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sporting community I know of, and they never lose 

 a chance of making a matcli. 



The buggy - horses are driven at a pace that 

 would astonish anyone unaccustomed to the rapid 

 mode of progression universally adopted. A dozen 

 miles at a fair gallop is a mere trifle, and as a rule 

 the driver returns home at a faster rate, and the 

 dozen miles are covered in double quick time. For 

 endurance and speed it would be a hard matter 

 to beat these bush-bred horses. 



In the large towns are to be seen some fine 

 carriasre-horses, but in this class the Colonies are 

 naturally a long way behind England. There are 

 some good carriage pairs, but they are few and far 

 between, and only an occasional four-in-hand is to 

 be met with. 



In cobs, hacks, and carriage-horses there is great 

 need for improvement. At some of the Shows fine 

 turnouts are to be seen, but the majority of those 

 met with every day on the road are not by any 

 means first class. 



Perhaps the best carriage-horses are to be seen 

 in the cars of Messrs. Anthony Horden & Co., of 

 Sydney, and Mr. Sam Horden is a big buyer in 

 this line. There is not the care bestowed upon 

 horses in Australia there ought to be, and many 

 of them are sadly over-driven. 



Heavy draught-horses are also much inferior to 



