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breeding of cart-horses of various kinds, both Shire 

 and Clydesdale. 



I have been practically interested for the last ten 

 or twelve years in the importance of bringing good 

 draught-stallions from Scotland into the North of 

 England, and even ten or twelve years ago saw 

 the importance of it, and gave 400 guineas for the 

 hire of a Clydesdale stallion for one season, and 

 with the very best results. It is very encouraging 

 so far to observe that the younger stock at the 

 Shire Horse Shows is a great improvement upon 

 the older classes. The time has arrived when the 

 attention of the public should be devoted to the 

 improvement of the other breeds of horses. As 

 one who is interested in the stock of England 

 generally, I, in my humble way, with Sir Nigel 

 Kingscote and other friends, have been trying to 

 move in this direction, and a Committee of 

 the Royal Agricultural Society, which has been 

 appointed, is about to sit to consider the whole 

 question of breeding hunters. If, therefore, any 

 gentleman present has any practical suggestions to 

 offer, I hope he will not hesitate to hand them 

 in to us. I cordially join with those who have 

 spoken in my meed of thanks to Mr. Walter Gilbey 

 for the very admirable Paper to which we have 

 listened this evenino-. 



Major Dasiiwood (Kirtlington, Oxford): Mr. 

 Chairman, my Lords and Gentlemen, as the last 



