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greatest dams, a remarkable sliow mare and a pro- 

 ducer of uniformly high-class colts. She raised 9 

 colts of record in 13 years, and James M. Fletcher 

 states that to the best of his recollection she pro- 

 duced more dollars' worth of colts than any mare 

 ever used at Oaklawn. lUustre 20489 was one of 

 her good sons that later headed the Lakewood stud 

 at Rock Eapids, la.; he was sold as a two-year-old 

 in 1899 when prices were low for $1,350. 



Some other good colts bred at Oaklawn during this 

 time and sold to head purebred studs were Aleutian 

 21977, foaled in 1898 and sold to the Denver Trust 

 & Warehouse Co., and Aurelian 21974, also foaled in 

 1898, and sold to head a stud in Minnesota. 



Oaklawn Sales and Leases. — Among important 

 sales or leases during this period were many to men 

 who have since become prominent Percheron breed- 

 ers in their respective communities. Some of the 

 chief ones were as follows: 



W. P. Eeiser, Walla Walla, Wash., on Oct. 10, 

 1898, bought a stallion and 2 mares. 



W. F. Mixer, Painesville, 0., in 1890 and 1891, 

 bought a pair of mares. 



C. M. Jones, Plain City, O., bought the stud sire 

 Moreri 16950 (40246). 



John Yost & Son, Thornville, 0., in 1899, bought 

 6 mares and a stallion. 



H. H. Lewis, Selma, Ind., in 1892 and 1893, bought 

 a pair of mares and a stallion; he also leased 11 

 mares about 1893. 



Dilley Bros., Hebron, Ind., in 1890, '91 and '92, 



