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attending them, the horses in the mean time beino- 

 advertised. There is a printed catalogue at every 

 sale of any consequence. Horses to be sold at the 

 hammer, should be sent on the morning preceding the 

 day of sale, or if necessary, stalls should be timely 

 secured for them : such as are accustomed to stand 

 clothed, should be sent in their clothes; and the 

 buyer of a horse which has been so treated, should 

 send clothing for him when taken away, or a cold 

 may be caught instantly, which will not be got rid of 

 with equal quickness. The seller warrants the sound- 

 ness of his horse or not, according to the nature of 

 the case ; and either fixes the price, or attends him- 

 self, or by deputy, to set the bargain going and keep 

 the ball up. Horses warranted in any respect, must 

 be returned in two days after the sale on alleoed 

 failure of the warranty. The days of payment for 

 horses sold are to be found in the counting house of 

 every repository. 



With respect to a purchaser's chance at a reposi- 

 tory — he who has so exalted an opinion of his own 

 skill in horse-flesh, as to expect to drive a good bar- 

 gain extemporaneously, during the flourish of the 

 hammer, the crack of the whip, and the excited 

 action, airs, and graces of the nag, may find himself, 

 on the cool inspection and trial of the morrow, cured 

 of the conceit; the way to do the business to any 

 good or safe purpose, is to attend on the morning of 

 sale, sufficiently early to have time to look over the 

 whole stock, and to select any which may appear 

 suitable ; to order them out, and either ride, or seo 

 them ridden. The price being often fixed, and beino* 



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