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than any others I have ever seen, were Cloister (Frontis- 

 piece), Manifesto (Fig. 431), and Liberator, all of whom 

 were unapproachable during their respective careers. The 

 three of them were well able to carry 15 stone to 

 hounds, which is a task that should not be beyond 

 the compass of the ideal animal we are considering. 

 Gamecock (Fig. 311), another winner of the Grand 



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Fig. 431.— Mr. Bulteel's Manifesto. 



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National, and an extraordinarily fine stayer, had all the 

 '* shape and make " of a hunter of the highest class. 

 Midshipmite (Fig. 346), who was very smart over a 

 country for three miles and had perfect jumping 

 shoulders, was rather "light" in his loins and back 

 ribs, and consequently was not a good stayer. The 

 best middle-weight Leicestershire hunter I have seen, was 

 Mr. H. T. Barclay's Lord Arthur (Fig. 423), who won 

 some steeplechases, but had not speed enough to become a 



