THE CLYDESDALE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 147, 18 February 1916, Page 4

THE CLYDESDALE.

Some views, which will Le nad with mucl intei est by {trend'?, especially ihcse having a preference tor tie Cljde.'dale, were expressed by PrcLss r M Gall, the noted principal of the Veterinary Coll-ge, fhoitly prior to liia death, wLieii occurred recently. Although ht taid, it wrs commonly Lelieve-i Ua LanniKshirc was the honii of '.he LlydcsJiTc, tnere rvaa evident 11 p ovo th -.t at the time referred to qr,te a number ot good tnima's were to be found in Ufi f;Lv\sliif.-. and other counties. With the foundation of toe Stud Book in 1577 toe improvement in the ClydCßCais w;s mure manifett than it ban te.n prior to the inauguration cf the Book. Thoss responsn Ii for the book hid considerable uitiieulty in d tiding what auimaU were to b: admit ed. They allowed m two horse?, l J rir.c2 of Wales and Darnley, which were the lejl foundation ol the present breed, Boto Diirrlcj and l J rmce of Waks were cf Shire dcs.ce'-t. Coming to the characteristics of the breed, he said tlia chitf essentials ol tli3 Clydesdale were tin possession ot extraordinary quality, with weight, sjbstacc?, gaiety ot action, quality of bore, nice s l'iy hair, sloping p%stsrii3 and lirge, Bound fett. The height if mal s was usually about 17 hare's, an 1 oi females up to 16 handj 2ir\ Today the Clydesdali was really divided into two tpyes, or.e ot which was the shos typ-, such as was to bi sei at Scutstown and other shows. Aniridia of thr.t tpye showed superb quality, extraordinary finish ar:d good but, if one might be Lypercritica 1, a little lacking in middle and substanc. They had rot to consider the height of an animal only. A Clydesdale might be 17 hands high, but looking at him "end 0:1," there might cot be very much ol him. Owing to the great exten to which inbreeding wascmisd or, qualry was being produced at the expense of subataneo. Breeders had to i'aee that question, the results cf which were apparent in the show ring. Clydesda 13 breeders had always to keep the nmket in view. 1 here was always a Rood demar.d for heavy horses, They had that market at heme and abroad. Keeping the oversets market in view, Prjfersar M*C all added, British brecderj had to remember that "the c lonies" wanted horses of size and weight, and if farmers would choose to breed with that object in view there would te fewer "niHlits arid disappointments. Jt had often been suggested of late that the only remedy for so called deficiency io 3ize was to adopt the principle of allowing in Shire blood again. That, however, <\ ;.s out of the question. The Clydesdale Stud Book was jeccgJiis c! all over Use world, acd it would never do to oj.en up ihe book and aumit Shi.e blood again. Those who wanted increased size should use the Shire., out let it be done without the Stud Bock