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Dillon, James A. Perry, W. J. Edwards, James L. 

 Owen, W. E. Prichard and J. H. Sanders, all of Illi- 

 nois, and Simon Ruble of Wisconsin. Two sessions 

 were held without definite result, but a few weeks 

 later — in February, 1876 — at a meeting held in the 

 Transit House, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, with a 

 larger number present, the "National Association of 

 Importers and Breeders of Norman Horses" was 

 finally launched on the troubled waters of pedigree 

 registration and breed promotion. A full report of 

 the discussion had upon this occasion has not been 

 handed down, but it is a matter of record that the 

 following resolution was passed : 



"Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting the 

 Picardy horse, the Bolougne horse, the Percheron, 

 and the Normandy horse are essentially the same 

 race or breed, and should be designated as the Nor- 

 man horse." 



This resolution was introduced by James A. Perry, 

 Wilmington, HI., and was unanimously adopted. A 

 constitution and by-laws were also adopted, provid- 

 ing that ' ' any person owning an imported or native 

 full-blood Norman stallion or mare may become a 

 member of this association." As a matter of fact, 

 this meeting was not an altogether representative 

 one, even for that early day. It was true that the 

 term "Norman" had been in very general use in 

 this country from the earliest importations. As a 

 matter of fact, it had no significance at that time, 

 nor at any other time so far as indicating a fixed 

 breed of draft horses known as such in France was 

 concerned, for the simple reason that no such type as 



