24 CLYDESDALES. 



would point toward the old Cleveland horse as a probable factor in 

 improvement, and .this view is strengthened by many characteristics 

 common to both breeds. 



The name of the breed, Clydesdale, would indicate its restriction 

 to that particular locality, but these horses were very generally bred in 

 other portions of Scotland, and obtained their name solely from the 

 fact that in Clydesdale they were earlier brought to a high degree of 

 merit and pushed into more prominent notice. 



Importation to America, both Canada and the United States, has 

 been active and long continued. Through the kindness of Mr. C. F. 

 Mills, Springfield, 111., the present secretary of the association, we are 

 enabled to give the following list comprising all the early importations 

 of Clydes: 



" In 1842, Gray Clyde 78 was imported by Archibald Ward, of Markham, Ontario. 



" 1845, Sovereign 181 was imported by R. Johnson, Scarboro, Ontario. 



"1847. Marquis of Clyde 101 was imported by Thomas Summerville, Whitby, 

 Ontario. 



" 1850, Cumberland 106 was imported by David Roundtree, Jr., Weston, Ontario. 



"1855, Bay Wallace 5 was imported by William Cochrane, Claremont, Ontario. 



"1855, Clydesdale Jock 33 was imported by John R. Torrence, of Markham, 

 Ontario, and Jock of the Side 760 by Simon Connor, Markham, Ontario. 



" 1855, Merry Farmer 20 was imported by Mrs. A. Ward, of Markham, Ontario, 

 and Byron 197 by James Dalziel, of Chesterfield, Ontario. 



"1857, Rob Roy 90, by Thomas Irving, Montreal, Quebec; and Black Douglas 27 

 by William Miller, Pickering, Ontario. Prior to 1860 a number of very choice Clydes- 

 dale stallions were imported into Ohio by Fullington & Co., none of which have been 

 recorded." 



Since 1860 their introduction has been very rapid, and the number 

 bred in America has more than kept pace with imported stock. 



The Clydesdale Society of America was organized in 1877, and the 

 first volume of the American Clydesdale Stud Book was issued in 1882; 

 imported animals, to be eligible, must be recorded i-.\ the Clydesdale Stud 

 Book of Great Britain and Ireland ; and American-bred stallions or 

 mares must trace to recorded sires or dams, or have four or five recorded 

 top crosses. 



DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN CLYDESDALE : 



Color, either bay, brown or black, with usually a white strip in the 

 face " blaze" and more or less white on the feet and lower parts of the 

 legs ; occasionally there is found a dun, chestnut, or even sorrel. The 

 color which may be called peculiar to the breed is a light bay, 

 fading to still lighter bay at the flanks, between the thighs, and forward 

 on the belly line. In size they are classed with the large breeds, stallions 

 ranging from 1,70010 2,100 pounds, and mares from 1,200 to i, 600 pounds. 

 In appearance the Clydesdale horse is a large, tall, rangy animal, with a 

 long head, medium neck, strong legs, heavily fringed with hair below 



