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" Yes, those are the figures. The type is destroyed 

 here at once by crossing, and dealers abroad profit 

 by this continued mistake — the destruction of the 

 types — and are therefore not averse to its encourage- 

 ment, so long as their animals continue in demand. 

 As soon as the various types of English horses are 

 brought over, they are mongrelized by constant 

 crossings, and thus the type cannot be sustained," 



Do you know, Count, that England is to be repre- 

 sented by seven different types of horses at our 

 World's Fair Exposition at Chicago in 1893? 



"Ah, yes, England will be well represented there 

 in that matter; for she sends not only her horses, 

 but her sheep, cattle, hogs, and fowls all over the 

 world for brood purposes. Her different families of 

 thoroughbreds, all created from the Arab blood, are 

 in demand by every other civilized nation for the pur- 

 pose of creating new and perfect types." 



Well, Count, I wonder if you can guess how many 

 types of American horses are to be represented at 

 our World's Fair in 1893? 



" Madam, you puzzle me by such a question — 

 please explain." 



The World's Fair Commission allows fourteen 

 classes of horses for awards. Of these classes seven 

 are of English created types, three of French, one of 

 Belgian, one of German, all created from the Arab, 

 and one from the Shetland Isles. The one that is left 

 is to be devoted to the American " Standard-bred. " 

 To all our great, free, boundless, boasting Yankee 

 nation, we are entitled to, and I suppose satisfied 

 with, one kind of horse. I could hardly believe my 



