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By Prof. Duncan McEachran, LL. D., F. iz. C. v. S.. D- V- S-. ew- ,

A legend has it that about 1715 the

Duke of iHa.mi1ton brought home \vith him from the continent of Eur- ope tive big black iclemish hnix-'cS. which he gave to his tenants for the improvement of their stock. .' Unfortunately, no records of HHS

have been discovered, and some _there be who doubt the accuracy of the legend. However it may bc. wc have the knowledge, in suI1P0ff ‘lf lt» '-hm, to his tenants in the upper wards of I Lanarkshire are we indebted for the improvement in size and quality of this famous breed, whether we ns-i eribe this to these Flemish imD01”‘i_B-i tions, or to selection, proper uniting" and feedin by these men; l20_ *hem

acllonald,

i uned b Sand Campbell, viiis‘ the points of variance by these two

bl Y. 0 ' i""‘ Y - - Rob Roy (714). This horse left i-fried I lactions,~my answer would be : Com-_I

stock and iiiauy of the best pedigrees go back of him. '

For a long period, Kintyre was justly celebrated for producing prize- winniiig Clydes, and to-day as good Clyde blood exists there as in »o.ny

binc the two; let the slioiv-ririi: judg- es judge by points, and give more value to the _szenernl conformation, size, weiglilz, color and action; give

up the pi-csen\ e.vclusi\‘e attention to feet; oblique, long pastern; 5111,

part of Scotland. True, owing to the|1ight bone, ml.; Cimn 1eg_.5___,111 _ influence of the lute David McGibbon, | gli.;-in iinpin-tnni_; nay, iiuperati\e_,- factor for the Duke of Argyle. iievrr- ‘ so--und base their decisions on the es ill Uf Ulf* llill\l0ll~l)F0\'f l i)'\'\iL-f"flll\‘<‘.--'seiitinls to strcn_iz,tli, und'.ir.'-ince,

cross stiillions travelled there for n number of years, and many of the best Ulyiie families there are in the meantime excluded from Canadian registration and importation. Not- \vithstniidiii,<_: this, .many mares of purest pedigree ure there mated to the best of (llyde sires, and many of the priv.e\viniiers in Scotland liiive been bred there, and not a few from my native country have enriched Canadian Clyde breedcrs._ The cele- brated Silver (`up sei'ved.tliere dur- ing the past season, and for the seo.-

son of 1910 a very promising young,

belongs _'.¢2‘¢dit of improving the horse, High Degree, one of the best Clydesdales throughout Scotland. of his “gc in Scotland’ has been Se_

From Lanarkshire. ClYd°H‘lBl°9

cured, £100 premium being paid, and

f0\1l1d H191? Way into Ayrshire' ATW his terms to he £3-at time of service

ylesllire, Dumfriesshire, Kirkcud- iirigbtsbire, into ine Lothians. Aher- deen and other counties of Scotlanil. At an early date, the stoek-drives in- to the North of England were. in times of peace, regularly eonhucted,

Bhd. H0' d0\lPf». C1Yd99‘l“l's “‘r°;David Riddell and Lawrence Drew br0‘-‘Skt 3°\.“?h and Som L" f‘“m"`S ‘lf visited the northern English shires lfll9"'1'\dl`¢h0f`\l 9hl"99» N""'l’“"“’e‘1"“‘l' and brought hack with them some Cumberland, Y0l`kBhlre “ml Ll"°°_l"` |Shire iillies, and' set about breeding shire, Wl!¢f6 "NY were matfid with 'a select Clyde, such as attracted NW 016 blmk °a"'m*“`e°» which hm their attention in England, a larger also been improved by EuroPB3Il lm' type of horse wigh more bone, um; Had he sold Darnley for exportation,` P0l`tlN0DB~ f ' , well-haired legs. It is not to be won- ‘

and £4 when the mare proves in foul. sF.i.ie`o'r CLYDESDALES.

