THE HORSE HISTORY. 



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horse. Modern improvements in roads and vehicles have al- 

 lowed lighter horses to be bred, and the change, too, called for 

 more speed, which has been obtained by selection and crossing 

 on choice mares, three-fourths or thorough-bred horses of sufficient 

 substance and height. The bay color has been fixed as defi- 

 nitely as the red in the Devon cattle. 



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BUCKINGHAM. 



CLEVELAND BAY STALLION, at 3 years. Height, \$% hands: weight, 1,1150 pouuds. 

 Imported by Geo. E. Brown & Co., Aurora, Ills. 



They come more nearly to the ideal of a general purpose 

 horse than any other of the English breeds. They might be 

 classed as coach, carriage, draft, or farmers horse, according as 

 specimens of the breed should be shown. One modern writer 

 describes the Cleveland Bay as a large, elegant horse, standing 



