22 PEECEPT AND PKACTICE. 



them, though probably not what he gave. In the 

 other case, he will have little or no satisfaction from 

 his horses while in his possession j no one will 

 admire them (unless he is fortunate enough to 

 find one as little of a judge as himself) ; and he 

 will find that somehow they have diminished in 

 value about two-thirds as regards price, since he 

 purchased them. 



The kind of action we suppose the young pur- 

 chaser to fix on as his idea of perfection, or some- 

 thing like it, will depend greatly on his own habits, 

 and on the class of men he chooses to model himself 

 by ; but I fear he will find that, whichever he 

 chooses, he will not gain much credit with them as 

 regards his taste in horses. We will suppose that 

 from some cause the memory of Lord George Ben- 

 tinck has taken possession of his idea ; he certainly 

 could not choose a better model than that nobleman 

 if he were to follow his example in the many com- 

 mendable things he did for the benefit of the turf. 

 This he does not know how to do, nor has he, or 

 ever will he, have the means of doing so. He will 



