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chased as a six-year-old in the spring of 1905, by 

 Tom Donnellan, superintendant of stables for Ar- 

 mour & Co. He was the off horse in the lead team 

 in the famous Armour six, and was a member of the 

 trey team that won first for Armour in 1906 and 1907 ; 

 in 1914, when fifteen years of age and after 9 years 

 of hard service on the city streets, he was selected as 

 a high-class representative of what is desired in 

 good Percheron geldings and used for demonstra- 

 tion purposes on an extension train in Wisconsin 

 during that year and the following one. In spite of 

 his age and long service and the fact that he had 

 not missed a single day's work during the preced- 

 ing 9 years. Mack weighed more than 1,800 pounds 

 in ordinary working condition and was absolutely 

 sound and right. This horse and others shown in 

 the famous Percheron teams exemplified in their con- 

 formation, set of legs, well-shaped, durable feet, 

 clean joints, clean-cut quality and their long years 

 of service the characteristics which have made Per- 

 cheron geldings popular with great Paekingtown 

 firms and with the cartage companies of the large 

 cities, where endurance is estimated at its true 

 value. 



Percheron geldings won first and championship in 

 the single gelding class 7 times out of a possible 14 ; 

 won the blue ribbon on pairs under 3,500 pounds 9 

 times out of a possible 13; won on heavy geldings 

 three abreast 7 times out of a possible 14; won on 

 the light four-in-hand 7 times out of a possible 9, 

 and won the heavy gelding six-in-hand 6 times out 



