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of the farmers who then kept the best brood mares 

 in that district. The premiums were awarded as 

 follows: First to Cocotte, belonging to M. Ducoeur- 

 joly of Brunelles; second to Pelotte, belonging to 

 Nicolas Glon of Souance; third to L'Hermine, be- 

 longing to Durand of Souance; fourth to Margot, 

 belonging to Jean Glon near Nogent; fifth to Vigour- 

 eux, belonging to Bailleau of Illiers; sixth to Eos- 

 alie, belonging to Guillot, La Gaudaine; seventh to 

 Eustique, belonging to Bouillon of Nogent. 



A worthy gentleman, the Count de Chamoy, was 

 keeping at this time a big stud at his farm of Char- 

 bonnieres near Authon, about 15 miles from Nogent. 

 He did great good in his neighborhood ; he kept high- 

 class stallions, among the most celebrated being 

 Charbonnieres, Eure-et-Loir and Decide. Charbon- 

 nieres was foaled at Charbonnieres in 1851 and was 

 out of Neel, by Dagobert, dam La Meuniere. 



A stallion show was held at Illiers on the 16th of 

 November, 1857. Of 30 stallions shown 5 were given 

 premiums and 8 were approved as follows: First 

 premium with 1,400 francs to Sandy, belonging to 

 M. Lahaye of Chateaudun; second to Pierrot, be- 

 longing to Count de Chamoy; third to Colin, belong- 

 ing to M. Dorchene of Nogent; fourth to Charbon- 

 nieres, belonging to Count de Chamoy; fifth to Bibi, 

 belonging to M. Lahaye. The stallions approved 

 were: Decide, belonging to Count de Chamoy; 

 Lamy, belonging to M. Maillard; Ebene, belonging 

 to H. de Chabot; Pierrot, belonging to Mme. Sauton; 

 General, belonging to Mme. Chevallier; Lamy, be- 



