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saddle purposes. It was the liberal use of the warm 

 blood in years gone by that attracted foreign attention 

 to the superiority of our saddle and carriage horses. 

 Present efforts, therefore, in supplying thoroughbred 

 sires to those districts where they are likely to receive 

 the most liberal patronage will certainly result in much 

 future improvement in the quality of the classes 

 alluded to. 



What we have accomplished in the past is substantial 

 proof of our ability to hold our own against all comers, 

 and if those in authority will properly appreciate the vast 

 importance of this horse-breeding interest Ontario would 

 in a few years become a centre of attraction to European 

 as well as American buyers. 



