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not due to the many offspring of a dam or 

 sire, but to some one or two of the progeny, 

 as I have explained under Combination 1. 

 Great thoroughbred sires have sold for 

 $200,000, and their stud service is $1,500, 

 while others stand as low as $1. 



There is no better illustration of great- 

 ness descending in a single line than the 

 recent establishment of the American Sad- 

 dle Horse. The foundation sire, "Den- 

 mark," succeeded in contributing but one 

 son. He, "Gaines Denmark," was out of 

 a "Cock-Spur" mare, and of all his nu- 

 merous sons, the one he got by being mated 

 with another "Cock-Spur" mare is the im- 

 portant one. His name would not even 

 have been entered in the Stud Book had it 

 not been for his son, "Washington Den- 

 mark. ' ' The entries in the Stud Book trace 

 back to "Gaines Denmark," through 

 * ' Washington Denmark. " " King William ' ' 

 carried the greatness of his sire, "Wash- 

 ington Denmark," and he gave it all to 

 "Black Eagle," and "Black Squirrel" car- 

 ried the good points of his sire, "Black 

 Eagle," and was able to pass on Ms great- 



