THE HUNTER. 



** A good horse is an animal with many good, few 

 indifferent, and no bad points." 



When a youngster, my idea of a horse was 

 very similar to the average Kentuckian's idea of 

 the different brands of whisky — ''all good, but 

 some better than others." Unfortunately, not- 

 withstanding my love for the horse, close, per- 

 sonal contact with some certain specimens has 

 caused me to change my views very materially. 

 This change of sentiment may have been brought 

 about by the fact that I have probably owned 

 more than my share of the really bad (vicious) 

 ones. It got to be quite a saying at the thorough- 

 bred training tracks in Kentucky, if a horse was 

 a bolter, confirmed runaway, or too rattle-brained 

 to stand training, "Sell him to General Williams 

 for a cross-country horse." I have probably 

 bought dozens of such. Among the lot some 

 turned out ven^ well indeed, and only one, ''Hick- 

 ory' Leaf," I failed to subdue enough to at least 

 enter to hounds. The day before he was to have 

 had his first run in company he ran away with a 

 friend of mine and sent him to the hospital for 



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