BREEDS OF PONIES SUITABLE FOR POLO 313 



star, now thirteen years old, formerly the property of Mr. E. D. 

 Miller, but now belonging to the Rifle Brigade quite the type 

 of a 13-3 weight- carry ing, galloping pony and New Guinea, 

 a dun mare belonging also to the same owner. Joe, a dun pony 

 belonging to Captain Renton, is also quite a celebrity, and the 

 perfection of a light-weight pony. Marguerite is another 

 wonder, though there is some doubt of her being a country- 

 bred, as she came to India after the Egyptian War with some 



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Indian country-bred pony ' A bad sort." 



troopers, and may be a Syrian. Yellow Jack, a beautiful chest- 

 nut pony, and Conqueror, a very bloodlike bay, both belonging 

 to the Earl of Airlie, were also great celebrities in India. 

 Conqueror is now in England, is the property of the Hon. 

 E. Baring, and played in the loth Hussars team at Hurling- 

 ham in 1890. This pony was on board ship at Suakim during 

 the battles of Teb and Tamai. Country-bred ponies, though 

 they do not possess the staying powers of Arabs, are, as a rule, 



