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issued their own orders to their men, and though 

 the artillery colonel was under the major- 

 general's command in some things, the arrange- 

 ments for drill were entirely separate — and in 

 this instance they had clashed, though the 

 subaltern of the artillery was well aware that 

 there was a mistake somewhere, and that it was 

 for him to give way in this case. 



Lackland won several races for me in Spain 

 and Portugal, and was eventually sold to go to 

 the stud in the latter country, where the poor 

 little horse came to a disastrous end in the 

 pursuit of his new duties — which was, perhaps, 

 typical of his adopted country ! He met with a 

 serious and unique accident, the wound was 

 neglected, inflammation set in, and he succumbed 

 to bad nursing. Poor Lackland, he was a gallant 

 horse I 



For hunting in a moorland country no one 

 would dream of giving such a price for even the 

 most perfect animal, as is almost daily given for 

 a good hunter in the shires. The grand criterion 

 of money must, after all, indicate which is 

 accepted as the most perfect type of hunter. It 

 is difficult to combine pace, jumping ability, 

 sense, and weight -carrying power, which are all 

 absolutely essential for a Leicestershire horse : 

 and rare articles that many people want are 

 necessarily expensive. 



These are the considerations that ought to 

 influence a judge, when making a selection in the 

 show-ring. Other points being equal, he must 

 keep before him which is the animal of the 

 highest value, and make his decision accordingly, 

 irrespective of the particular part of the country 

 in which the show is being held. Men who have 



