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lished on this side the Atlantic, even though it were 

 known to be a positive misnomer. It was purely a 

 title of convenience, and this small conference of im- 

 porters and breeders undoubtedly had in mind the 

 idea that it mattered little as to what these horses 

 were called in this country so long as they were of a 

 good sort and were rendering the service for which 

 they had been introduced. However, there were 

 others who took a different view and who thought 

 that it would be unwise, and in the long run unfor- 

 tunate, if a purely American invention of this sort 

 should be perpetuated. The more the history of the 

 type was studied, the more convinced were those who 

 had most regard for the facts of history, that the 

 word "Norman" should ultimately be abandoned. 

 Prominent among those who held this view at this 

 time were M. "W. Dunham, B. H. Campbell, and Mr. 

 Sanders. They knew of course that the term ' ' Nor- 

 man" was in general use, and had indeed employed 

 it themselves in accordance with the prevailing usage 

 in the west. This did not prevent them, however, 

 from undertaking to bring about a modification of 

 the term. 



Long before the meeting in question had been 

 called Mr. Sanders had been engaged in gathering 

 authentic data concerning the earlier importations 

 and their descendants of the pure blood, with a view 

 towards laying the foundation for an American 

 breeding interest. In the month of June, 1876, in an 

 editorial published in the "National Live Stock 

 Journal," he announced that he had undertaken the 



