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Dragon was sired by Kronstadt (44910), he by Lycene 21630, 

 and he by Cocardos 16949. This latter horse was first prize 

 three-year-old at the World's Columbian Exposition, but was 

 sold from pillar to post following that period, being acquired 

 by W. S. CoRSA in 1901. He begot extraordinarily good colts, 

 but was used only on grade mares, Kronstadt's dam was by 

 the notable Villers, imported by Mr. Dunham, and bought back 

 by him after seven years of use on grade mares in Wisconsin. 

 Villers was surpassed as a sire previous to 1900 only by Bril- 

 liant 3rd and Besigue. Dragon's dam Resida was generally 

 considered to be the best brood mare of her time in France and 

 perhaps of the breed of all time. She not only produced two 

 International grand champions already referred to, but also 

 another stallion of tremendous importance to American breed- 

 ing, the horse Hisse Haut, head of the Robison Stud, Pekin, 111. 



