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mares at the St. Louis Exposition, Zaza 24618 and 

 Fauvette 27223, were purchased from J. C. Eobison 

 of Kansas. Both of these mares were daughters of 

 the famous brood mare Fine 13085 (26998), im- 

 ported by ^Y. L. Elhvood. Mr. White made addi- 

 tional purchases from time to time, seeking to obtain 

 the best mares possible. He imported 23 mares from 

 France, a number of which were noted in the show- 

 ring. Besides these Mr. White purchased some 

 noted American-bred show mares. The American- 

 bred mares and their produce proved more satis- 

 factory in the stud than the imported mares. Prac- 

 tically all the best horses produced at Selma Farm 

 have been bred from the mares secured in this 

 country. 



One of the first stallions used by Mr. White was 

 Sam 52055 (54508), third-prize winner at the Inter- 

 national in 1906 ; he left some good colts, which have 

 been successful sires. Cassius 35839, which Mr. 

 White purchased as a stallion foal at the side of 

 Zaza in 1904, was also used to some extent. Mr. 

 White's determination to have the best Percherons 

 possible to obtain lead him to purchase Etudiant 

 70802 ( 59291 ) , which he imported in 1909. Etudiant 

 was at that time considered one of the best individ- 

 uals in France and had quite a reputation as a sire. 

 He stood about 17.1 high and was deep-bodied, mas- 

 sive, well-proportioned, and of drafty type, with 

 extraordinarily heavy muscling in the quarters and 

 haunches. He was open to some criticism for being 

 somewhat too straight in his hind pasterns, but he 



