FOR'ARD AWAY II9 



that for appearance would not have been 

 disgraced In a Grand National field. 

 They were nearly all dark chestnuts, 

 with hog manes and long tails. Un- 

 docked horses are all the rage just now 

 — It s the whim of the hour ; and I see 

 the Hunter's Improvement Society have 

 laid down a law that all foals are to be 

 undocked henceforth and for ever. 



Most little men like an upstand- 

 ing blood-horse (think it gives them a 

 more commanding appearance, I suppose), 

 but there are exceptions ; and Captain 

 Warner, ex-master of the Ouorn, and 

 Mr. Henry Mllner, are two I call to 

 mind who generally rode rather under- 

 sized horses from choice. I notice the 

 Duke of Marlborough, who hunts here, 

 is going in entirely for greys. Nothing 

 carries '' pink " to greater advantage than 

 a white grey, in my opinion; but being 