'l‘lie early sixties mark an epoch in

Clyde breeding in Scotland, when

:soundiiess of body and constitution, prepotency, l:i'eedi|ig, action and col- or--n combination of quiilities whiclii llivc the aiiiixiuls the hiizhest commer- cial value. Let iheni curry 'them- selves erect, und in their line of vi- sion take ‘ii the whole horse, and not his feet and legs only. '

While not agreeing with David

Riddell in overytlliiig, l am bound to say that he did a great deal for Clydesdale breeding in Scotland, and ri great innny good ones to `(‘anada from his stnhles. For these reasons, l tuke pleasure in quoting the fol- lowing extracts from a Glasgow ne\v,,p;;liei° of' November, 1908, being the report of ii dinner and presenta-

tr.tinn of a portrahxin oil to him by his numerous Cly sdale-breeder ad- mirers: “Mi-_ R{dde1'l's services to the breed of Clydesdale horses lie mainly in the fact that he retained the great horses, Prince of Wales and Dnrnley. in this country, when the 'demand for such horses for ex-

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of all our imported Boots Shoes Slippers an

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Mcifs 15 per cciit off N Womciis 16 2-3 per cent ell

Boys’ and Girls’ 20 pci cciit off

' thild’s 25 per cent oil

iioiftntion wus very strong; so that, had he parted with any of these hor- ses to any foreign buyers, the whole course of Clydesdale history would have been different from what it is.’

“ Gur stock we might _say is all newly bought

for instance, there would have been

` Fathers and Mothers now is the time to shoe the laniily

Beware of old stock which is often dear at half price

This, ll! sfatvd by the late 5" dered at that this step was strongly Wilt" G‘Ul>0Y» led t° the deV°l°p`|resente<l by the pure-bred Clydesdale ment of the Shire horse HS We lm"-V iireeiiers, wiien iiiaaeii and Drew, mm t0dlYi 9' h°"° ol-more weight' with the produce of this cross, such

heavier but rounder bone, a truly

horses as Prince of Wales, Darnlf-y,

malnmflent draft - h°"e fm' h°“VY |Iiunker, etc., swept the show-riiiyrs, work at a slow l>H¢2~ and outsold them both by privst:

As was to b0.‘8XD6Cf~¢d» YDBUY Of the 'sale and under the hammer. EUIWU *b\`9€d0!`S C011'-*Wed W ‘Fel From this time, two factions ex-

Cl deadale stalllons, and at the Dru- igced in Scotland among Clyde breed-'Walter Scott, the sire of 'l‘he Genur-| "

ers Drew and Riddell working for nl, and also Old Clyde, the sire gfliill, 3, trusty friend and thiorougli source of weakness in ii horse.

' Of U10 1571181157-'* Eh" fthe’ lai e boned, heavy type. reiirc Sir Walter ‘-lr'itt~ rnl besiies, he l utlgentleman When lie thou~hti of ihel A good-si'/.cd, well-shaped foot

next day every_spring, the agricul-

no Top Gallnut, no Sir Everard, no Bnl‘oii’s Pride; and limi he sold Prince of Wales to any foreign lmy. ers, there would have been no Prince ltoiicrts and no Hiaivathas.

Mr. Riddell was on the right limes

of breeding all along. He brought out

The (lcnernil, the sire of l’rincc of Wfllceh mud ic also brouglit out liirl

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'30 PWC With hé 00 0 U P sented by such horses as Prince o through his hands biimson, the sireytype of dl-any horses wing; ‘Mis ln with inodqrnte length of pastcrns,

tlvihg for the service of Scotlsnd’B;wa1es, Darnley, Banker, Sir Walter of the dam ul both Prince of Wales - ~ bbiflf ith th esult of _pro-` ft Th (i 1' d h 1; 5 _ . A ,fashion when he was a ,VOUHX man. 'were much to be preferred in draft

orles, w e r iSco , c .enera an a os 0 and Dfirnley. so that he was w .lhmcetmg such men as Sanwel ,jlm-i<_lhnrS,.s to unmny mg 'wide ‘ect for

large-lllcd C1Yd°9 as 31'” t° be l°“l`d for lighter bone, flatter leg, hs; Man of the (ilyde -D,-,,ed_ y BUYWBBPB- 'nw Zfelt mllofltyi l‘0W'_hair on the less, larger feet, longer I extract -ph? f_,,il_,w;n_,; reniiimgl ever, adhere to the Shim ll0"f‘°» and more oblique pasterns_ At fir ,mm Mn m,1,len~s épeech at the,

which has' long been recognized as B head of this type is Bnron's Pride. b, t ti (H 1 1 f _ d distinctive breed and registered as|S1r Evempii, by TOD Gallant' dm' iiiciiesn vioifthy oimiihr aciliiildiiliirrtliiiihe such. lllorest Queen, by Spring Hill Darn “one of the most remarkable 0| his

