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horses ran away and the collision occurred. The 

 question was, whether, under these circumstances, 

 the defendants not then having Kemp, or the horses, 

 under their control, he was to be considered their 

 servant or Mr. Mortlock's. The court took time to 

 consider. 



I have omitted at the proper place to notice a very 

 important precaution. In taking a warranty, strict 

 attention should be paid to the meaning of any tech- 

 nical expression that may be introduced ; as, for in- 

 , stance, a warranty that a horse is " a good hunter," 

 would be only construed to mean, that he takes his 

 leaps well. The warranty should be extended " to a 

 good hunter, and fast," if speed is also required. 

 This instance will suffice to illustrate my meaning. 



It is impossible to be too careful to use words of 

 familiar purport, and yet specific and precise, in pre- 

 paring any instrument to operate as an agreement ; 

 but this is more especially the case in horse warran- 

 ties, for I have found in talking over the matter with 

 sporting friends, that even the most knowing ones are 

 not agreed as to the exact meaning of the most com- 

 mon phrases used in the field or on the turf. The 

 New Sporting Magazine itself is not always a safe 



