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and the proportionate length of the humerus to the scapula. On these points 

 depends the free and extended action of the fore legs, just as that of the hind 

 legs depends on a long femur ending in a low and well-developed stifle-bone and 

 joint. In all horses the humerus is shorter than the scapula. It is longer in the 

 greyhound and the cheetah, arid actually sixty per cent, longer in the lynx, which 

 is " built for speed." Victor Wild exhibits a happy combination of these points, 

 with that power and character in loins and quarters which is Sir John Hills' third 

 essential. Ormonde, Ormc, Velasquez, and Isinglass are examples of a specially 

 well-placed humerus, as far removed from the horizontal as possible. In Ormonde 

 the humerus was longer than in any horse yet examined, for it was nearly as long as 

 his shoulder-blade. In 

 Persimmon its length and 

 perpendicularity are also 

 especially well marked. 

 Though he looks high on 

 the leg, he is not so in 

 reality. He is remark- 

 able for the great depth 

 from withers to brisket, 

 and his straight hind 

 legs are perfectly made. 

 His elbow is low, quite 

 free from the body, not 

 in any way tied in, and 

 with a large joint, and 



he is not too broad between the legs in front. His light head and neck are well 

 put on. There is no lumber in front, his loins and quarters are good, and the 

 triangular wedge between girth and brisket is well marked. It would be difficult 

 to find a more perfect model for the practical exposition of excellent racing points 

 than the various pictures of him reproduced in these volumes, and the same style 

 of formation is beautifully carried out in his daughter Sceptre, a style which improves 

 with age, as was shown by Clorane and Victor Wild. 



Both 1896 and 1897 were great years for Marsh, and he was given another in 

 1900 by Diamond Jubilee, a smaller edition of Persimmon, and a lighter colour, who 

 brought Egerton House to the top of the winning stables in 1900 with .43,321. 

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