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(21165), already considered, remained in use till 

 1898, when he was sold to John Yost & Son, Thorn- 

 vUle, 0. He was a very prepotent sire and his colts 

 possessed real draft qualities. Yost had bred mares 

 to him for some time before purchasing, and his 

 colts were so good that C. M. Jones later sent a 

 number of mares to be bred to him. 



The most valuable sire used in Ohio during this 

 period, however, was Moreri 16950 (40246). He was 

 the first-prize yearling at the Columbian Exposition 

 in 1893 and was bought that fall by C. M. Jones. He 

 was used in 1894, '95 and '96 at Pleasant Valley, and 

 then was sold to a company at Marion, O., in which 

 Wesley King was a leader. Here he remained in 

 service until his death. Moreri was black with a 

 star, stood about 17 hands high and in show condi- 

 tion weighed over 2,200 pounds, or about a ton in 

 breeding condition. He had an excellent head, a 

 clean-cut, well-poised neck, deep chest, and strong 

 back and loin. His well-proportioned croup was a 

 trifle high, and he showed heavily muscled hind- 

 quarters. He was a very massive, bold-appearing, 

 stylish horse, with a perfect set of feet and legs and 

 the best of quality. His colts were characterized by 

 good Percheron type, and were sound and clean. 

 His daughters stand second to none in the estimation 

 of Ohio breeders, and there is no question but that 

 he did the breed more good than any other horse 

 used in Ohio during his time. Moreri 's greatest son 

 was Mark 20288, out of the mare Norma 1779, a 

 daughter of Ajax 5. Mark was a massive, power- 



