310 A HISTOKY or THEi PEBCHERON HOKSE 



ronized by Jones Bros. They raised 4 good colts 

 sired by Mm. This sire appears to have left an 

 unusually good lot of colts. He was a black, foaled 

 in 1880, and imported in 1884 by J. G. Kemp. He 

 was sold in 1888 to Charles McCurdy, who appar- 

 ently managed to acquire several of the best sires 

 used in Ohio at this period. Mignon was a big, 

 thick horse of excellent proportions and good qual- 

 ity. He was a grandson of Brilliant 1899 through 

 Bon Espoir 1270 (753), and adds more luster to 

 the fame of the Brilliant strain. 



L 'Ami was owned by parties at Cardington, 0. Mr. 

 Jones sent some mares to be bred to him and among 

 the colts obtained Austerlitz 9145. This horse was 

 a gray, out of the mare Clio 2496. He was a high- 

 class individual and stood for years in the vicinity 

 of Delaware, 0., where Mr. Jones sold him. He 

 proved an extremely valuable stud horse, a getter of 

 excellent geldings that were real market-toppers, and 

 he got a few good purebred colts as well. The mare 

 that is now considered the most valuable brood mare 

 in Delaware county, Delia 65193, was sired by 

 Austerlitz and her dam was by Martell 2491. 



Greluchet was the first sire of note bought by the 

 Jones firm after the death of Ajax. He was imported 

 by Mark W. Dunham as a yearling in 1889 and was 

 selected by C. M. Jones immediately after his impor- 

 tation as the best colt out of 19 yearling sons of Bril- 

 liant 3d. He was about 16.3 hands high and weighed 

 about 1,900 pounds in fair breeding condition. In 

 color he was black with a small star. Greluchet was 



