256 A HISTORY OP THE PERCHEKON HORSE 



justifying my use of the quotation that 'to compare 

 him with other draft breeds is like comparing water 

 with other elements, or gold with other metals.' " 



With this idea uppermost in his mind, Mr. EUwood 

 bought the best horses he could find, and he had the 

 advantage of the assistance of Thomas Sloan, an ex- 

 perienced and discriminating judge. Practically un- 

 limited means made it possible for him to outbid 

 the other buyers who were then competing with him 

 in the Perche, and even Mr. Dunham was hard 

 pressed to hold his own in the showring during the 

 EUwood days. All told, the Ellwoods imported about 

 800 Percherons, and bred during the first 10 years 

 65 stallions and 67 mares, or a total of 132 head by 

 1890. This brought them into second place in the 

 Percheron operations of this epoch, both as import- 

 ers and as breeders. 



Sires Used by Mr. EUwood. — Some of the greatest 

 show horses of the breed were imported and ex- 

 hibited by Mr. EUwood, who was quick to realize 

 the advantage of this form of advertising. In 1886 

 at the first great show held by the American Per- 

 cheron Horse Breeders' Association he won second 

 in the aged stallion heavy-weight class on Cheri 

 5079 (2423), champion at the government show at 

 Chartres, France, in 1885; second on Phebi 5048 

 (329) in the four-year-old heavy-weight class; first 

 on King of Perche 4975 (6738) in the four-year-old 

 light-weight class; first on Extrador 4979 (6890) in 

 the three-year-old heavy-weight class; second on 

 Paolo 5025 (4914) in the two-year-old class. He also 



