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much favorable comment. The author has seen numerous grade 

 geldings shipped to Ohio feeders from the West which have pre- 

 sented a most attractive individuality. Ohio shippers are looking 

 with more and more favor on heavy Belgian geldings as quite 

 satisfactory to the city trade. They seem to be reasonably sound 

 of limb and possess the draft form and weight so much in de- 

 mand for heavy hauling. In recent years grade Belgians have 

 materially increased 

 in number. 



Foundation Belgian 

 sires trace back to 

 comparatively recent 

 times, when we con- 

 sider the age of the 

 breed. M. Leon Van 

 Meldert has contrib- 

 uted some interesting 

 information regarding 

 the foundation sires,^ 

 from which the fol- 

 lowing is arranged : 



Forton of Wynhidzc, 

 known also as Le Gros 

 de Wynhuize and in 

 Flemish as Den dik- 

 ken van Wynhuize, 

 was foaled in 1835 in the stable of Charles L. Tuypens, Wynhuize, 

 East Flanders. He was a bay, sired by Francis and was out of a 

 mare, Marie, that had the same sire as Francis. Forton of Wyn- 

 huize lived from 1835 to 1858 and sired Forton of St. John, a bay 

 foaled in 1847. In 1856 this son sired Forton of On Rersule, a 

 light bay, which became the sire of London, sire of Forton 2d, 

 a dark bay foaled in 1881. 



Samson, known also as Young Forton of Wynhuize, a brown 

 horse, was foaled late in 1830. He was the sire of Alfred, also 

 called Forton of Appelterre, a dapple gray foaled in 1851 and 

 living until 1877. Alfred sired Guzusse, later Orange ist(ii44), 



'^Breeders' Gazette, January 29, 1914, p. 223. 

 Digitized By Micrdsom 



Fig. 48. Queen Ann 61 19, a Belgian mare owned 

 by Ohio State University, Columbus. A fine type 

 of the modern Belgian mare. Reserve champion 

 in 191 7 at Ohio State Fair. From photograph by 

 E. K. Emslie 



