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do that they take some curing of evil 

 ways. 



To further illustrate the fallacy of 

 our present system, two-year-olds in their 

 own races in March, when they are mere 

 babies, carry 8 st. 12 lbs., whilst their older 

 and more matured stable companions are 

 racing with nearly 3 st. less. I should 

 like to see flat-race weights raised 2 st. 

 A voice of horror will soon be raised at 

 this, and will say, " Break them all down ; '' 

 and a good job if about a third of the 

 useless weeds were broken down, say 

 I. The strongest and best will survive. 



What about Cloister, Frigate, the Lamb, 

 the Colonel, Why Not, and hosts of 

 others which stood the test nobly and 

 gallantly for years ? These are the sort 

 to do the country good. One hears 

 and reads of owners of classic three-year- 

 olds being called awful names if they 



