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five or six hot-air baths. Never be in a hurry to 

 back a colt if he is naturally impetuous. 



The education of a colt should be like that of a 

 child: he should be talked to and treated with 

 kindness and firmness, and never be allowed to 

 play tricks. Abdel Kader says : " Kemonstrate 

 with your horses, and they will avoid the faults 

 which have brought down your anger upon them, 

 for they understand the wrath of man ; treat them 

 habitually with great gentleness, and when you 

 mount them, fear not to guide them into the midst 

 of a crowd or of uproar. Let them see everything 

 which appears strange to them, and in a short 

 time they will manifest neither surprise nor 

 terror." 



The extravagant prices which good-looking 

 yearlings command in the market, have given a 

 great impetus to the breeding establishments, the 

 majority of which enjoy wholesome profits ; but, 

 with the exception of the owner of Middle Park, I 

 cannot discover amongst the gentlemen who breed 

 racehorses for sale, one person who is willing to 

 contribute the slightest percentage of his gains to 

 form a fund for a great national prize, although 

 the value of their stock will be enhanced in pro- 

 portion to the amount of prizes in prospectu ; the 

 extent of their patriotism in a national point of 



