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do not buy them with a view to produce 

 race-horses, but to cross with native 

 mares of their respective countries in 

 order to obtain general utility horses. 



American horses surpass all English American 



trotters. 



breeds in trotting, and our brothers 

 possess more horses as beasts of burden 

 than we do. They purchase our tho- 

 rough-breds, and by judicious selection 

 and crossing have produced animals of 

 high courage and endurance, which 

 qualities have been derived from English 

 stock. 



In Germany everything seems to be 

 rendered subservient to the development 

 of a powerful military organisation. For 

 the equipment of a large army, it is 

 necessary that the cavalry transport and 

 artillery should be placed upon a firm 



