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years. Her daughters were prize-winners, however, 

 and one, Lorilee G. 1532, was also a winner at the 

 leading shows and proved to be a better breeder 

 than her dam. Christiana 1586 was another splendid 

 mare owned by the Dillons, a show and brood mare 

 combined, and many of the best horses now in central 

 Illinois trace to her. Allegra 4454 by Extrador 4525 

 (386) was her greatest daughter; bred to Powerful 

 6670 (7519) she produced Loretta P. 10285, an extra- 

 ordinary brood mare. Christina P. 16608 was almost 

 as great, and Capsheaf 16985 was one of the very 

 good sires used in Illinois. Any one of these three 

 would have been enough to blazon a mare 's name in 

 history, and it is not surprising that Allegra 4454 

 is generally considered the greatest mare Dillons 

 ever bred, although her record was made in the hands 

 of William Hurt. 



Mark W. Coad. — ^Mr. Coad, a wealthy ranchman 

 with extensive interests in Nebraska, Wyoming, and 

 other western states, stands fifth among the leading 

 breeders of this period. He began in 1885 by import- 

 ing 59 mares and 18 stallions, thereby inaugurating 

 operations on an extended scale. He subsequently 

 made a few other purchases from other leading im- 

 porters and became very active in Percheron affairs 

 in the west. The extent of his operations is shown 

 by the fact that he bred between 1885 and 1890 40 

 stallions and 32 mares, and still more in the next 

 decade. 



Ranch and range conditions prevailed so far as the 

 mares and growing colts were concerned, although 



