26 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 
son of MacGregor by Darnley, and imported to Can- 
ada by Grauam 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. Ocitvie 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 and 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. OcILvie 
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. Oci.vie 
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. Ocritvie has laid especial emphasis 
on the draft gelding show, and the shows of single animals, pairs, 
