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Forty-two and a half inches was the measurement from 

 stifle to stifle around where the breeching would come. 

 He is very compactly formed underneath the tail, "well 

 pocketed" as I have heard old horsemen express it, and 

 not divided like a pair of tongs. 



Standing, where a side view can be obtained, the gray- 

 hound form is observable. The deep chest, receding flank, 

 sloping hip, long thigh, and short cannon, placed at the 

 proper angle, are after the model of the fleetest of animals, 

 while the hare-formed brisket and perpendicular fall of 

 the front leg, with the elastic spring of the sloping shoul- 

 der and pastern, show that the power applied will have 

 no inert mass to move, but the rebound will equal that of 

 the rubber ball when it strikes the ground. The front 

 view shows the mass of brain, the expressive eye and ear, 

 the large nostril, the barrel swelling on each side of the 

 shoulders, and behind that the curved line of the immense 

 quarters. Standing squarely on his feet, the toes of the 

 front ones are fairly in line, owing to the proper placing 

 of the elbow, which is parallel to his body, while the hind 

 have a slight outward inclination, due the position they 

 got from the hock. There is nothing in his appearance to 

 show that other than royal blood runs in his veins, and 

 were he placed in a stable of race horses, his pedigree 

 would not be questioned from his looks, sooner, than many 

 that have distinguished themselves on the legitimate turf. 

 One of the great tests of blood is the fine texture of the 

 hoofs : this Dexter has. Another is the thinness of the 

 skin, and prominence of the superficial veins: these he 

 also possesses. Width between the jaw-bones, and the 

 sharpness of their edge, characterize him as well as those 

 that are higher bred. His walk is exactly that of the race 

 horse. From weighing these distinctive marks of breed- 

 ing, I am led to believe that the only blood in him other- 

 wise than that ot the race horse, is that which he obtains 



