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more room for the discussion of the claim at that time than 

 there is now. In 1876, when the importers of the French 

 draft breeds organized and issued the first stud-book under 

 the editorship of J. H. Sanders, a compromise was effected 

 by the adoption of the title Percheron-Norman Stud- 

 book. Some of the members withdrew, forming another 

 association, which published the National Register of 

 Norman Horses, and this was afterwards changed to the 

 National Register of French Draft Horses. In this stud- 

 book are registered all importations that are registered 

 in the General Draft Stud-book of France. The Percheron- 

 Norman Stud-book was changed to the Percheron Stud- 

 book, and it is based on the Percheron Stud-book of France 

 which, since 1885, has accepted for entry only horses 

 whose ancestors are registered in the book. As the pres- 

 ent stud-books stand, only pure-bred Percherons may be 

 recorded in the Percheron Stud-book, while in the Register 

 of French Draft Horses all the draft breeds of France, 

 including Percherons, may be admitted. From this 

 unfortunate diversity of stud-books, the Percheron Stud- 

 book had reached the point of being recognized as the 

 distinct representative of the Percheron breed, when 

 internal dissension arose over the powers vested in the 

 secretary. The outcome was a division into three asso- 

 ciations that published stud-books. The American Per- 

 cheron Horse Breeders' and Importers' Association was 

 organized in 1902, but in 1905 this name was changed to 

 the Percheron Society of America, w r ith headquarters 

 at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago. Also in 1904, the 

 Percheron Registry Company was organized with head- 

 quarters at Columbus, Ohio. In 1905, the American 

 Breeders' and Importers' Percheron Registry was or- 

 ganized, with headquarters at Plainfield, Ohio. 



