THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 



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as shown in Fig. 162, between the foreleg's where they join 

 the body must be acute. And you want a long- reach from 

 the hip down, a g'ood second thigh, good muscles, and a 

 good lower bone. 



King Thomas is shown in Fig. 163, in all his untried 

 splendor. He is the costliest yearling known to the Amer- 

 ican turf. When sold at Madison Square Garden by Mr. J. 

 B. Haggin, King Thomas was bought for $38,000 by 



Fig. 163— King Thomas. 



*'Lew" Appleby. In twenty-four hours Senator Hearst, 

 who bid against Appleby at the auction, bought King- 

 Thomas for $-40,000. He has never run yet, and nobod}^ 

 knows what he can do. As shown *by the artist, King 

 Thomas has a small head for his size — he is 16.1 hands high 

 and is rather narrow between the e^^es. The general effect 

 of his countenance warrants his being called ''hatchet- 

 faced." His nose is slightly Roman. He has a powerful 

 chest and shoulders, and his length from hip to whirlbone 



