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FRENCH REMOUNT SERVICE Eleven Sires of Suitable Type Purchased at Toulouse-Sale. The remount department of the French army transacts business on a broad, practical basjs, well worthy 6T emulation. This was exemplified recently at a sale of : half, three-quarter aiid pure-bred stallions at Toulouse. The sale was held under the supervision of Messrs. Laurens, De Serin and De Lestapie, inspectors-general of breeding, and was attended by General de Champvalller, director-genr era! of the remount "department. Two members of the Japanese mission stndylns. after-war conditions in France. Mr. Minamissama, Inspector-general, of breeding in Japan, and Capta.in Otami, military a.tta.che, accompanied General ge Cliamprallicr. Eleven stallions were purchased for the remount department, as follows: ;VJst,os i, by Espinql Viterbe ,000 Jtojier IV, . by .Boulat Llsette. 1,000 jAgp Hor pure, ,by . Velory Askerra 3.200 y.i.ty.raSl I.lf iPur.e,.by Fond-Syria, andb. IJelbjli pue,, .y El Hassan Xexesdrop 4,000 IJvert J4"f by Sajiteur Pivoiiie. 1,8.00 iRtfteiiolet , J.v,KimnoT Ieaiia. 2.0u6 lltectQ.: , b.v Escures Clarice;.. 2.400 Rigudon C1, by IJcr Nailof Antesienne. . . . 2,000 Alinar.!us pure, liyIafdi.Gras Alhu; 2.000 ;EIeonasiue pyre, Jy .jConibWfc i!leiiie Lune.. 4,0jjQ ; The animals will be mated -with suitable, dams to product: the best type of horse for military purr looses.
