80 THE PERCHEEON HOUSE. 



in close affinity to Percheron blood, called G-aUipoli, 

 Sandy, and Bayard? Never did finer results gratify the 

 pride of a breeder, never did trotters drag heavy diligences 

 with more power and ease, and never did sons transmit 

 more faithfully to their descendants the image and charac- 

 ters of their ancestors. Doubtless he was only shown the 

 numerous and heterogeneous progeny of even the best full- 

 blooded stallions Sylvio, Eylau, JReveller, and others by 

 Percheron mares crossings so surprising in their absence 

 of affinity that I am still astonished that the thought of 

 them ever entered a reasonable mind. 



When in the absence of stallions of our own, such as 

 we wish, I advise the use of foreign ones, I do not give 

 this counsel blindly, but, select the types appearing to me 

 the best adapted to the purpose, and instead of proceeding 

 with giant strides I would pursue the work with a patient 

 and prudent slowness. 



