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mares of the most desirable bloodlines and excellent 

 individuals. 



Endymion, another grand, big mare, a daughter 

 of Brilliant 3d, also proved to be an unreliable pro- 

 ducer. She was bought by the Eobisons in 1903, 

 and although bred regularly proved barren until 

 1907. She was subsequently sold to C. N. Miller, 

 Lindsay, Ark., who got a foal out of her in 1909. 

 He in turn sold her to W. S. Corsa in 1910, who did 

 not succeed in getting a foal from her imtil 1914. 

 She produced altogether only 5 foals in 17 years. 



Some mares were purchased by Robison & Son 

 from Thodore Moore, Arkansas City, Kans. These 

 were of the Dillon stock and Victorine 61629, later 

 one of the best brood mares in Mr. Corsa 's stud, 

 was bred by Mr. Robison out of Victoria 41198, one 

 of the mares included in this purchase. Rosa Bon- 

 heur 11324 (10382) would probably rank next to 

 Fine as a valuable brood mare. She was a daughter 

 of Confident and was imported by the EUwoods. 

 She passed into the hands of 0. L. Thisler and later 

 to T. K. Tomson & Son, from whom Mr. Robison 

 bought her. She produced 4 foals from 1902 to 

 1905 at the Whitewater Falls Farm, and they were 

 all exceptionally high-class. The last one, Brilliant 

 42592, was used for some time in the home stud. 

 Some other good mares were bought from S. C. 

 Hanna, who had obtained some of the best matrons 

 from his brother's stud at Bloomington, 111. Some 

 of the best things bred by the Robisons during this 

 period came from this foundation. 



