The Imported Clydesdale horses Agita tor and Sandy Etekino had a Urge num* ber of admirers at the Commetoial Steblee yesterday. Messrs Gardiner and Hall Brothers deserve credit for their enter prise In Importing horses of & nrst«olaii stamp to the colony. The risk was » considerable one, and the rnsulfe to fcht colony is an iofaslon of new blood, which mast hare a decidedly beneficial effect on the draught stock of the place. The two horsea are of an entirely dissimilar type. Both are young, Agitator hiring been foaled In 1896, and Sandy Ersklne In 189?. The first-turned Is about 3£ years old, and the last two years and three monthsi Botb horsea were pat through their pacei la the right-of-way ab the sb-bles, tnd showed capital scion, the former being remarkably free In his movemente, Agitator Is a stamp of a horse that li much ran on In Sootland ab tb« present time, and is a trifle finer and with leu hair than the colonlally recogoiaed Olydesdale. In certain parks of Scotland there is a tendency to get away from weight, and develop a smartness of movement Instead. Agitator is a capital representative of this type of horse. Sandy Ersklne, on the other hand, will please those who look for weight and an abundance of hair. Smdy Ettkine will be a horse hard to beati He is one of the best yoang?ters imported to tht colony, although his prlee did cot reaoh that of Agitator. Bat he If the ifeamp of horse that) will take the colonial eye. From present: appearance he will develop into a great horse. Both horses art well set op on excellent legs, although natur ally they could not be expected to be In tip-top fettle after a long m voyage. They are both expeobed bo be In at the walking show on Friday, and brevden will thas have an opportunity of scanning the latest additions to the draught stock of the district, The pedigrees of both hones appear In oar tdvertising columns, and it U therefore unnecessary to make reference bo them. We may mention, however; that Agitator was fifth at the Highland Soclety'a show at Edinburgh last year, and In a large field this li en •xce'lenb achievement. Sindy Eriklne has the show ring before him yeb.
