192 THE horse: its general management. 



seen most of the cross-country work that is worth 



seeing at home — httle short of appalhng 



Whatever may be said about the relative merits 

 of English and Australian flat-racers — and a good 

 deal has been said to me during the last month or so — 

 I am free to admit that we are right out of it with the 

 Australians across country." 



