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stallions: Ebene, 7 years old, property of Count 

 de Chamoy; Charbonnieres, 7 years old, property of 

 Count de Chamoy; Couronne, 5 years old, property 

 of Louis Chouanard of Margon; Lafleur, 3 years old, 

 property of Desvaux of Courville; Colin, 6 years old, 

 property of M. Dorchene of La G-audaine; Beau- 

 francois, 6 years old, property of M. Gatineau, and 

 Sandie, 4 years old, property of M. Lahaye of Cha- 

 teaudun. 



In the mare class at same show were: Albertine, 

 4 years old, Seduisante, 6 years old, Brillante, 6 

 years old, and Grisette, 4 years old, all belonging 

 to M. Joseph Chouanard of La Touche; Cocotte, 6 

 years old, and L'Amie, 7 years old, belonging to M. 

 Ducoeurjoly of Brunelles; and Mina, 3 years old, 

 owned by M. Gannier of Beaumont les Autels. 



Another big show was held at Alengon in 1865. 

 M. Cheradame of Ecouche had an extra 30-month- 

 old gray colt named Lacour by Bon Espoir. He 

 had also Picador, a splendid gray, and Camaval. 

 M. Guillemin of Coudray, near Nogent, won first 

 prize in the brood mare class. Second prize was 

 awarded to M. Vaux of St. Quentin de Blavon 

 (Ome). M. Miteau of Aunay les Bois was third. 

 M. Guillemin 's mare also won the colors at the Uni- 

 versal Exhibition of Paris (1867). 



In 1865 we find in old records the names of many 

 of the breeders living at that time. In the district 

 of Mortagne were Messrs. Guimond, Caget, Bignon, 

 Provot, Pelletier, Chantepie, Desclos, Vallee, Olivier, 

 Dujarrier, Vade, Vaux, Perpere and Fromentin. In 



