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The Hokse Industry tn New York State 



POINTS OF EXCELLENCE AND NOTABLE HORSES 



The points of excellence of the American Saddle Horse are, that 

 he is the most beautiful horse in the world, tlie most intelligent, 

 the most companionable, the most versatile and the most useful. 

 I shall not go into a list of horses whose names are household 

 words in Kentucky, but, for the benefit of the people of iSTew 



Fig. 19. Gexeva C. by Highlaxd Denmark. 



York State, shall mention some of the horses that have made 

 horse show history within its borders : Oriflamme by Black 

 Squirrel, champion and return champion at the Garden ; Patsy 

 McChord by Black Squirrel, champion of the Garden ; Fayette 

 McChord by Chester Dare and he by Black Squirrel ; Elsa by 

 Highland Denmark and he by Black Squirrel ; Geneva C. by 

 Highland Denmark and he by Black Squirrel ; Mayo by Shrop- 

 shire's Kentucky Squirrel and he by Black Squirrel ; Petroleum 

 by Monte Christo, Jr., a grandson of Montrose; Corinne by Red 

 Eagle, a grandson of Black Squirrel ; Dixie by King Lee Rose ; 



