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portrays him : smart between the shafts in harness ; quick at the ends 

 of the plough ; a fast walker on the harrows after the drill ; and a 

 stanch slave at the collar, be it flour, timber, or chalk behind him 

 unsurpassed by any breed of horses in England, or Scotland either. For 

 quality; smart, sprightly, quick action; ability to do long continuous days 

 of hard work on comparatively meagre fare ; for longevity, and for most 

 of the items that make a good horse, he would not come off second best 

 in the keenest competition. Those who know him best appreciate him 

 most; and I believe Suffolk horses have a great future before them." 

 To an extent not known in connection with other breeds of heavy 



Fig. 89. Suffolk Mare, "Bounce" (2517). 



Winner of the Gold Medal presented by Her Majesty the Queen, and of the Champion 

 Prize given by the Suffolk Stud-book Association for the best Suffolk Mare or Filly at the 

 Jubilee Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Windsor, 1889. Bred by 

 Mr. Cady, of Long Melford, Suffolk. Exhibited by Mr. William Byford, of the Court, 

 Glemsford, Suffolk. 



horses, the Suffolks, remarks Mr. Blew, have retained their distin- 

 guishing characteristics. Shires, Clevelands, and Clydesdales, as we see 

 them now, are admittedly the produce of frequent crossings, and owe 

 their conformation, size, and distinguishing marks to the infusion of 

 some particular strain of blood. When, however, we come to examine 

 the history of the Suffolk, we are unable to discover that he ever 

 resembled any other horse. He certainly was not always what he is 

 now ; but there was always a difference between him and other breeds, 

 and the veriest novice who ever entered a show-yard could never mis- 

 take a Suffolk for a Shire or a Clydesdale. It is worthy of notice, too, 

 that so far as it is possible to trace the history of the Suffolks, we do 

 not find that their present conformation is due to any crossing of 



