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Viennois (by Silvio and Vigogne), Le Notre (by Id us 

 and Versailles), Parlement (by Perplexe and War 

 Queen), Rajah (by Pellegrino and Indiana), Escogriffe 

 (by Caterer and Ella), Polyeucte (by Boiard and Polly 

 Perkins), Firmament (by Silvio and Astree), Kara Kou.l 

 (by Perplexe and a brother to Strafford mare), Fagotin 

 II. (by Mandrake and Fanny), Udine (by Vermout and 

 Suttee), La Bultee (by Flageolet and LadyHenriette), Cor- 

 meilles (byFleuret and Cornelie), President (by Salvator 

 and Mademoiselle de Juvigny), Beaumesnil (by Blen- 

 heim and Brown Eosahnd), Fils d'Artois (by Beauminet 

 and Fille de I'Oise), Sigurd (by Guy Dayrell and La 

 Dauphine), Escarhoude (by Doncaster and Gem of 

 Gems), and Arethuse (by Gabier and Cascatelle), 

 of which number the seventeen whose names are printed 

 in italics are the progeny either of an English sire or of 

 an Eng;lish dam, or of both. I would further draw 

 your attention, sir, and that of the School Board, to the 

 last volume (vol. xv.) of the English Stud Book, from 

 which it appears that during the four years (or there- 

 abouts) accounted for in that volume France has 

 purchased from England or imported from England 

 (permanently or temporarily) no fewer than a hundred 

 (or more) thoroughbred horses and two hundred and 

 fifty (or more) thoroughbred mares, all ' bred in 

 England.' 



Q. What do you infer from this ? 



A. That however France may have come on with 

 her horse-racing and horse-breeding, she cannot yet 

 quite go alone ; that she must constantly replenish her 

 stock from England ; and that England has as yet no 

 reason to go a-begging for ' reciprocity ' or to become 

 alarmed whenever a French horse or mare (probably of 

 English sire or English dam, or both) carries off a big 



