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recover from ' Geraldine' the size of her dam. Mr. Gosset's exhibit at 

 the show illustrates the fallacy of breeding in the hills from Sir 

 Grerald to get stout ' bone -substance' hill ponies. 



6. What practical suggestions do you offer for the consideration of the 

 Oorernmtnt, 



{]) For promoting better returns from our present stock of horse- 

 flesh ? 



(^) For infusing fresh blood by judicious importations ? 



S. C. Burke, Esq. : To carry out the idea of breeding polo ponies 

 and mounted infantry remounts for export to England, 1 have 

 drafted and submit the following scheme. 



1. That the Government (or a Company) establish stud farms for 

 purpose of breeding ponies in St. Ann and St. Elizabeth, on which 

 careful and systematic attempts should be made to breed in sufficient 

 numbers, the type of horse which is represented by the highest class 



polo pony. 



2. That only animals of the type that are likely to breed high class 

 polo ponies be kept on these farms, the stallions being mainly imported 

 and the mares being native bred. 



3. That the Government (or Company) furnish to every penkeeper 

 in the island who will undertake to keep a stud of at least 25 suitable 

 mares, a stallion of the required type free of charge, and that the pen- 

 keepers in return agree to give the Government (or Company) an 

 option on the progeny of these mares. 



4. That owners of mares throughout the country be induced to 

 register their mares in a general register or stud book to be kept by 

 the Government (or Company) such stud book or register would only 

 contain the names of such mares as were deemed suitable for breeding 

 ponies of the type required, and such mares would have to come up to 

 a certain standard of excellence. 



5. That each owner who registers a mare shall receive a bonus of 

 10/ for so doing and shall have the right of sending his registered 

 mare to the stallions of the Government (or Company) free of charge. 



6. That the owners of registered mares in consideration of the free 

 service shall sign an agreement contracting to sell the progeny of these 

 registered mares, provided they come up to a certain standard of 

 excellence (which would be decided by the buyers) at a fixed price to 

 the Government (or CompaD,y) either as yearlings, two year olds or 

 three year olds 



7. That the prices agreed to be paid for the progeny of these registered 

 mares be yearlings £7, two year olds £11 and three year olds £15. 



8. That the foals of these registered mares be inspected in the month 

 of September of each year, and that all that are healthy and promis- 

 ing be branded. 



9. That the owners of these branded foals may in the month of May 

 in the following year call on the Government (or Company) to buy 

 them as yearlings at the contract price, or may keep them on until the 

 following May and sell them as two year olds, or may keep them until 

 the following May and sell them as three year olds. 



