Show PETER THE GREAT A Horse 23 Hands High Weighing 1700 Pounds Is Still Growing A freak of nature and world wondei in the shape of horse is drawing many of tho curious to the livery stable on South Third street just now This specimen spec-imen of the equine kind is unquestionably unquestion-ably the tallest in the world It is in fact a colt not yet 3 years old measuring measur-ing the enormous height of 22 hands7 feet and 4 inches In weight this horse wonder tips the scales at 1700 pounds Peterthat is his nameis a gelding and was foaled in Minnesota in June 1891 He is of Norman stock and a beautiful dapple gray in color What is almost as remarkable as his huge proportion pro-portion is the fact that his dam and sire wero not above the average size of that I breed of horses Another colt from the lame dam and sire a year younger than Peter but proportionably as large if not larger died some months ago Peter as evidenced by his weight n a well proportioned animal His limbs I are clean cut and the head body and neck of good form He is as is the case I with many colts a little bit swaybacked swayback-ed but this imperfection horsemen say will disappear with age The hips are a little higher than the highest point ol the shoulders from which the height and measurement are usually taken Should the horso grow to maturity it is not unreasonable to expect that he will attain fully 6 inches more in height and develop proportionately otherwise carrying a weight possibly of 3000 pounds A gelding seldom attains its full height until 7 years old while maret generally mature two years younger There is nothing of record several horsemen say which equals the height of the colt in question Several years ago however there was a horse on ex libitiou in Toronto which weighed 2 800 pounds Peter is physically sound and healthy At suchvan age growing with the fluidity fl-uidity that he is he could not retain much flesh though ho might bo said toe > to-e in good trim for work His carriage is good and movement far less clumsy and awkward than might be expected of an animal of such proportions Seattle Se-attle Telegraph |