76 THE HORSE. 



a Persian stallion. In this instance we 

 have demonstration of the good effects 

 produced by cross breeding. .Certainly 

 we do not now test our horses' powers 

 of endurance. We act in utter oppo- 

 sition to the system which our ancestors 

 considered necessary to produce horses 

 of fleetness and endurance. What has 

 The evils of led to its occurrence ? The gambling 



gambling. 



table has created a lust for gain, men 

 have been led, to think that on the race 

 course fortunes could be made per saltum. 

 They raced formerly matured horses at 

 long distances. The prompter who held 

 the dice box in his hand suggested that 

 horses ought to be brought out sooner ; 

 that three year olds might with advan- 

 tage perform on the turf; that much 

 time and money would be saved if it 



