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dent, M. Brissonet of Courville, M. De Poutoi, M. 

 Etienne de Tausonville, M. Benoit, and M. Joseph 

 Chouanard of La Touche. The statement was made 

 by a contemporary writer that at this date "the 

 predominant color of the Percheron breed is gray. ' ' 



During this same year the local committee for the 

 improvement of the Percheron breed awarded the 

 following prizes: First, with 700 francs, to the stal- 

 lion Collin, dapple-gray, owned by M. Ducoeurjoly; 

 second, with 600 francs, awarded to the light-gray 

 Brilliant, belonging to M. Viron, Chateaudun; third, 

 with 600 francs, to Vigoureux, a light-gray horse 

 belonging to M. Coeuret of Yevres. In 1850 the 

 same awarding committee gave prizes to the follow- 

 ing stallions: Papillon, a five-year-old gray belong- 

 ing to M. Sureau of St. Germain; L'Ami, a three- 

 year-old dapple-gray belonging to M. Chevallier of 

 Dangeau; and LaFleur, a six-year-old gray belong- 

 ing to M. Coueret of Yevres. 



M. Cheradajne. — During an extended period begin- 

 ning with 1845 there was no greater stallioner and 

 breeder in the Perche than M. Cheradame of Ecouche 

 (Ome). For more than 40 years he labored unceas- 

 ingly and successfully to promote Percheron pres- 

 tige and progress. According to M. Desire Ducoeur- 

 joly, to whom we are indebted for valuable informa- 

 tion touching old-time breeding operations in the 

 Perche, M. Cheradame bred chiefly the light-type 

 Pereherons — great trotters in their day. This inter- 

 esting statement we have been able to confirm by ex- 

 amination of the government records. He also main- 



