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who in turn sired Blake's Old Briton (171), perhaps .. 

 most noted sire of the Blake tribe. He was born in 1784, 

 and is described as standing 16 hands high, remarkably 

 short legged, full of bone, and chestnut in color. His 

 noted son, Blake's Young Briton (172), born in 1796, sired 

 Spink's Suffolk Farmer (1127), born in 1802, both of 

 which were very notable sires of the tribe. 



The Wright tribe. — This tribe originated from a horse 

 introduced from Lincolnshire known as Wright's Farm- 

 er's Glory (1396), or the Attleboro horse. He was born 

 about 1796, though nothing is known of his parentage. 

 He is described as chestnut in color and not a trotting 

 horse, but having more size, and perhaps may have beer 

 a half-bred Suffolk. He sired several notable sons, thfc 

 most famous being Adam Hawes' Farmer (674), born in 

 1803. This horse in turn sired Pattle's Gye (939), born 

 in 1810, and who was the grandsire of Nunn's Boxer 

 (913), perhaps the greatest sire of the Wright tribe. 

 This horse is described as red chestnut and very stylish, 

 though small. 



The Shadingfield tribe. — This tribe takes its earlj 

 origin from a horse named Barber's Proctor (58), bo' 

 in 1793, and said to have been sired by a Thoroughbrcu 

 He was bay in color and perhaps the greatest sire of the 

 Shadingfield tribe. In describing the animals of this 

 tribe the Suffolk Stud Book states they were thin in the 

 shoulder and light of bone below the hock, but were hard- 

 fleshed, wiry, active horses, with long, lean heads, and 

 that the mares of the tribe are more or less given to breed 

 back to their bay ancestors. 



These tribes were all introduced to improve the breed, 

 and each was popular for a time, but they presented de- 

 ficiencies along with the desirable qualities. They all 

 were submerged into the .Suffolk, as they could not over- 

 come the breed characteristics. 



Modern Suffolk draft horse. — The present-day perfec- 

 tion of this breed is due to the efforts of the farmers in 



