178 THE CLYDESDALE. 



here would quickly become apparent. It never 

 was a numerous breed, and perforce of circum- 

 stances never can become in Scotland much 

 more numerous than it is just now, but there is 

 limitless room for its expansion on this side 

 of the Atlantic. It will not expand greatly, 

 however, until the Scottish breeders add more 

 top, more neck, more ruggedness generally and 

 eliminate the white. It would serve a good end 

 if the Highland & Agricultural Society would, 

 in this day of grace, do with the splashed-up 

 kind as it did in 1829 with the grays and bar 

 them altogether. 



The supporters of every continental breed of 

 drafter now common in this country have re- 

 ceived the most hearty co-operation from the 

 old-world breeders and their success has been 

 commensurate therewith. What they desired 

 they received. Instead of extending co-opera- 

 tion the Scottish breeders have gone their own 

 road, concerning themselves with their own pe- 

 culiar ideas. This policy of splendid isolation 

 may be a great thing for Britain as a whole, but 

 it has dealt a grievous blow to the Clydesdale 

 interest in this country. 



THE SHIRE. 



It has already been shown that the Shire 

 traces back to the fountainhead of the black 

 horse of Flanders, but whether in the main he 

 owes his bulk to that strain of blood is quite 



