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the genuine old Clydesdale stamp about him. He is, however, 
so well put together, has so great muscle, good bone, and excel- 
lent action, that Judges have difficulty in getting past him ; 
while he is wearing well, being still active, big, and blooming. 
The second horse, owned, as many good animals have been and 
are, by Mr. D. Kiddell, has a deal of Clydesdale character, fair 
action, and good form ; still he had no chance with such a 
powerful, durable horse as " Topsman." " Paisley" has a good 
flat bone and excellent hocks. He has since been sold at 
(500 guineas to go to Australia. " GlenifFer," a well-bred black, 
owned by Mr. Gemmell, deserved his third honours. He has 
been a winner in West of Scotland Shows, and was selected last 
season for the Earl of Tankerville's Northumberland tenantry. 
If anything, he is under-sized, does not stand very wide on his 
fore-legs, nor is he very strong in the quarters. A grand neck, 
however, he has, and his hocks and bone are good and likely to 
wear well. The two-year-old Colt class was better filled. Mr. 
Thompson's first one had a manifest victory. He is a big well- 
grown bay, bred by Mr. Jas. Cunningham, Tarbreoch, and first 
winner at every Scotch Show of any note this' year. Mr. 
Thompson got a capital bargain of this colt last spring, at 
something under 300 guineas. His selling price is now 1000 
guineas. I did not fancy him a little above the hocks, but 
otherwise he is a grand animal — one of the biggest and best 
two-year-old Clydesdales that have been shown for some years. 
Mr. Andrew's black colt was not a very popular second. His 
sire was a well-known, high-standing, stylish horse, " Defiance." 
The third colt, owned and bred by Lord Polworth, is a big strong 
bay, with great muscle if little Clydesdale character — just a good 
substantial cart-horse. Mr. Riddell's fourth colt, bred in Dum- 
friesshire, is fully as promising as either the second or third. 
He stood next the " Baillieknowe Colt " at Glasgow, and to all 
appearance has the makings of a good horse in him. Mr. Baird's 
fifth, or highly commended colt, was a dashing bay, with grand 
legs, fine feather, and true Clydesdale character. He was bred at 
Knockdon, Ayrshire, and at the sale there last year cost 520 
guineas, which is the highest price by 20 guineas that has yet been 
paid for a yearling of the breed. Unluckily, however, the animal 
died from inflammation of the lun<rs a fortnight after the Show. 
Several promising colts were commended, including a well- 
topped, if rather light fore-armed, bay of Mr. Richard Tweedie's, 
a well coupled son of " Topsman's," owned by Mr. Crowther, 
and a stylish son of the wonderful old horse " Young Lofty," 
a grand bay which, by the way, was shown unsuccessfully in 
Class 4. The old horse looks well, although now 16 years old, 
and has won many leading prizes, including first at Bedford 
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