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not to call upon the willing little mare to do more than 

 she can satisfactorily perform. 



For powers of endurance we must trust entirely to 

 blood; half-bred ones will not stay. It must be 

 blood, and good blood too, to exhibit that quality in 

 the right good form that the little mare did ; and that 

 appears to be fully recognised nowadays by our 

 American cousins, if I may judge by some of the 

 specimens that have been sent to the old country. 

 They are beginning to see the value of breeding and 

 training horses that can bend their knees and step 

 away, finding those animals who can only " pace" are 

 not suitable for the English market, though they are 

 more appreciated on the Continent. There is no 

 doubt that if attention is paid to this point the 

 trade between the two countries in this class of 

 horses will be continuous and increasing. Persons 

 desirous of exchanging the dull and dirty ways of 

 the gloomy metropolis for sunshine and fresh air 

 should decide upon Brighton; then, if they recog- 

 nise the fact that " Hurry is the Devil," and 

 going steadily down the road, on the box of one of 

 these well-appointed stages, should find themselves 

 sitting down to an excellent and well-served dinner at 

 The New Ship, meeting with a host of pleasant com- 

 panions, as I did, they will thank me for the suggestion 

 that they should travel " By Road to Brighton." 



