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much as our practice does. To revert, in a final 

 word, to my proposed alteration of the foaling 

 period. The change of the date of the age of 

 the horse from January 1 to March 1 could easily 

 be accomplished within a period of three years by 

 a mandate of the Jockey Club. 



1 I feel some gratification in having to add a post- 

 script to the foregoing. After re-perusing the whole 

 of the evidence that was given before the Royal 

 Commission on Horse Breeding, I thought it desi- 

 rable to ascertain the nature of the final decision 

 arrived at by the Commissioners respecting the 

 service of the Premium stallions. I therefore wrote 

 to Mr. J. H. Taylor, the secretary, asking him to 

 be good enough to favour me with the neces- 

 sary information. In reply he wrote as follows : 



" 22 Great George Street, Westminster, S. W. 

 March 17, 1896. 



" Dear Sir, — With reference to your letter of 

 the 1 6th instant, which Mr. Clarke had forwarded 

 on to me, I beg to say that the season of service 

 commences on April 3 for the Queen's Premium 

 stallions, and I shall be pleased on hearing from 

 you to give any further information you require. I 

 am, dear sir, yours faithfully, 



"J. Herbert Taylor, Secretary. 



" J. Porter, Esq., Kingsclere, Hants." 



' If, after mature consideration of the whole of the 

 evidence brought before them, the Commissioners 



