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in the spring of 1888. That he will do good in his 

 present owner's hands there is no doubt, for he will 

 have the chance of a lot of good mares, better mares 

 than have ever fallen to his lot as an average, 

 and we fully expect to see him not only maintain 

 but increase his reputation as a sire of hunters. 

 Two four-year-olds are located in the next boxes 

 to Conductor. These are Lord Lyon II. by 

 Lord Lyon, a well-grown brown horse with good 

 shoulders and back, and nice quarters, and a lot of 

 bone. Notwithstanding the fact that he is only 

 four year old he has been hard hunted by a 

 heavy man, and his forelegs are a little worn, 

 but he is like making an admirable hunter 

 sire. 



Coldstream is another black brown horse, and, 

 like Lord Lyon II., he has never been raced. 

 He is smaller and more compact than his 

 stable companion, and as a natural consequence 

 is more furnished. He is an active little horse, 

 and very like getting good half-bred horses. He 

 was bred in Scotland, and took a first prize for 

 hunters at the Border Union Show in a good 

 class. Like all Mr. Darrell's thoroughbred ones 

 he is well-bred, being by Lumley, a horse that 

 was a good performer on the turf, dam by M.D., 

 out of Helen of Troy. 



Amongst the show horses at present at West 

 Ayton is Hexham, a son of the game little 

 Omega, that has Avon any number of important 



