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Conqueror (199), and his dam, Keir Peggy (187), had a fine 

 show-yard record and as a dam of ten foals is regarded as one of 

 the greatest mares of the breed. Her sons Darnley, Pollock, and 

 Newstead all won first prizes at the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society shows. She died in 1888. Darnley himself up to twelve 

 years of age had a most distinguished career in the show ring. 

 If Prince of Wales was a great stallion sire, so Darnley was a 

 famous sire of mares. The descendants of these two animals 

 mated unusually well, and from their union has resulted much 

 that is best in recent Clydesdale blood. Three of Darnley's best 

 sons were MacGregor (1487), Flashwood (3604), and Topgallant 

 (1850). These were all great horses, but especially so was Mac- 

 Gregor, whose sons gained fame in the show rings of Canada 

 and the United States. As a sire this animal is regarded as 

 second only to his own sire and Prince of Wales. 



Baron's Pride (9122), bred by R. & J. Findlay, Springhill, 

 near Glasgow, was foaled in 1890 and died in 191 3 at twenty- 

 three years of age. He was sired by Sir Everard (5353), a son of 

 Topgallant (450), and had for dam Forest Queen (7233), by 

 Springhill Darnley (2429), a son of Darnley (222). Thus he 

 united the blood of Prince of Wales and Darnley, than which 

 there was nothing better. Up to four years of age he was a suc- 

 cessful horse in the show ring. In 1894 A. & W. Montgomery 

 purchased him, and he was from then on reserved for the stud, 

 where he proved to be one of the greatest Clydesdale sires in 

 the history of the breed. 



Baron of Buchlyvie (11263), bred by William McKeich, was 

 foaled in 1900 and is the best-known son of Baron's Pride. His 

 dam was Young Maybloom (12003), by Knight Errant (4483). 

 As a colt he was said to have been somewhat undersized, and 

 in the Scotch shows he was unable to win championship honors, 

 though securing first, second, and third places at different times. 

 As a two-year-old he sold to Kilpatrick and Dunlop for ^3500. 

 "The price seemed ample," writes Alexander Galbraith,i "as the 

 colt was somewhat undersized, decidedly narrow in conformation, 

 and lacking in muscle and strength of bone. His chief points of 

 excellence were extremely fine quality of bone and hair, the latter 



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