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deep-bodied, well-proportioned and of very massive 

 type. He had been imported in 1900 by McLaughlin 

 Bros., who sold him to Iowa. He came into promi- 

 nence when his son Pink won the championship at 

 the International in 1903. Tw^o of Mr. Xave's im- 

 ported show mares were sired by Victoria and he 

 decided to make a trip to Iowa to locate the stallion. 

 He found him in the hands of a farmer who had 

 given him very poor care and Avho had no idea of 

 his real worth as a sire. Mr. Nave had a favorable 

 impression of his value, as he had seen many of his 

 colts and knew that many of the best horses im- 

 ported in 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903 had been sired 

 by him. He had imported some of these colts him- 

 self. He succeeded in purchasing Victoria at a mod- 

 erate figure, but had an opportunity to sell him 

 shortly afterwards to a breeder in Virginia, so that 

 only a few colts sired by this stallion were bred at 

 Walnut Grove. 



Mr. Xave was among the first to hold public sales 

 of Percheron horses, and his auctions in Xovember, 

 1901, and in March, 1902, were important events 

 in breed history. They were the first public sales 

 of Percheron horses in eastern territory. Satisfac- 

 tory prices were obtained, and the mares sold were 

 distributed among many small breeders who now 

 trace their success to this foundation stock. 



All in all, Mr. Xave 's work as a breeder, exhibitor 

 and advertiser of Percheron horses was of greatest 

 importance. He undoubtedly did more to encourage 

 farmers to use Percheron mares on their farms than 



