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general uFe. Thefe lad difpofe of their horfes . 

 either at their country fairs, or through the me- 

 dium of particular connexions in town. 



The London horfe -dealers confift of two 

 clafles, fuch as conflantly buy and fell at repo- 

 fitories, and fales.by au6lion, their trade being 

 chiefly confined to fecond-hand horfes, for 

 hackney work and inferior purpofes ; and of 

 tl tofe who fupply themfelves from the_ country. 

 Many of thefe lafl: attend the repofitories where 

 they frequently find much more advantageous 

 bargains than can be met with in the country; 

 and fome have farms, whither their London 

 purchafes are fcnt, in order to be converted in 

 due time into " Horfes frefli from the breeder's 

 hands." 



It may be neceiTary to mention a fubdivifion 

 of dealers, for the information of thofe it may 

 concern. There are always fome few who 

 are connoifleurs, and make it their bufmefs to 

 fearch out horfes of»high qualification; thefe 

 men will always be found out by enquiry. As 

 to the bulk of dealers, all they know or care 

 about the matter is, whether a horfe fet two 

 good ends, look big enough, and be in a felling 

 condition. 



The Repositories in London have gene- 

 rally. of late years been three; all attempts to 

 fupport a fourth having hitherto failed ; Mr. 



Taplin, 



