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BREEDS OF POLO PONIES. [Chap. VIII. 



We have seen on page loi that the blood hack is 

 ''The Wrong Sort" (Fig. 49). 



Matchbox (Fig. 39) and Mademoiselle (Fig. 44) 

 are admitted by common consent to be the best show 

 ponies of the present time, and next to them probably 

 comes Luna (Fig. ;^S). In 1898 Luna, when younger 

 and fresher, beat Matchbox for championship honours. 

 These three ponies are of the same type, and combine 



Fig. 70.— Mr. G. A. Miller's "Nipcat."' 



the highest quality with substance. They have perfect 

 mouths and manners, and that combination of elasticity 

 and strength which makes a perfect mount. Match- 

 box's polo performances are of the highest class. She 

 has played in the winning team of seven open cups, 

 four times at Hurlingham, twice at Ranelagh, and 

 once in Dublin, and in many other less important 

 tournaments. Luna has won six open cups, besides 

 many smaller events. Both of them can stay, and 



