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bilitated the foetus : at her proper time (he 

 produced a foal, that (to render the circum- 

 ftance more remarkable) at five years old won 

 the fifty, pound plate annually given for the 

 keepers and yeoman prickers to be run for 

 over Afcot. 



This invincible ftamina or hardinefs of con- 

 ftitution fo worthy recital in this inftance, is 

 not (let it be underftood) fo entirely general 

 as to. be applicable to all the clafs without 

 exception; it therefore becom.es perfecSly in 

 point to introduce a cafe in direct contrail, 

 that may be likewife produd:ive of utility, 

 in preventing too great exertions with mares 

 in fuch ftate, under a firm opinion that the 

 lofs is lefs likely to happen than it really is 

 and adually may. 



Having about feven years fince purchafed 

 of the breeder at Horton, in Buckinghaiv.Jhire^ 

 a four year old mare, got by Bell's De?7mark^ 

 I obferved to him (during the negociation for 

 purchafe) that from the depth of her carcafe 

 and hollownefs of the flank, fhe was certainly 

 early in foal j on the contrary, he allured 

 me, pofitively, no horfe had ever been near 



her, 



