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wretched specimens, especially those got by Bay 

 Middleton, which were not worth keeping in the 

 stable, and still less worth pampering in this 

 manner. One cripple, Crusade, by Ascot, out of 

 Crucifix's dam, was fed for some time on this diet. 

 When a yearling he injured his back by falling in 

 the paddock, and if a rehabilitation could be 

 effected, his Lordship thought it would not be 

 difficult to recover the expense of " a little milk 

 and a few eggs." When at Danebury, Crusade had 

 run for small selling races, but without success. 

 His back was so bad that he had entirely lost 

 the natural action of his hind-legs. The case was 

 perfectly hopeless, yet Lord George insisted upon 

 persevering in this treatment till time at length 

 convinced him that it was useless. This milk-and- 

 egg system involved great expense and additional 

 labour with no compensating result, as was ob- 

 served by the Duke of Richmond, who one day 

 remarked to his noble friend, when looking over the 

 stables with him, " You will soon want my farm 

 and poultry-yard, George, to supply your horses 

 with milk and eggs, in addition to filling all my 

 stables, I think you had better let Kent feed the 

 horses in his own way ; he has hitherto been 

 successful for me, and my horses have done very 

 well." After a few months the milk and eggs 

 were discontinued ; but the flour, in which my 

 father and I were firm believers, was given to 

 many of the horses to some to accustom them 



