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MORTALITY AMONG FRENCH STALLIONS. "Le Joekev" announces the death at the Harast da Mesnil of the Due Decazes stallion Bachelors s Button. With Elf, Leutel and Retz he is the fourth It valuable sire which has died recently. Bred in a Ireland in 1899, he was sent to the Rtud in England by Mr. Soi Joel, and was imported into France e in 1911. Shortly afterwards he was sold by his s English owner to the Due Decazes. Owing to the e war his produce has not been seen in public in n France, but the youngsters are said to give inucii b promise.