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lias assumed the greater share of 

 work involved in looking after the 

 showing 



TISDALE & HODGKINSON 



HE oldest and among the most sueeessful of the breeders of Clydesdales in 

 the Dominion of Canada is tlie firm known as Tisdale and Ilodjikinson. 

 belonging to the thriving little to\\n of Beaverton. Ontario. Many years 

 ago. at Simcoe Lodge Farm, T. C. Hodgkinson made his name famous in connection 

 with this department of equestrian experiment. Thirty-five years ago, ]\Ir. Hodg- 

 kinson took uj) his residence in that town, which has proved him a worthv citizen. 

 The light harness horse was the first variety to claim his interest, hut he extended his 

 attention to the Clydesdale about twenty 

 years ago, and his success has shown the 

 wisdom of his course. 



In 189'2, ]Mr. Hodgkinson took his 

 nephew, Mr. E. C. H. Tisdale. who had 

 lived with him for some years, as a part- 

 nei- in the increasing business, and from 

 that time the vouno-er member of the 

 fii'm 

 the 



horses, showing them in the ring with 

 pronounced success. The new firm took 

 up the hackney class, and showed some 

 excellent specimens, confining their atten- 

 tion to breeding them for the market. 

 Instead of importing, they have almost 

 the exclusive l)usiness in Canadian, or, 

 as they are called across tin- borfler, 

 "American" bred horses. 



In 190() there was a class established 

 at the National Exhibition at Toronto 

 for horses owned by non-importers. This 

 has l)een a triumph every season for 

 Tisdale and Hodgkinson, the majority 

 of their winners being l)y the Clydesdale 



horse Royal Baron. The first decided success of this lirm came when they pur- 

 chased the stallion Haron Sterling. This horse, never beaten in the ring, was gen- 

 erally admitted to be the best Clydesdale stallion shown in this country. The year 

 190-1 saw his most marked success, and his death in the followiu"' vear was a (lis- 

 tinct loss to his owners. The next in line was the horse Royal Haron, which is still 

 in the string of the firm. He has j)roved a famous sire, the mare Baron's Queen. 

 by this prize-winner, carrying off many a ribbon. 



Chicago, Ottawa, Toronto and other cities have witnessed manv a success for 



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