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John Lyons in Delaware County, Ohio, has produced 9 living 

 foals that have sold for $5220. The De Lanceys of Minnesota 

 owned 2 great brood mares Mollie 19915, having 10 foals in 

 twelve years, and Charmante 10931 (20451), having 9 in eleven 

 years. The mare Aimie 520 is credited with 14 foals in seven- 

 teen years, and of these, 2 daughters, Olga 21851 and Prudance 

 21853, dropped within nine years 7 and 8 foals respectively. 



Famous Percheron sires. Naturally during the history of the 

 breed there have been many sires of excellence in America. 

 Among these the following stallions in service prior to 1900 

 may be regarded as of special importance, mainly on account of 

 their influence as breeders, although some of them were famous 

 show horses. Louis Napoleon 281 : foaled, 1848 ; imported, 1851. 

 Normandy 351 (also known as Pleasant Valley Bill) : foaled, 

 1849; imported, 1851. Success 452 : foaled, 1864; imported, 

 1868. Vidocq 483 (732): foaled, 1869; imported, 1874; sire, 

 Coco II (714); dam, by Cheri. Brilliant 1271 (755) : foaled, 

 1876; imported, 1881 ; sire, Brilliant 1899 (756) ; dam, Ragout, 

 by Favori I (711). Fenelon 2682 (38}: foaled, 1880; imported, 

 1883 ; sire, Brilliant 1271 ; dam, Ernestine, by Duke of Perche 

 173 (740). Gilbert 5154 (461): foaled, 1882; imported, 1886; 

 sire, Brilliant 1271 (755); dam, Sophie (7694). Seducteur 8850 

 (7057} : foaled, 1884 ; imported, 1888 ; sire, Fenelon 2682 (38) ; 

 dam, Rosalie (5688), by Brilliant 1899 (756). Brilliant 3d 

 Illlb (2()lty}\ foaled, 1884; imported, 1889; sire, Fenelon 

 2682 (38). Of the above horses Louis Napoleon and Brilliant 

 were probably the most famous, each proving remarkable 

 breeders, although all of the horses in question stand out as 

 noted sires. 



In a study of the show records of recent years in both France 

 and America, as reported by Sanders and Dinsmore, 1 the follow- 

 ing interesting facts are brought out. Between 1901 and 1910 

 at the shows of the Percheron Society of France, Brilliant 3d (2919) 

 appeared as grandsire of 123 prize winners; Besigue (19602) 

 of 92 ; Villers (8081) of 87 ; Fenelon (38) of 71 ; Voltaire (443) 

 of 61 ; Jules (37987) of 50; Marathon (10386) of 38; Briard 

 (1630) of 30; Jupiter 4th (13001) of 19; and Lavater (14574) 



1 A History of the Percheron Horse, 1917. 



