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requirements of the various breeds, with temper, temperament, 

 and constitutional and physical soundness in all. He has not 

 been influenced or led away by that fatal mistake, but fascinat- 

 ing desire for speed, at the expense of everything else ; and as a 

 consequence, among horses, he has not only produced the 

 grandest specimens of the various equine breeds, but he has 

 produced the most extraordinary action and the greatest speed 

 the world has ever known, and in infinitely larger propor- 

 tions, plus a bony frame of anatomical perfection, and an out- 

 line of exquisite beauty. 



These are the lines upon which to proceed in order to in- 

 sure success, and if the stockmen and breeders of this country, 

 their sons, and others, whose tastes tend towards this free, 

 healthy, manly, useful, interesting and remunerative outdoor 

 business, will take it up upon the lines suggested, they will 

 not only make themselves absolutely independent long before a 

 silvery shading falls upon the hair that crowds their heads, or 

 the snowy white of years tells the tale of passing strength, but 

 they will rea]) the golden reward of their labors while yet in 

 the bloom of manhood, when life is sweet, and the Western 

 sunset glorious. 



