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ginning to feel that their wives and families are safer behind such a 

 pair than behind a dashing pair of high-flying trotters. Then, again, 

 the day is coming, if it is not already here, that Europe, especially 

 England, is clamouring after cavalry horses. Where can she get them 

 if not from America ? America has all the material to supply the 

 whole of the continent with good cavalry horses, and the only horse 

 capable of doing it is the French Coacher. If you buy the Coacher, 

 however, buy none but the best, and keep track of his pedigree. Do 

 not buy one from an old scrub of a mare. See that he has plenty of 

 bone, and h;> knee action is eijual to his hind hock action, and that 

 he carries his head high and shows his breeding in it. W. 



La-Ferte-Bernard, Sept., 26. 



FRENCH COACH S^PALLIONS. • 



<No.51.) HOLOPH£RNE. 



Ottawa, 1888, carriage stallion three-year old, ist prize. Sher- 

 brooke, 1889, French coachers, four-years old, ist prize. 



Bay; 15 hands 3 in. ; weight, 1400 lbs. ; bred by M. Forcinal, o^ 

 Neuville, pr6s Seez, department of Orne ; got by the government 

 stallion Gedeon ; dam Meduse (bay, foaled 1864), by Destin and 

 a daughter of Noteur ; imported Aug. 1888, by the Haras National ; 

 Gedeon foaled 1879, by Harami (full blood Arab), and Stockwell 

 mare (11644). 



Destin, foaled 1859, by Usite and Troarn. 

 UsriB, ibaled 1854, by Eperon and Mahomet 

 Epbron, foaled 1849, by Sting and Maid of Fez by Muley-Molocli. 

 Sting, foaled 1843, by Slane and Echo by Emilius. 

 NoTEUR, foaled 1847, by Eylan out of a daughter of Diomfide and the 



mother of Bourgeois-Gentilhomme by DiomMeand Young Rattler. 

 Eylan, bay, foaled 1835, by Napoleon out of Delphine by Masspnd Arabian. 

 Napoleon, bay, foaled 1824, by Bob Booty out of the Pope mare by Waxy 



Pope. 

 Bob Booty, chestnut, foaled 1804, by Chanticker out of Terne by Bagot. 

 • CiiANTicKEK, bay, foaled 1787, by Woodpecker out of a daughter Eclipse. 

 Woodpecker, chestnut, foaled 1773 by Herod out of Miss Ramdeu by 



Cade by Godoiphin Arabian. 

 Hbbod, bay. foaled 1758, by Tartar out of Cypron by Blaze. 

 Tartar, foaled 1743, by Partner out of Meliora by Fox. 

 Partnbb, foaled 1718, by Jigg out of a sister to Mixbury by Carwen bay 



Barb. 

 Jigg, by Byerly Turk (1680) out of a daughter of Spanker, Spanker by 



d'Arcy, Yellow Turk out of old Morocco mare by Morocco Barb. 



