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son of MacGregor by Damley, and imported to Can- 

 ada by Graham Bros. MacQueen reached Blairgowrie in 1887, 

 and for the next few years a new era in Clydesdale breeding was 

 developed in America. MacQueen put tops and middles on Blair- 

 gowrie Clydesdales, at the same time he gave them proper under- 

 pinning. Mr. Ocilvie was enabled to show young stock in a 

 bloom never before attempted in Clydesdale arenas on this side 

 of the water. Previously it was not thought possible to put any 

 flesh at all on a young animal before growth was obtained with- 

 out ruining it both for work an4 for breeding. Showyard suc- 

 cesses for Blairgowrie were phenomenal. In the late 80's in an 

 interbreed contest, MacQueen and progeny defeated Mr. Dun- 

 ham's (43) great Brilliant, with more mature offspring. At the 

 World's Columbian Exposition, the Lasses o' Gowrie were invinc- 

 ible, MacQueen won the aged stallion class and Mr. Ogilvie 

 unquestionably demonstrated the supremacy of the Darnley blood 

 as compared to that of Prince of Wales. Most notable among the 

 sons of MacQueen was the stallion Young MacQueen, sold to 

 the Graham Bros., as a two-year old. He won the championship 

 at the 1897 Chicago show, and came back to the International of 

 1903 to win breed supremacy once more, again testifying to the 

 durability of the MacQueen kind. Untoward financial conditions 

 following the panic of 1893, forced him to disperse his stud and 

 to sell Blairgowrie in 1897, MacQueen going back to the Grahams. 



In 1900 he came to Chicago as Secretary of the American 

 Clydesdale Association, a position he has held ever since. This 

 year was also the first year of the International, and Mr. Ogilvie 

 was elected Superintendent of the Horse Department. Under his 

 constructive efforts the International Horse Department was a 

 success from the beginning. There has seldom been a show with 

 less than 400 horse entries, while on some occasions the number 

 has been nearly doubled. Mr. Ogilvie has laid especial emphasis 

 on the draft gelding show, and the shows of single animals, pairs, 



