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maintained the largest Clydesdale stud on either continent. His 

 Scotch studies led him to pin his faith first of all to the foot, 

 ankle and limb, and in Cedric, son of the famous Prince of 

 Wales, he obtained his ideal type of sustaining figure, prepo- 

 tence, and longevity. He placed wearing qualities before all 

 other things in a draft horse. 



His successful attainment of his ideals attracted the attention 

 of both continents, and stallions and mares bred at Durham 

 Lawn were exported to Scotland to exert a marked influence on 

 the course of breeding and showyard history in the native 

 haunts of the breed. Few breeders have been able more fully 

 to realize their ideal in the production of animal types. Mr. 

 HoLLOWAY held pronounced opinions on the development of 

 his animals. His young stuff habitually appeared in the show 

 ring in the lightest of flesh, his maxim being to grow his horses 

 before he fattened them. Such procedure doubtless added 

 years to the length of service of the animals he produced, but 

 he ultimately carried it to an extreme that permitted his rivals 

 in breed promotion, R. B. Ogilvie (6), and N. P. Clarke (45), 

 to gain advantage of him during his later years in the show yard. 

 His death April 17, 1906, marked the close of a long career, 

 characterized by a loyal and strict adherence to the draft 

 standard. 



Col. Holloway was personally a most lovable man. He pos- 

 sessed an ardent intensity of nature, and a courageous, yet 

 tender, chivalry that marked him a knight of the latter day. He 

 was an intellectual giant among the figures connected with live- 

 stock breeding. Few could equal him in elegant diction, whether 

 used in speech or manuscript. Unfortunately during his later 

 years, he developed a distaste for writing that prevented his con- 

 veying to paper the vast stores of draft lore he had acquired 

 throughout his long experience. Through the columns of The 

 Breeder's Gazette, Col. Holloway presented a series of articles 



