 



" First prize at the Highland Society's Show at Edinburgh 

 in 1869 ; second at Dumfries in 1870; first at Kelso in 1872 ; 

 and first at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Man- 

 chester in 1869." 



He was sold at the Merryton sale, when eighteen years 

 old, for 945. 



"The Prince" was a horse of splendid action, much better 

 in this respect than " Darnley," described below, although he 

 was defective in his hocks, from the symmetrical point of 

 view being too straight and " corked," as if he had thorough- 

 pin. He showed his English connection in the conformation 

 of his head, in his prominent nose, and his small and somewhat 

 defective eye. The " Prince " had a will of his own, and his 

 somewhat intractable disposition has been transmitted to 

 many of his progeny. 



" Darnley" (222) also bay like " The Prince of Wales," 

 foaled in 1872, was bred by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell of 

 Keir, Bart., near Dunblane, and bought by David Riddell. 

 His prize record in the Stud Book is : 



