30 England's horsks, 



given, us tlie desiderata of speed, stamina, beauty, and 

 soundness up to the period when the results from a ntv) 

 organization of the racing code of laws began to show its 

 sad and lamentable effects upon, not only the highest order 

 of horses, but, throughout the various breeds of any im- 

 portance in the nation, deriving largely from turf blood. 



