20 HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE 



two of the principal auction marts, and in 

 the south of London the Repository at the 

 Elephant and Castle. 



Horse auction marts exist in most of the 

 principal cities and towns. 



Crewe, Wrexham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, 

 Perth, Aberdeen, etc., have marts doing- 

 large horse businesses. 



Most of the horses for sale at public 

 auctions are catalogued with a warranty, 

 but it is necessary for one to be very 

 careful as to the correct interpretation of 

 such warranties, which are very often cleverly 

 worded, and may mislead an unsuspecting 

 party. Take, for instance, a horse which 

 is catalogued as '' having been ridden and 

 driven by a lady." An innocent buyer, 

 probably requiring a horse that can be made 

 use of by a lady, naturally concludes that the 



