few days before he was driven to his record and he 

 has been retired to the stud ever since. 



The dotted lines running down the front line of 

 leg to floor are to show more particularly the position 

 of the foot— as regarding its angle to the leg— of 

 Direct more than of Jay-Eye-See, for the latter's 

 pastern was not quite so badly on the slant, though 

 there was not much difference. The latter straight- 

 ened up from this position so that his foot became to 

 be in quite proper angle to the limb, more so than did 

 Direct's for he was under the charge of the author as 

 to shoeing for about 3 months, whereas he supervised 

 the shoeing of Direct but twice, 3 weeks intervening 

 between the two shoeings. 



No. IT. 



43 



