GALLERY OF CELEBRATED HORSES. 



In respect to the horses whose description and pedi- 

 grees are herein presented to the public, I would say 

 that they were selected by the author, independent of 

 the publishers, and solely because of their merits. 

 While I do not propose to say that no horses which do 

 not appear in this book are not worthy of patronage, — 

 for there are many of great excellence in the stud not 

 included in this list, — my idea was to bring together a 

 list of truly great stock-horses, according to my under- 

 standing of what constitutes greatness in horses kept 

 for breeding-purposes, and without the fear or favor 

 of any, and as devoid of prejudice as the mind of 

 man may be. Unknown to the publishers of this work 

 and the owners of the horses, certain were selected 

 as worthy in every respect of public patronage ; in 

 short, such horses as I would confidently breed from 

 myself 



Regarding them in this light, I cordially recommend 

 them to the breeding public. I wish it to be under- 

 stood that the words with which they are advertised are 

 those of their respective owners, not mine. 



THE AUTHOR. 



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