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a roarer, was probably the fastest five furlong horse 

 we have seen in India. Presto, who was a smart 

 selling plater in England, was nearly first-class in India. 

 In olden days, the English mares, Morning Star and 

 Bridesmaid were, at their own distance, unapproach- 

 able by their Australian rivals, who, it must be con- 

 fessed, had but little pretensions to racing form. 

 Australian horses, such as Myall King, Moorhouse, and 

 Little Prince in recent times, and Kingcraft in former 

 years, have certainly held their own against all comers. 

 I may mention that the only first-class Australian 

 which has run in India, was Bravo, the Melbourne 

 Cup winner, who, from unsoundness, was unable to 

 show in this country anything like his true form. 

 The prominent running in England of the Australian 

 second-rater, Ringmaster, goes to prove that there is 

 not much to choose, from a racing point of view, 

 between Australian and English horses. In India, 

 honours seem to have been fairly divided between 

 them, taking into consideration that of the former 

 there have been far more runners than of the latter. 

 As regards price and the capability of standing work in 

 India, I think the balance is all in favour of Australians, 

 of which there are many well-bred specimens imported 

 every year into India. English horses, owing to their 

 high price, are never sent out on sale to this count} y. 



Country-breds sometimes hold their own in hack 

 selling races winner to be sold for from Bs. 200 to 

 500 when not beyond f mile. Those that do so have 

 almost always a strong dash of English blood, from 

 which they generally derive their turn of speed, as well 

 as some of their inherited infirmities, which doom them 



