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she did not look the same animal she did when she 

 left home. I sued the company, and only got the 

 expenses for the night out. 



Many times horses have been nine and ten hours 

 going to Liverpool and Manchester. For fear of 

 these unnecessary delays I always sent my horses 

 to those meetings with a day to spare. 



I could mention many cases which would cause 

 any one to lose his temper with the railway 

 companies, knowing so many times the delay 

 was not justifiable ; and when one thinks of the 

 profit to the companies on transit of race-horses, 

 it is not forgivable, particularly when special rates 

 are conceded for travelling hunters. The racing 

 man always pays through the nose for everything. 

 I often asked for a meeting of owners and trainers 

 to put this matter before the railway companies, 

 and I am sorry to say I was never backed up. The 

 companies derive a great revenue from racing, and 

 they might surely give every f aciUty for the speedy 

 conveyance of race-horses. 



Many years ago, after a few experiences of cough- 

 ing yearlings from Doncaster, I agitated for ventila- 



Doncaster ^ion in the yearling boxes there ; and 



yearlings ^gjj ^^ j remember the late Tom Brown 

 of Newmarket saying, " Bravo, Sam ! I am glad 

 you have called attention to the inadequate ven- 

 tilation of the Doncaster boxes." I said, " Well, 



