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out of Margot 4563 (2826), were used to some extent, 

 but the next sire of consequence was Parfait 3d 

 10727 (12939). This stallion, a black, was imported 

 by W. L. EUwood in 1889. He was a massive draft 

 horse and got some very good colts, but did not 

 nick nearly so well on the daughters of French Victor 

 as did Confident 3647 (397), owned by Nagie & Son 

 at Grand Eidge, 111., near Ottawa. In the judgment 

 of good horsemen, including M. C. Hodgson himself, 

 one of the worst errors the firm ever made was in 

 not purchasing Confident to follow French Victor; 

 he was a tried sire of the same line of breeding and 

 his colts were distinctly better than those of any 

 other sire used on the daughters of French Victor. 

 Georgiana 10578 (6123), Lady Tacheau 10520 

 (6119) and Margot 4563 (2826) were some of the 

 best brood mares in the Hodgson stud during the 

 '80 's. Georgiana produced to the service of French 

 Victor the mare Georgiana 2d 15099, considered by 

 the Hodgsons to have been the greatest mare they 

 ever raised; she also produced other good colts. 

 Lady Tacheau was a regular producer of good ones, 

 the best being Lady Tacheau 2d 15100. Two of 

 Margot's colts were considered good enough to use 

 in the stud. The most interesting thing about these 

 mares, to a breeder, is the way they have bred on. 

 Two of the greatest mares ever owned in the stud, 

 and still living, are Hattie 2d 23757 and Lisette 2d 

 21574. They were foaled in 1899 and 1898 and are 

 granddaughters of Georgiana 2d and Lady Tacheau 

 2d respectively; they are both by Confident; both 



