the  Society's  Meeting , 1883. 
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These  good  qualities,  however,  were  all  required  to  atone  suf- 
ciently  for  the  lack  of  size,  to  win  the  cup  given  by  the  Clydes- 
dale Horse  Society,  for  the  best  stallion  or  colt,  over  such  a thick 
substantial  specimen  of  a cart-horse  as  “ St.  Lawrence.”  The 
Marquis  of  Londonderry’s  second  colt  is  a heavier  bay  than  the 
first,  was  bred  by  the  exhibitor  after  the  well-bred  sire  “ What 
Care  I,”  and  out  of  a Lochfergus  champion  mare.  Mr.  Moffat’s 
third  bay  is  of  a good  old  Galloway  type,  bred  by  the  Duke  of 
Buccleuch,  and  very  compactly  put  together.  The  Aldborough 
commended  colt  is  a neat  even  brown,  bred  in  Perthshire. 
Mr.  McCowan’s  victorious  colt  in  a good  class  of  two-year-olds 
was  bred  by  Mr.  Houston,  sired  by  the  famous  prize-horse,  “ The 
Macgregor,”  and  comes  beautifully  down  to  the  ground.  His 
pasterns,  hocks,  and  feet  apparently  belong  to  an  animal  that  is 
calculated  to  improve  with  age.  The  Hon.  Mr.  Waldegrave 
Leslie’s  second  colt,  of  Urie  breeding,  was  the  second  yearling  at 
Glasgow  last  year,  has  good  legs  if  not  very  strong  bone.  His 
body  is  well  grown,  and  the  feather  and  feet  helped  him  in 
the  contest.  Mr.  Rodger’s  third  colt,  of  his  own  breeding,  is 
above  the  average  size,  and  carries  his  legs  well  under  him.  The 
commended  pair  from  Aldborough  are  fair,  the  better  of  the 
two  having  been  bred  in  Forfarshire,  and  the  other  by  the  ex- 
hibitor, after  “Tam  o’  Shan  ter.” 
Mares  and  Foals  engaged  the  attention  of  the  Judges  for  a 
considerable  time.  The  first  one,  from  Newton  Airds,  Dum- 
fries, was  bred  at  Keir,  and  is  of  the  “ Lochfergus  Champion  ” 
strain.  She  has  hard,  flat,  clean  bone,  fair  build,  and  moves 
satisfactorily.  Her  good  parts  were  visible  to  the  skilled  eye, 
but  her  position  would  have  been  rendered  more  distinct  if  she 
had  been  rather  better  brought  out.  Mr.  Charlton’s  second 
mare,  a six-year-old  bay  of  Mr.  Jobling’s  breeding,  is  a deep- 
bodied, short-legged,  active-looking  sort.  She  had  more  bloom 
than  the  first,  and  had  a very  fine  foal  at  foot ; but  the  first  had 
the  best  of  it  in  pasterns,  on  which  Scotch  judges  lay  so  much 
stress.  Mr.  Rodger’s  third  is  a four-year-old  shapely  brown,  of 
his  own  breeding,  displaying  good  legs,  with,  however,  toes 
slightly  pointed  out,  which  breeders  do  not  like.  Her  promising 
foal  is  sired  by  “ The  Macgregor,”  and  her  dam,  shown  unsuc- 
cessfully at  York,  was  first  Highland  Society’s  mare  at  Kelso  in 
1880.  The  Marquis  of  Londonderry’s  fourth  is  a strong  hand- 
some three-year-old  daughter  of  Mr.  Drew’s  “ Prince  of  Wales,” 
and  bred  at  Merryton.  Among  those  “ left  out  in  the  cold  ” was 
the  Messrs.  Stanford’s  “ Lady  Strathmore,”  a five-year-old  bay, 
bred  by  Col.  Williamson,  of  Lawers,  and  a noted  prize-winner 
in  the  South  of  England. 
The  Three-year-Old  Filly  Class,  as  the  Judges  observe,  was 
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