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weighing more than 2,200 pounds, and his colts were 

 of the same pattern. Buyers of these animals came 

 from a wide territory, and a number of breeders 

 were among the leading purchasers. G. H. & F. A. 

 Reed, Lilylake, 111., G. W. Patterson, Worthirig- 

 ton, Minn., J. W. & J. C. Robison, Towanda, Kans., 

 and W. S. Dunham, Wayne, 111. were prominent 

 among the buyers, especially of mares. The entire, 

 lot of 34 head, including young, old and blemished 

 animals, sold for $11,117, an average of $327.50 per 

 head. 



The John Huston sale was held on the following 

 day. Mr. Huston's work as an importer and breeder, 

 during the '80 's and '90 's was well known and the 

 attendance at this sale was more numerous and from 

 more widely scattered territory than at the Stanley 

 sale. The dispersion of this stud was the culmination 

 of 25 years' work with Percherons, and Percherons 

 only. Mr. Huston had bred persistently for the up- 

 standing, drafty sort, with special emphasis on un- 

 derpinning and quality. His horses were of the 

 large pattern, the stallions standing about 17 hands 

 high, and the mares 16V^ hands high, or more, yet 

 well proportioned. In the opinion of the horsemen 

 present at the vendue it was doubtful whether half- 

 a-dozen of the best mares could have been duplicated 

 in America for size, weight, bone and quality, and 

 the other matrons were not far behind the tops. 

 A. P. Nave, Attica, Ind., was one of the heaviest 

 buyers, and added some grand breeding matrons to 

 the stud he had previously started. Isaac Agen- 



