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time of 1.21. My own pony Dinna Forget, won many races carrying 

 over 13st. and all in fast times, his best performance perhaps being 

 when he carried me in two consecutive races of one mile and six fur- 

 longs respectively carrying 14st Tibs, in the former and 12st' "lbs in 

 the latter and won both with consummate ease, covering the mile in 

 1.58 and the 6 furlongs in 1.28. Both Dewey and Dinna Forget 

 compare favourably with English ponies as regards make and shape, 

 being of the short legged, weight carrying type, and there is no reason 

 why we should not produce more like them. 



We have bad an opportunity of comparing the "form" of our Ja- 

 maica ponies with the "form" of American ponies, which are admit- 

 tedly smart. The well-known winners in America Little Monarch, 

 Louise and Doubtful ran in Jamaica and won races There was little 

 to chose between them and Dewey and Dinna Forget. The latter 

 pony and Doubtful were in my stable at the same time and there was 

 nothing to choose between them. Racegoers will remember the dead 

 heat between them at Cumberland pen when carrying level weights. 



From the foregoing facts I submit that it behove us in Jamaica to 

 give up the attempt to breed big horses, and to turn our attention to 

 the careful and systematic breeding of small thorough-breds or ponies. 

 For if we can get such good ones from chance breeding, how much 

 better ones will we produce when we use discrimination and selection 

 in breeding. 



Hon, J. Y Calder : If there was a demand for horses at £25 or 

 £30 of 15 hands and over, some would be bred, but whilst there is a 

 ready sale for mules at £18 to £23, there is no demand for horses. At 

 the Hope Show most of the working horses exhibited were imported. 

 I think, however, if a supply of good horses were encouraged a de- 

 mand would be created. The way to produce this in the first instance 

 is to have some thoroughbreds produced, as I suggest, by means of 

 tncouraging races. 1 am sorry to say the races held now have only 

 two objects: 1st of making money for tlie owners of the stand. 

 2nd To enable a few gamblers to get some money out of the French 

 Pool. 



W. G. Clark, Esq. : Run too fine and small, apparently there ig 

 little choice of good stallions at a reasonable figure within most 

 small breeders' reach and in breeding results. 



W. Cradwick, Esq. : The horse flesh produced is nothing like so 

 good as it was ten or fifteen years ago. We produce a few good little 

 ones, but we ought to produce a lot, which would be very valuable. 



R. Craig, Esq. : The question is not clear. 



If it means the standard of horseflesh now being produced — my 

 opinion is that it is deplorable. 



If, on the other hand, it means what standard could be produced — I 

 lave no hesitation in saying that a first-class horse for saddle and 

 draft, can be raised in many parts of Jamaica No attempt should, in 

 my opinion, be made to breed heavy horses for agricultural work — or 

 heavy draft. 



In this connection I may be perhaps permitted to say that the dete- 

 rioration in the breeding of horsekind within thepast25 years has been 



