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a vpiy fast trottei', a.s in liis day he has trotted 17,1 miles within the 

 hour. He was a horse of wonderful vitality, and jn'oved himself a 

 good sire at 28 years of ago. All his stock have the best of dis])ositions, 

 and Almac is indeed a very fine docile stallion, now risiiig 1 (i veai's old. The 

 dam of Almac, Gipsy, was also hn-d by ]\Ir. Cuok, and her sire was Flying 

 Shales, so you will note the result of inbreeding witli a sire to his daughtei'. 

 .Vlinac is a beautiful rich dai-k bay with black points, and stands only 14?, 

 hands high, and when in condition he has tui-ned the scale at nearly 1,200 lb. 

 His bone is over 8 inches below the kiu'e, and todav, as a Hi-year-old, he 

 is as sound as a bell. Almac won first piize foi- two years at Sydney Royal 

 Agricultural Society's Show. 



Snowball. Sire, Bismark ; dam, Tam-o'-Shanter. 



Snowball. — A Welsh pony, bi'e<l in South Australia, and purchased from 

 there Ijy Mr. Brown. His sire was Bismark, nnd his dam bv the celebrated 

 Tam O'Shanter, the great progenitor of jtonies in the State of Victoria. 

 Although Snowball is only \'2\ hands high, he is strong, and well able to 

 carry 18 (v 20 stone. He is now also 16 years of age and has proved himself 

 a very valuable sire, and tlie constitution he has will probably see him live 

 to an old age, as he runs with his mares summer and winter in the hills, 

 and the country is as much like the mountain ranges in AN'ales as can 

 be compared. Snowball won first prize at Sydney Royal Agricultural 

 Society's Show. 



Vim. — A pure-bred Norfolk cob, bred in Victoria by the late Hon. W. I. 

 Winter Irving, ]\I.L.C., who imported Vim's sire. Detective, and his dam, 

 Darwinia, from England. Vim is a chestnut horse, 14.3 hands high, and 



