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more room for the discussion of the claim at that time than 
there is now. In 1876, when the importers of the French 
draft breeds organized and issued the first stud-book under 
the editorship of J. H. Sanders, a compromise was effected 
by the adoption of the title Percheron-Norman Stud- 
book. Some of the members withdrew, forming another 
association, which published the National Register of 
Norman Horses, and this was afterwards changed to the 
National Register of French Draft Horses. In this stud- 
book are registered all importations that are registered 
in the General Draft Stud-book of France. The Percheron- 
Norman Stud-book was changed to the Percheron Stud- 
book, and it is based on the Percheron Stud-book of France 
which, since 1885, has accepted for entry only horses 
whose ancestors are registered in the book. As the pres- 
ent stud-books stand, only pure-bred Percherons may be 
recorded in the Percheron Stud-book, while in the Register 
of French Draft Horses all the draft breeds of France, 
including Percherons, may be admitted. From this 
unfortunate diversity of stud-books, the Percheron Stud- 
book had reached the point of being recognized as the 
distinct representative of the Percheron breed, when 
internal dissension arose over the powers vested in the 
secretary. The outcome was a division into three asso- 
ciations that published stud-books. The American Per- 
cheron Horse Breeders’ and Importers’ Association was 
organized in 1902, but in 1905 this name was changed to 
the Percheron Society of America, with headquarters 
at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago. Also in 1904, the 
Percheron Registry Company was organized with head- 
quarters at Columbus, Ohio. In 1905, the American 
Breeders’ and Importers’ Percheron Registry was or- 
ganized, with headquarters at Plainfield, Ohio. 
