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horse, and to expect (to make a speedy profit. If 

 you do contemplate such a venture, be sure you 

 pick a youngster worth owning, have him passed 

 by a vet, and then use all these previous hints to 

 the best advantage, adding plenty of others de- 

 rived from the experience of yourself and others ; 

 to be valuable they must be based on shrewd 

 common-sense, otherwise they are mere cranks, 

 and there are far too many stable cranks already, 

 without adding to the number. 



Note. — All boots shown in these illustrations are made by 

 George Parker & Sons. 



