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THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



racing- season see it develop as it promises, it is not improb- 

 able that amateur equine readers will be found as thick as 

 flies along' Broadwa^^, stopping" draj^men to inquire if their 

 animals are wide across the face, examining the brain 

 bumps of beer horses and the e3^es of carriage teams. 



Fig. 160 is a portrait of Eurus, drawn from life. Proctor 

 Knott is shown in Fig. 161. 



In order to appreciate Eurus he must be seen in his stall 

 as well as with his blinkers on, charging along* the track 



Fig, 160— Head of Eurus. 



with that deviltr}^ which equine readers say the above pic- 

 ture brings out in the ears and eyes and general expres- 

 sion. Looking at him carefully it is seen that his face is 

 slightly '^dished " below the eyes, and his nose has a round, 

 Roman turn. His jaw is big and wide and, recurring to 

 Fig. 158 Eurus is found to be wide along the line ^. . . .F and 

 big at 0....D. He is, be^^ond a doubt, one of the most 

 interesting horses on the American turf. It is never safe 

 to bet heavil^^ against him in a I'ace in which he is entered. 



