FRONT VIEW OF FACE. 



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many instances. The original of Fig. 292 was a rascal 

 of the deepest dye. Tristan (Fig. 295) had this fatal 

 bump between his eyes, and he was a " thief," as well as 

 a bit of a " savage." His name will recall to many old 

 race-goers the memorable struggle for the Cambridge- 

 shire of 1881, when, ridden by poor George Fordham, he 

 finished third to Foxhall and Lucy Glitters. It is but 

 just to the chestnut son of Hermit and Thrift to say that 



Pholo tj/] 



Fig. 286. — Strai<;hl Line of Face. 



[Dixon & Soxs. 



his trainer, Mr. Tom Jennings, told me that Tristan's 

 temper had been spoiled by bad usage when he was a 

 yearling. 



Front Yiewr of Face. — Good width of forehead 

 between the eyes (Fig. 29()j indicates, as a rule, free 

 breathing power and strong muscles of mastication ; 

 for the bones of that part (frontal hones) form a 

 portion of the roof of the chambers through which air 

 passes on its way to the lungs, and gives attachment 



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