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the important operation. Little " Nipper" holds the 

 machine, Viney twitches the horse's nose, Mr. Porter 

 junior (" my son George "), and Gallantry apply the 

 current, and Marlow holds the charge's head. He 

 stands it like a lamb, and to judge from the expres- 

 sion of his eyes, seems to like it rather than other- 

 wise. I am told, however, that on occasion he 

 will resent the operation, and only last Friday, the 

 day before his " reception" at Grosvenor House, in 

 the absence of the " twitch" — not applied that day 

 as an experiment — he " went for " Cartwright, whom 

 he seized by the arm, without doing material damage, 

 however.' 



Ormonde in training was a magnificent horse, 

 possessing all the most striking features of symmetry 

 and strength. 1 He had splendid limbs and immense 

 power. In disposition and temper he was faultless, 

 being generous and gentle. But for his unfortu- 

 nate malady he might ' have gone on for ever.' 

 Alas ! that deplorable disease made all the difference 

 in the world. On the subject of the ' remedies ' and 

 palliatives applied to Ormonde, Porter is emphatic 

 indeed. ' Electricity ? — yes, everything within and 

 I might almost say without the range of veterinary 

 practice was tried, but none of it was of the least 

 use. I have no faith whatever in any form of treat- 



1 'It is in his middle piece that he is so much the superior of 

 Ormonde, and he has not the long back and somewhat flat-sided 

 appearance of that horse, which detract no little from his good looks, 

 and which caused a famous Yorkshire trainer to say in our hearing, 

 when the horse was being saddled for the Leger, " He looks like a 



d great coach horse," adding to himself, as Archer mounted, " I 



wish I had one like him." '— In the North Conntree. 



