592 A HISTORY OF THE PERCHEBON HORSE 



Of the 80 great-grandsires that appeared two 

 times or more at any one show during the 10 years, 

 46, or 57 percent, were of Brilliant breeding. 



Of the 1,418 animals at these shows, 942 trace 

 directly to these 80 great-grandsires through their 

 sire's line. The remaining 476 animals are unac- 

 counted for ; they did not have a great-grandsire that 

 appeared more than once at that year's show. 



Of the 942, 724, or 76.8 percent, carry Brilliant 

 blood. No doubt a great' many of the animals 

 trace to Brilliant blood in the succeeding genera- 

 tions beyond their great-grandsires. It is true that 

 a great-grandsire might appear once at each show 

 during the entire 10 years and yet not receive credit 

 in this list. 



The basis of this tabulation is the appearance of 

 a great-grandsire at least two times in one show. 



An interesting feature, not disclosed by this sum- 

 mary, but shown by the more extended figures, is 

 that the stallion classes, while only slightly larger 

 in number, carry a much larger percentage of the 

 prominent bloodlines than do the mare classes. 



Of the 8 stallions that ranked highest in the total 

 of 80 common progenitors, all are of Brilliant breed- 

 ing. To these particular great-grandsires stands the 

 credit of having 58 percent of the total number of 

 prizewinners whose great-grandsires are included in 

 this list of common progenitors. 



Brilliant 3d's* right to premier rank as a sire is 



* The sire referred to throughout the text as Brilliant 3d is 

 Brilliant III 11116 (2919). 



