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of mare in Class 10, and entries in Class 

 11 must be sired by a stallion registered 

 as above, but the dams of such entries 

 need not be registered mares; the breed- 

 ing of dams, however, as far as known, 

 must be given when entry is made. 



No mare having any draft cross will 

 be eligible. Any exhibitor falsifying the 

 breeding of entries will be barred. En- 

 tries in all classes must be practically 

 sound. 



Entries in all classes to be judged on 

 conformation, style, action and manners 

 as a suitable type of carriage horse. Spe 

 cial attention will be given to trueness 

 of action. Good knee and hock action 

 are desirable. Entries in all classes 

 should trot and walk straight and true, 



dam as a brood mare of the carriage 

 type, 50 per cent; general conformation, 

 style, action and manners of the foal, 50 

 per cent. 



The following percentages will govern 

 in Class 11: General conformation of 

 entry as a carriage type, 70 per cent; 

 style, action and manners, 30 per cent. 



Entries in Classes 1, 2, 6 and 7, to be 

 shown in harness hitched to any suitable 

 vehicle. Entries in all other classes to 

 be shown in hand to bridle. Excessive 

 weight in shoeing in any class is forbid- 

 den. 



CLASSES AS FOLLOWS 



Class 1. Stallion 4 years old or over. 



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and judges will especially avoid horses 

 showing any tendency to mix gaits, pad- 

 dle in front or sprawl behind. 



The following percentages will govern 

 judges in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 : 

 General conformation and all round suit- 

 ability as a carriage type, 60 per cent; 

 style, action and manners, 40 per cent. 



The following percentages will govern 

 in Class 5 : General conformation and 

 all round suitability of sire as a carriage 

 type, 30 per cent; style, action and man- 

 ners of sire, 20 per cent; general con- 

 formation and all round suitability of 

 get as a carriage type, taken as a whole, 

 30 per cent; style, action, manners and 

 uniformity of type in get, 20 per cent. 



The following percentages will govern 

 in Class 10: General conformation of 



Class 2. Stallion 3 years old and un- 

 der 4. 



Class 3. Stallion 2 years old and un- 

 der 3. 



Class 4. Stallion 1 year old and un- 

 der 2. 



Class 5. Stallion with three of his 

 get of either sex; get need not be owned 

 by exhibitor. 



Class 6. Mare 4 years old or over. 



Class 7. Mare 3 years old and un- 

 der 4. 



Class 8. Mare 2 years old and un- 

 der 3. 



Class 9. Mare 1 year old and under 2. 



Class 10. Mare with foal of either 

 sex. 



Class 11. Foal under 1 year old, 

 either sex, 



