is remarkably long, even exceptionally so in relation 

 to the tibia. The stifle is very low and detached from 

 the body somewhat, as in the greyhound. 



We have already had occasion to note that this was 

 Clyde's croup conformation ; we might add that it was 

 also that of her illustrious ancestress Plaisanterie. 



To avoid repetition we will not insist upon the advan- 

 tages which this conformation gives Basse-Pointe from 

 the point of view of staying aptitude. If her high quality 

 allowed her to do great things over intermediate dis- 

 tances (a mile and a half to a mile and five furlongs), 

 Prix Vermeille in 1910, Prix Fille-de-l'Air and Grand 

 Prix de Deauville in 191 1, it is especially over long 

 distances that she was at home. As a three-year-old she 

 won by ten lengths the Handicap de la Manche (two 

 miles and a furlong) ; also by ten lengths the Prix Sal- 

 verte (two and a half miles). As a four-year-old she 

 was beaten in the three miles and a furlong of the Prix 

 Rainbow only by La Frangaise, and she beat the rest of 

 the field by twenty lengths ; besides she took her revenge 

 on La Frangaise in the Prix Gladiateur, when she beat 

 her rival five lengths. Finally we will cite her victory 

 in the Prix du Conseil Municipal, where the top weight 

 which she carried (i^g^i pounds) and where the heavy 

 going severely tested her remarkable staying qualities in 

 spite of the comparative shortness (one and a half miles) 

 of the race. 



In spite of her beautiful lines, Basse-Pointe is a very 

 small mare ; her rival, La Frangaise, of whom we spoke 

 above and who won the Prix du Cadran (two miles and 

 five furlongs), the Prix Rainbow (three miles and a fur- 

 long), the Prix la Pochette (two miles and six furlongs), 

 the Prix Florian Kergorlay (two miles and a furlong), 

 was no bigger than she. While these two small and ex- 

 cellent mares were dividing the four-year-old trophies, 

 the best horse of 191 1, a year rich in good horses, was 



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