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to Grand Pierre, owned by Dieu, of Coudray. This 

 horse was born in 1818 and was a dapple-gray. He 

 served 60 mares in 1824, among them one belonging 

 to M. Ducoeurjoly, a probable ancestor of Ducoeur- 

 joly, one of the first members of the French Per- 

 cheron Society. The mare was a gray and she bore 

 a filly foal, also gray. Grand Pierre got 37 foals 

 from the 60 services. In 1825 he had 61 mares and 

 in 1826 he served 64. We next find Bijou, owned 

 by M. Vasconcelles, Houssaye (commune of An- 

 verre). In 1824 he had 54 mares, and the result was 

 p6 foals. Then comes Le Coq, a great stallion be- 

 longing to Benoit, lUiers. In 1824 he served 101 

 mares and 70 foals resulted. In 1825 and 1826 he 

 served 75 mares each year. This stallion was dap- 

 ple-gray, and stood a little over 16 hands. Bijou 

 was also dapple-gray, but only 15.1% hands high, 

 though he is described in the certificate as "Per- 

 cheron, heavy draft. ' ' He was evidently in great de- 

 mand, in the years 1825, '26, and '27 serving 116, 124, 

 and 135 mares. 



Liberally Patronized.— In 1827 we find that a letter 

 was sent from the Minister of the Interior (Bureau 

 des Haxas) to the Prefect of Eure-et-Loir ordering 

 1,070 francs to be paid to the following stallioners: 

 Benoit (2 stallions), 400 francs; 240 francs to Cot- 

 tereau, of Coudray; 100 francs to Dieu, Coudray; 

 180 francs to Monnier Vasconcelles, Anverre; and 

 180 francs to Marechal (sometimes written Marchal), 

 St. Germain-le-Gaillard. 



Aubert, one of the horses already mentioned, was 



