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grandson of the noted sire Champeaux 6218 (2248), 

 he was out of a line-bred Brilliant dam. He was a 

 large, well-proportioned, rugged stallion, weighing 

 2,350 pounds in show condition, and his get has 

 been distributed throughout the southwest. The 

 management of the stud has since passed into the 

 hands of John and John A. Spohr. 



Other Kansas breeders who came into prominence 

 during this period were F. H. Shrepel, Gr. E. Clark, 

 S. S. Spangler, Snyder Bros., Lee Bros., Clark A. 

 Smith, S. C. Hanna and Dr. J. T. Axtell. None of 

 these had bred very many animals at the close of the 

 decade, but they laid strong foundations for later 

 work. 



Dr. J. T. Axtell achieved some note by attempting 

 to create a strain of bay Percherons. He bought 

 a number of typical animals of that color and by 

 breeding these together attempted to create a defi- 

 nite strain. Eesults proved embarrassing, for prac- 

 tically 50 percent of his Percherons were blacks and 

 greys. It should be possible, by persistent effort 

 to develop a strain of bays, and if the doctor's efforts 

 are not interrupted something of this kind undoubt- 

 edly may be accomplished. 



The chief work done by Percheron breeders in 

 Kansas during this decade consisted in popularizing 

 the breed and in improving the size, quality and 

 type of the market horses and the Percherons in the 

 state. Extensive sales were made into Oklahoma, 

 Texas and other southwest states. The breeders of 

 Kansas have exerted a greater influence upon Per- 



