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1878), "is up to date satisfactory; and when the horses are sold, in 1879, there is every reason 

 to believe that the subscribers will get a full return with interest, and I doubt not also a 

 bonus." They will also have had the advantage of the use of two very first-class horses. 



The first horse purchased was Paragon — a pure-bred Shire stallion ; whole-coloured dark 

 bay, with black legs; stands 17 hands high; bred hy Mr. Richard Porter, Sowerby, Yorkshire, 

 in the year 1872. As a three-year-old (1875) he stood third at the open show at Glasgow, 

 gained the Highland Society's silver medal at Kilmarnock show for the best stallion of any ao-e ; 

 also a prize at the Highland Society's show at Glasgow. As a four-year-old (1876) he stood in 

 the short leet of 5 out of 71 stallions for the Glasgow prize. As a five-year-old (1877) he was 

 shown at the Glasgow Society's show, and he was selected from 93 competitors (horses of all 

 ages not above ten years old), and left in the prize ring with four other horses to compete for 

 the Society's premium of ^^'lOO and a silver medal. After which Mr. Gilbey bought him. 



