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in show condition. He was of the strong, sturdy 

 type with extra heavy bone, and was a very massive, 

 deep-middled, strong-backed horse, with extra good 

 loin and a long, level croup. He stood well on his 

 underpinning and was an up-headed, stylish horse, 

 lacking a trifle in finish about the head and neck, 

 but very masculine. He was used by Mr. Ellwood till 

 about 1893, when he was sold to William Goodwin & 

 Son of Benson, Minn. Here he was used chiefly on 

 grade mares. The Goodwins in turn sold him to 

 parties near Malvern, la., about 1896 or '97, and 

 here again he was used chiefly on grade mares, 

 though he did sire three purebred colts during the 

 two or three years he stood there. He was subse- 

 quently found and purchased by H. G. McMillan of 

 Lakewood Farm, Eock Eapids, la., and his later 

 history will be considered in connection with that 

 stud. 



Maxes in Stud. — Mr. Ellwood 's operations in Per- 

 cherons ceased about 1898, and it is impossible to 

 obtain exact inventory figures on the number of 

 mares owned at different periods. An analysis of 

 the catalogs issued gives the number of mares owned 

 at different times, and the records in the oflSces of 

 the Percheron society show the number of colts 

 raised: In 1887 he had 144 mares and recorded 16 

 stallion colts and 10 filly foals as bred by himself; in 

 1888 he had 126 mares and recorded 9 colts and 12 

 fillies; in 1889 he had 129 mares and recorded 18 

 colts and 16 fillies; in 1890 he had 94 mares and 

 recorded 13 colts and 10 fillies. It will be noted that 



