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and in the afternoon she performed the whole distance 

 over again, tlius travelling and drawing the boat thirty-two 

 miles per diem. The person from whom this information 

 was obtained rode the mare daily, during the time she per- 

 formed the work alluded to six days in the week, and stated 

 that Maggie was never sick nor sorry a single day, nor ever 

 had a day's rest in addition to the usual Sunday, i When the 

 boats were superseded by the "iron horse" the game old 

 lady was sold at the age of tzventy-ni7ie years. Were our 

 pampered, coddled nags subjected to ^Maggie Lauder's 

 daily round there would be less colic, less acute founder, 

 less weed, and fewer ailing horses. The Duke of West- 

 minster insists on " Bend Or "' traveUing one hundred miles 

 every week of his life, the consequence is that this almost 

 faultless sire can be seen enjoying himself in the famous 

 Eaton paddocks, the picture of health and condition, as 

 playful as a colt. 



When practicable the exercise ground should be under 

 the owner's eye. Orders on the subject of exercising 

 should be strict and enforced. Unless under the eye of 

 the master or trusty stud groom, servants are not to be 

 implicitly trusted, and have a decided leaning to selecting 

 roads garnished with public-houses. A piece of sound 

 well-drained turf is preferable to the hard high road. 



