THE FRENCH STORY RESUMED 199 



belonging to M. Ducoeurjoly, foaled in 1841 and 

 approved Nov. 23, 1846, served 2 years. 



The Ducoeurjolys always have been highly es- 

 teemed as good breeders and keen judges of animal 

 form. However, they have never gone into the busi- 

 ness so extensively as their aptitudes and knowl- 

 edge of Percheron breeding would warrant, simply 

 because they always have adhered to their vocation 

 as "cultivators" — farmers as well as breeders. 

 Speculative dealing in colts has never attracted 

 them. They have preferred to breed some of the 

 very best, till their land and sell simply their own 

 surplus animals. This is one of the few farms in 

 the Perche where a good-sized flock of sheep has 

 been profitably kept. We find several of the 

 Ducoeurjoly horses mentioned as approved stallions 

 in the early days and the celebrated old prize-win- 

 ning mare Pauline (279) was their property. She 

 was foaled in 1869 and won 12 prizes at the leading 

 shows at different periods. The present Desire 

 Ducoeurjoly has attained high reputation both with 

 mares and stallions. 



Pelletier. — Another stallioner of importance in the 

 ante-stud book days was Theodore Pelletier, prob- 

 ably related to the other Pelletier mentioned in our 

 earlier chapters. He lived at St. Julien-sur-Sarthe, 

 Ome. This locality is a great mare country at the 

 present date. 



Credited to Pelletier we find Colin, "son of Colin 

 and out of an unnamed Percheron mare." The sire 

 Colin was probably the Collin or Colin of Ducoeur- 



