1 24 HINTS TO HORSEMEN ; OE, 



Being a rather large and strong horse, with wonder- 

 fully-propelling powers in his haunches, thighs, and 

 hocks, he was tried on, expecting that at four years' 

 old he would at least make a superior plater, at a 

 time when heats were in vogue. His action with 

 his hind-parts was faultless, hut he could not get 

 those fore-legs of his either awaj'- from him, or out 

 of the way of his hind ones. I bought him, think- 

 ing he would make a hunter, and a very so-so one he 

 made ; and what was worse, and what, had I then 

 known as much as after practical experience taught 

 me, I should have foreseen, — namely, he was con- 

 stantly more or less overreaching ; however, his good 

 looks induced his being purchased for a purpose that 

 would, and did, suit him, — namely, a charger ; so, as 

 in my case with him, a very faulty horse may be a 

 very good speculation, provided the hint I before gave 

 is acted on — always buy good-looking ones, or rather, 

 never hiij common-looking ones, unless they are, or 

 you are, quite sure they will turn out wonders. 



This brings me to another feature in speculating in 

 horses. There are certain qualities that some men 