B°°ld" than l ‘mom horses m'1ey' and R long “st of his prégeny’ associates in itlie Clyde breeding was'

eatl d s we find such noted slr?-‘ Baron o'Buchlyvie, Pride of Blacm, _ . » i

BY ay 1 ,1 |, .5 Lawrence Diew. Fakrn all in ali. he

M ¢¢.rlncr's Fancy (298), Ulv 2. 9 J etc. Andrew and William Montgozr-_ was A mm of 1-me |;i£ts,.mul_ f.i~.~~».. Gian r (153) from which were Pm' sry, the Ciyiioninie kings of sm- _ __, \

dlidetlbsllch 'noted stallion! HB W1' land, us owners of this phenomeivi!

Colin ,(713), Blacklel (71). IV°\f'"""| horse, must assume the responsibility ` (39§)i°J ' ` of the new type of Clyde. Cal3|'|°l'\ Cannot BC CUl'¢d A' ' that I rcmemlier well, UP' It must not be niiPP0H_Bfl that 'hc

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° Canadian breed. s i .oi A /iiiiiin /ullovi .is ibm i-in

ve , ww N ‘ >~ sought after by V _r' wi ii i ‘ ‘. ‘ '. : y '_ _ (_ _,’~ .f

‘ and ir f‘"“““‘"“ 'f“1°°“""- who "ntirfxic.i'.::J€f:I.3...il"...i;::¢;:‘...';‘:.:‘.:.1i.';

- r" the show-riing class of Clydes will ii. ii; fw~-i~|,_4'\i~~ i~i~v~~ iv-im-nll~~_ uni

“Th Nay. econ* .Lumlier Kini. iwntinue in be sought after. 'If we i;e_:`;=\_ii(i"r‘¢-iii?-r,l,` ‘(_!‘lli'egilogdnnrdnuf;I\§!,°Brr‘c,.?,| H; .¢ hfidgf MINAnD'B LINIMENT VlBlC the U*U"‘5\V° establishment' 0' ' ivmi p evo fh- iiliy one nflhvbev uliysii- .inn 'n . ° - - ‘Andrew Montgomery, at Netherllnll, ini.. country for years und la a reguliiqiie-

thlunnsir “mmm” in U". ' WilllB'rE"i`i't"l'lie Banks ur minds “°\'|ll‘°"~ "‘ i* "'~""l""'°“ "f '\‘° l’°"‘ " “l“"

'gpm' fgpt bgdly jllIlU0d Hull - ' Ur ' ' h i, 7d _ f knovi\,r'u|iib|ncd with lliebest blood pnrifi|~v>i,.'

With M1NARl.7'S will he dlnrlbllsed Ol fl 8 98, ll- -maui; din 1-iiv no the uiui-ous siirfnm-s. 'lb--i

I ma” R* "Q1 ' H hom laces ponderoils animal! plredo- pirrfnul cmvibluuli-iii of Ibn two fiiirfefllenls ls IBINIHENT BDO it W” 55 W° as P d if 0" want size c(,m_ what r-rod'-c\=~‘1li‘h \v "~ly'f\\l rfi-u\lt~ fn cuv- .vu .’xt _dl I ~ |mlm;te, > nfl Y n and it ing Cnfnrrh. Send foi 0 fimonlnla free '

hours very truly, |binecl with quality, you ca V Q Hb nn ,._;,Ls.w_,N\_:Y&eo'To,°d°_0.

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until recently were representative of

I If asked what my views are

\ me--i-ii ir vnu mu_~u. nike iniwiiilfrnmo-ilo~|.

