306 THE HORSE. 



ticularly large, except the back bone, which is unusually so. 

 His muscle is abundant, dry and sinewy, without any cumbrous 

 flesh ; his ears, which are handsome and wide apart, are beauti- 

 fully placed ; his head, though not small, is bony, clean, and 

 handsome. His nostrils being large, the jawbone is uncommon- 

 ly wide, and the jaws wide apart, affording abundant room for 

 a clear and well detached throttle. His left eye full and mild, 

 though animated ; his right eye has lost its convexity from 

 disease ; "" he has a noble countenance, indicating good temper 

 and disposition, for which he is remarkable. His neck rises well 

 from his shoulders, and joins his head admirably. His shoulder 

 has a very wide bone, very strong, well displayed, particularly 

 oblique, and rises sufficiently high at the withers, without any 

 of that superfluous neck so frequently seen to surmount the 

 shoulders two or three inches, which cannot add to power or 

 easy motion. His arms come out well from the body, are suf- 

 ficiently wide apart for a good chest, and are long, muscular, 

 and strong. His back of medium length, coupling pretty well 

 back, a loin wide, slightly arched and very powerful. His body 

 will bear the most rigid scrutiny — it looks pei'fection, being 

 ribbed in the best possible manner, and very deep throughout, 

 which makes his legs appear shoi't, while at the same time he 

 has a great reach. His hips are not remarkably wide, though 

 strong, and in the sweep down to and embracing the hock, he 

 has rarely an equal. His feet though mostly white, are excel- 

 lent, as are his logs, with good bone, clear, strong tendons, and 

 good proportion:^, uniting in their motion great ease and cor- 

 rectness. His action cannot be surpassed ; bold, free, elastic, 

 and full of power ; and with his elegance of action, and a re- 

 markable racing-like form throughout, he unites great beauty 

 and grandeur. 



The above description, taken from the New Orleans Dail}'- 

 Picayune, is said to be strikingly correct ; while the portrait 

 accompanying these pages, engraved on steel by Mr. Duthie, 

 from an original lithograph published by Mr. Currier of this 

 city, with the authority and approbation of his owner, Mr. 

 Tenbroeck, is admitted to be a very lifelike representation of 

 this truly high-flnished racer, when in training to run. 



• He has, since this was written, I regret to say, gone blind. — H. W. H. 



