POLO PONY SOCIETY. 261 



a helping hand to the owners and breeders of 

 mountain and moorland breeds of ponies, affording 

 them opportunities of registering their best stallions 

 and mares in separate sections in the Stud Book, and 

 awarding silver medals to the best specimens of each 

 sex. That this latest effort is appreciated may be seen 

 by anyone who_takes the trouble to attend any of the 

 typical shows — the New Forest Pony Association, 

 for instance. 



The eagerness of the exhibitors to secure the 

 recognition of the Polo Pony Society by taking their 

 medal was evident, and the willingness to register 

 their ponies placed on the record a score of new sires. 

 In Scotland, at the recent Highland Show, the institu- 

 tion of a special section for the Highland pony in the 

 Stud Book secured upon the spot some ten to twelve 

 new members. 



These facts speak for themselves and demonstrate 

 the utility of the Society's work, though it is a pity that 

 the support from polo players is so small, and that the 

 additional money required to finance the London, 

 Royal and subsidiary shows should have to be borne 

 by the council. A membership of 450, even though 

 annually increasing, does not suffice to provide prizes 

 on the present year's scale — in London, to the extent 

 of ^455 ; and at the Royal amounting to a hundred 

 guineas, with contributions to the associated shows 

 totalling over ^60. The deficiency has been made 

 good by the liberally supported prize funds, with 

 which the Society will dispense at the earliest possible 

 moment. 



The Stud Book, now in its sixth volume, has become 

 practically self-supporting, and the rules for the seventh 



