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successful in the show ring, but his chief distinction comes from 

 being the sire of Glancer (153). According to the Scotch stud- 

 book (Vol. I) he was black in color, with four white legs, on 

 which was set a round, capacious body with a short back. " To 

 Broomfield Champion," says the studbook, "every Clydesdale 

 breeder likes to trace the descent of his stock." His name is 

 most frequent in early Clydesdale pedigrees. 



Clyde, alias Glancer (153), foaled about 1835, was owned by 

 William Fulton of Renfrew County, a noted breeder, and was 

 bred by Mr. Forest of Lanark County. Though not a .show 

 animal himself, from 1844 to 1850 the leading honors of Scotch 

 exhibitions went to the produce of Clyde. He was dark brown 

 in color, and having been ruptured was knovm as " The Rup- 

 tured Horse." Seven sons and one daughter of his are recorded 

 in the first volume of the " Scotch Clydesdale Studbook." Most of 

 these sons proved later to be sires of great merit and were used 

 in various localities in improving the breed. 



Prince of Wales (673), foaled in 1866, bred by James N. 

 Fleming of the county of Ayr and later owned by several differ- 

 ent persons, was one of the two greatest Clydesdales in recent 

 history. He was sired by General (322), whose sire was Sir Walter 

 Scott (797), a great show horse and sire, while his dam was 

 Darling, a mare of unknown breeding beyond one generation. 

 Prince of Wales was a dark-brown horse with a white stripe on 

 his face and more or less white on three legs. He was some- 

 what straight in his hocks and a bit Roman nosed, but in general 

 was of good form and a remarkable mover at walk or trot. He 

 was not only a great show horse but was regarded as one of 

 the greatest begetters of sires that the Clydesdale breed has 

 produced. Prince of Wales was last owned by David Riddell of 

 Paisley, who purchased him at auction when eighteen years old 

 for ^4725 and in whose possession he died in 1888. Prominent 

 among his sons are Prince of Albion, sold for ^15,000, and his 

 full brother. Prince of Kyle, sold for ^8000 ; Prince Alexander, 

 sold for ^6000 as a yearling ; and Prince Robert. 



Damley (222), a bay, foaled in 1872, was bred by Sir William 

 Sterling-Maxwell and was purchased when three years old by 

 David Riddell, the owner of Prince of Wales. His sire was 



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