466 A HISTORY OF THE PERCHERON HORSE 



establishment of the Heart's Delight stud at Chazy, 

 N. Y. This stud, founded by the purchase of some 

 very high-class mares, has gradually increased its 

 Percheron holdings and bids fair to become one of 

 the most important breeding establishments in the 

 United States, when the quality and size of the ani- 

 mals produced are taken into consideration. The 

 earlier stallions used were not particularly success- 

 ful as sires, but Idlefonse 79307 (83004), champion 

 at the 1913 International, was purchased at that 

 show and is getting more satisfactory colts than the 

 sires which preceded him. 



New York has been slow in increasing its invest- 

 ments in draft horses; the tendency has been to pur- 

 chase work horses rather than produce them. Per- 

 cheron breeders scattered throughout the state are 

 gradually overcoming this and it is probable that 

 New York will in the future produce a much larger 

 number of the horses needed than it has done in 

 the past. 



About all that occurred in most of the other states 

 during this decade were the establishment and grad- 

 ual development of small Percheron studs, many of 

 which may prove to be of importance in the future. 



Growth of the Percheron Society of America. — 

 The new association, organized Dec. 23, 1902, was 

 known at that time as the American Percheron 

 Horse Breeders and Importers Association. The 

 capital stock was originally $10,000. In August, 

 1905, legal action was taken to change the name to 

 The Percheron Society of America. The capital 



