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docile disposition, and great care should be observed in select- 

 ing a horse for this use, as he should be a good roadster, with 

 fair speed, life, ambition, and be a good feeder, with a good dis- 

 position, well broken ; all combined makes a good horse, and is 

 most desirable and profitable. 



There are many other families of horses that I might speak 

 of, such as the Indian Chiefs, Drews, Fox Horses, English 

 Hunters, <fec. Of classes there is the trotter and the racer, 

 which have their friends and their enemies. They have more 

 enemies in words than in acts, and when a race is to come off, 

 all are there ; those who denounced it are there ; all classes of 

 citizens are there ; men of all professions are represented, and 

 are interested, — all enjoy it. 



To have a good horse, get good stock to commence with, that 

 will produce a good colt. Keep well, train when young, do not 

 work him hard while young, and you will have a good horse. 



Henry Smith, Chairman. 



NANTUCKET. 



The stock of young horses, on the whole, looked very well, 

 but we would urge upon the people of Nantucket to give more 

 attention than they have heretofore done to the raising of this 

 noble animal. The great demand for horses at the present 

 time, caused by the destructive tendencies of the lamentable 

 civil war in which our country is now engaged, should be aa 

 inducement to all to do their part towards making the supply 

 in some degree commensurate with the demand. But we want 

 horses of the right stamp ; not the ill-framed, diseased, puny, 

 lifeless animals which are so often seen, but horses of good blood, 

 with strong, vigorous frames, betokening that man appreciates 

 that they are designed to be used, and not abused, by himself. 



A good sound horse must, like a good sound man, have good 

 parents capable of giving birth to a healthy offspring. The time 

 has gone by when horse breeders can hope for success, when 

 they take for a breeding mare one that has already been worn 

 down by hard and laborious service. Only those animals 

 should be allowed to procreate which ,are of good form, in 

 perfect health, of easy movement, and free from vicious habits. 

 Too much attention cannot be given to this matter, and we 



