342 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 



DRAGON 



147. Dragon 52155, was the younger of the famous pair of 

 stallions from the mare Resida that achieved International grand 

 championship in 1906 and 1907. Foaled in 1904 and imported 

 in 1906 by McLaughlin Brothers of Columbus, Ohio, he early 

 became a prominent figure in American equine circles. As a 

 two-year-old he headed his class at the 1906 International and 

 was reserve champion to his famous brother Etradegant. The 

 following year he returned as a three-year-old, attaining breed 

 championship. Following his 1906 winning, he was sold to 

 Mr. John A. Spoor, being sent to his Blythwood farm at Pitts- 

 field, Mass. However, in September, 1907, he was re-transferred 

 to McLaughlin Brothers, who again showed him at the Interna- 

 tional. In December, 1909, he came into the possession of 

 Governor H. C. Stuart, of Elk Garden, Virginia. Here he 

 remained for two years but during the entire period from the 

 time of his importation until 1911, he had no opportunity to 

 mate with purebred mares and for five years not a colt was 

 registered from him. In April, 1911, Senator E. B. White, 

 Leesburg, Virginia, purchased him to replace the champion Etu- 

 diant. that had headed Selma Farm stud since 1908. Selma 

 Farm furnished Dragon opportunity to display his real merit as 

 a sire, and, at the 1913 International, he was second to the 

 invincible Carnot on get of sire and at the 1916 International was 

 third. Many of his sons and daughters were first prize or cham- 

 pions at the eastern fairs and one of his daughters headed the 

 yearling futurity class at the International. 



Dragon was not a large horse, standing about 16:3 and weigh- 

 ing 1,900 pounds. His type was rare and his stamp on his pro- 

 geny uniform. His death in May, 1917, cut all too short a life, 

 whose first five years were lost from the standpoint of con- 

 structive breeding. 



