THE 



GRIFFIN'S AID-DE-CAMP. 



PART I. 



PURCHASING FROM THE STABLES, etc. 



THE CASTE. 



High caste, or thorough blood, of course is 

 the first thing to be observed in selecting an 

 Arab for the turf, for without good caste it is 

 all labour in vain ; but as there are different 

 breeds, each possessing high caste, it is some- 

 times difficult to decide which is the better bred 

 out of three or four that happen also to be all 

 well built; therefore, when it is an option be- 

 tween two of equally supposed good caste, do 

 not hesitate, when buying for the turf, to choose 

 that one shining most in running points in pre- 

 ference to the finer or handsomer horse ; and 

 these points are not so universally known, and 

 very seldom remembered, if known, when in the 

 act of purchasing. Be quite certain first, that 

 you really are inspecting an Arab, for there are 