__ duclng as good and as pure-bred loighers; and another faction working entitled lo be called the Grand Old Pet" Umwfon wmmm Pm” m W

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0 crt Fiuflle 0! Shrine HH' mul "1‘Hi<1 ci.viii;soAi F Iioizsis Fiioiu

'Il ii Y. -‘. = _ <. . . ~ aselinwlivii Ml'-Dfw Bud he we-ut 'rein i:rii.i'i'\’ s'r.\Nni»o1N'r.

to 1-iimlnsliire and other i-ri-_ or i have been asked why I prefer

England to buy mares and fillies,

the fancy points, to the neglect of those which were of the most inport- ance for work and dura`;iility_"

In the North British Agrieulturlat

7th » October, 1801, is a reportof a Clyllcsilale Symposium, where nearby all the prcizn-inen-t breeders of Ulydcs in Scotland niet ut l’i‘ofessor Mc- Call's stock farm, Alexander Gai- bruith. of Janesville, Wisconsin, snidi- ,

"Clydes~:i.ile breeders are making a

fatal mistake in iniaking big feetand long, slopir-4 pasterna the 'be all and end all_’, of draft br1cdin;,f." ‘Professor McCall siippofterl this view, Mr. Galilralth agreed with Pro- fessor McCall in saying; that very large feet were sometimes a positive

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the change struck him forcibly, und lbrecd to which I am devoting my they of the younger ;,,i:i:.“ratloi.i would i mme -1 and m0m~,y_ vm-ions ci,-cum, l79l`h`5l’S Pafdon mm Wflen he 9914 ‘stances have contributed to that de- tliat there was denser 0. Ovcrilmiii Veisiun. in the in..-t pines, probably

my acquaintance with the breed

since my earliest recollection. It is truly said, “Find ri. Scotlchman where you will, and you wi1l'find a. Clyde horse." My countrymen are well known to he frugal in their l.ril=ils, ami they w,ould nor. long stick to the Clyde horse unless hs aided them in their thrift. Hd docs that in a mar- ked degree. The Scotch farmer has to contend against a rugged climate and high rents] he must of necessity work his lirnd so that it rcturr.s the maximum possible for his labor and outlay. Lighter. horses than Clydes would not enable him so to work his land as to do this. I know of no other breed of horses which can coni- pare with the Clyde for lasting qual-

carefully bi'd nn unsound Clyde is a free from hereditary taint,

rarity as a iule, he is sound in his be bred sound, and such, barrin

feet, has good hone, well m-uscled, is cidents, will remain sound th

a good feeder, and always ready for gm B mfessional nandpm

ities and economy of keep When soundness, using a sound |ire,

his work, and thrives on such food m ph D ond work as would kill most other fncggafai, ts,_;troi?;li?g'sPr;H§r1¥. breeds He is to the Scotcnman what more than any oth” breed th; the old French-Canadian horse was dlnary lnfecgioug dlgeuem and to the habitant rule, will recover quicker and My professional experiences. completely when attacked by i

tending over nearly ha.lf a century (‘lydes, pro erly fed during coli gave me opportunities of seeing and period wil mature and do comparing all the known breeds of viork as soon as any other bree horses in North America and Europe sooner than most N0 oglm- bi-gi l have had for many years the PTO easier to break, as a matter of fessional charge of most of the large most properly handled 'Clyde transportation stables in Montreal, will cake tg (arm work 55 5 p( where I made careful study as t dog or ii, sen," will to poinfmi which most breeds were most pro setting titable considering durability coat In the show-ring, no other bn of feed, and freedom from disease, heavy horses can make suclL_al and 1 have no hesitation in saying posing display, a fact that is that no other breed will meet these demonstrated year by yur, by requirements as well as the Llyde great increasing interest sho!

I have been extensively engaged in them at the great New York shr

l(‘lydesdale breeding on a. large scalelhfadlson Square Garden, and th (at one time 3.10 mares) in Alberta iympic in England I think Cl on the Walrond Ranch, for ai quarter dale* breeders are much fndobtel of a century, and my experience war Nelson Morris Company for rants me in saying that, if selected they have done in showing from dams sound thunselves and magnificent team of six Cfvrlsg having no hereditary strains of nn (Continued on plfl Ili)