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60 mares, and in 1830 he had 63, 16 of which were 

 dapple-gray and 9 of other shades of gray. There 

 were also 9 blacks among the number. Toutay had 

 another stallion, approved the 18th of November, 

 1828, called Charles, dapple-gray, and described as 

 " heavy draft. " He stood 16 hands high. Beausang 

 (Madame Toutay) and I'Eveille, (serving in the 

 Chateaudun district) are two other stallions men- 

 tioned at this time. Beausang stood 15.3 hands high, 

 and was dapple-gray. L'Eveille was also dapple- 

 gray, measured a little over 16 hands, and was born 

 in 1823. He served 109 mares in 1828. In 1830 he 

 had 78 mares, "gris pprnmele" — dapple-gray — 

 greatly predominating among these colors. He was 

 authorized, but not approved at this time. In 1831 

 he had 85 mares. 



We next hear of Cottereau's 16-hand white-gray 

 stallion Franconni. He had 82 mares in 1829 and 101 

 mares in 1830. Bijou, already mentioned, served 120 

 mares in 1829 and a still larger number in 1830. We 

 note also that Le Cadet, born in 1824, dapple-gray, 16 

 hands high, served 117 mares in 1829 and 136 in 1830. 

 Margot, a dark gray of about 15.3 hands, belonging 

 to M. Facheux in the Chateaudun district, served 53 

 mares in 1828, 54 in 1829, and 64 in 1830. Benoit 

 had a stallion at this time, Le Robuste, a 16.2-hand 

 dapple-gray born in 1823 that served 107 mares in 

 1829 and 111 in 1830. 



Le Coq Goes to Belgium.— In 1829 the fine stallion 

 Le Coq was purchased by the director of the St. Paul 

 Riding Academy, Brussels. This is the horse that 



