430 A HISTORY OP THE PEECHERON HORSE 



The chief stud sires used at Whitewater Falls 

 during this period were Fantome 25972 (43683), 

 Social 9311 (18468), and Casino 27830 (45462). 

 Casino was the stallion that really made the repu- 

 tation of the stud. He was imported in 1901 by 

 Singmaster & Sons, and was a line-bred Brilliant, a 

 son of Theudis out of a granddaughter of Brilliant 

 1899. He went to the head of the Whitewater Falls 

 stud in 1902 and is still in active service, although 

 now 20 years of age. He was a winner of numerous 

 prizes at state fairs in 1902 and 1903, won first in 

 the aged stallion class in 1904 at St. Louis World's 

 Fair, and has a long record of prizes to his credit, 

 both individually and as a sire. He stood about 17 

 hands high and weighed from 1,900 to 1,950 pounds in 

 breeding condition. He was a deep-bodied, strong- 

 backed, well-ribbed horse, symmetrical throughput, 

 and with the stylish carriage of head and neck and 

 the freedom of action so much desired in Percherons. 

 His colts were uniform in type, and while he, like 

 Calypso, suffered the disadvantage of being bred to 

 many mares that were intended purely for sale, his 

 progeny has been considerably above the average 

 and he is justly entitled to rank among the noted 

 sires of the breed, fie wrought decided improve- 

 ment in the Whitewater Falls Farm Percherons, and 

 had his best daughters been carefully retained this 

 breeding establishment would have had a band of 

 mares of very much more excellence than it did 

 possess. High prices tempted Mr. Eobison to sell 

 many of Casino 's daughters, however. This policy. 



