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long, and gracefully rounded off, the shoulders strong 

 and thrown back well, the withers well in place and 

 top muscular, the ribs round and loins superb, the 

 crupper long and broad, limbs exceedingly fine, the 

 joints powerful, the tail carried majestically, and all 

 the movements high and spirited, — imagine all this, 

 and you will have an idea of this stallion. He is as 

 fine, if we look at him in front, as he is in his hind 

 quarters, the whole animal being an embodiment of 

 purity of lines, elegance, and elasticity. He is in fact 

 perfection." 



Some years ago Mambrino King was stigmatized by 

 many practical horsemen, whose ideal trotter was a 

 coarse-bred brute, as the Dude Stallion ; but since his 

 sons and daughters have displayed both speed and 

 gameness in numerous hard fought races, Mambrino 

 King's solid qualities are no longer questioned. 



Having, then, such horses as Mambrino King, as 

 Quartermaster, 1 Alcantara, 2 Ivy wood, 3 and many others 

 like them, it seems absurd that we should import for 

 our driving hackneys from England, which do not sur- 

 pass the American horses just mentioned in any re- 

 spect, and are far inferior to them in speed. In this 

 connection I will quote a remark from the present 

 Duke of Marlborough's account of his visit to the stock 

 farms of Kentucky. "The small farmer," he says, 

 " drives an animal that would leave the English farmer 

 on his way to market in the last parish, while the 

 amateur can buy for £150 to £200 a pair of animals 

 which could not be obtained in England for double the 



1 A great-grandson of Mambrino Patchen, sired by Alcyone, a 

 son of George Wilkes. 



- A grandson of Mambrino Patchen, own brother to Alcyone. 

 3 A son of Wedge wood. 



