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will do the same by that of the other, very probably 

 arising from his knowing but little of the animal that 

 ranks highest in the estimation of him who patro- 

 nizes the amusement he is calculated to produce. 

 This is enough for that man to know, let him adhere 

 to that with which he is conversant, he will then 

 have horses fitted to their task, be it what it may, 

 and he will be in a fair way to make his horses remu- 

 nerative ; whereas, if he is a thorough coachman, and 

 a very bad rider with hounds, he will find, that 

 though he makes money by harness-horses, he loses 

 it much faster by hunters ; for, let it be observed, 

 the one pursuit leads very little to a knowledge of the 

 other, and vice versa. I have seen men who always, com- 

 paratively speaking, led the field, the veriest muffs in 

 creation on the box : the fact is, they have not attended 

 to the one, and they have to the other; and this will be 

 found to mar all attempts in after-life to become 

 equally at home in both. But there is no occasion for 

 this, unless it be for amusement ; he knows perfectly 

 well what he is about in one pursuit, let him stick 

 to that and pursue no other, and all will be right 



