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Althouo'h the Admiral recoo^nised how 

 important it was " in in-breedmg, from 

 man downwards, to obtain a fresh cross of 

 S^ood blood." yet he was unwillino; to 

 admit that unless the Barbs and Turks Admiral Rous 



on Barbs 



had hied from the desert they could not ^^^ '^^''^^• 

 have given the impress they did to the 

 equine stock of this country. 



Lessons in physiology have taught us 

 times out of number that superior breeds 

 are developed, not by breeding within a 

 distinct circle, but by intercourse derived Cross 



bx'eeding. 



from outside sources. It was thus the 

 royal mares of Charles II. and the native 

 born English mares when mated with 

 Turks and Barbs, represented that inter- 

 mixture in which physiologists have told 

 us to anticipate success. 



It is almost impossible to understand 



