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leaves little advantage to be gained ; for among 

 such men, and in such a country, horses to be 

 sold for a hundred and fifty, or two hundred, are 

 not appreciated ; and it must be recollected, that un- 

 less a man becomes a regular dealer, the selling a 

 horse for sixty that cost forty would never do ; they 

 cost in keep just the same as the highest bred one 

 does, and thus a man must sell much more frequently 

 than would become a gentleman, to make anything 

 by such sales. Now the buying a race-horse at a 

 hundred, making him a hunter, and selling him at 

 two, tells ; and he will have this advantage, that 

 instead of offering his horse for sale, horses of such 

 stamp are known and sought for. J^ow our friend 

 has to persuade people that his horse is something 

 superior, which, in fact, he would find it difficult to 

 do, unless it was among his own set — the other wants 

 no such recommendation. A nobleman, or any man 

 accustomed to give long prices, sees or is told of such 

 horse ; when he is determined to have him, he de- 

 putes a proper person to get him, if possible ; here 

 there is no ofi'ering for sale, no chafi'ering for ten 



