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olds, that being the age at which it is most important 

 that they should be well fed, in order to assist their 

 growth and the due development of their muscles. 



I have already quoted a run with staghounds in 

 Ireland of thirty-five Irish miles, and in which no less 

 than seven horses died, although my horse, Faust, 

 carried me to the end of it, and. enabled me, with the 

 assistance of Mr. Kennedy, of Fleemstown, to save 

 the deer at Gormanstown Castle. He was fresh and 

 fit again four days after. 



I have sometimes pumped horses out when young 

 and not in proper condition, but that was by reason of 

 their having been underfed at two years old. I having 

 bought them as three-year-olds ; but I think the 

 farmers in Ireland act more wisely in this respect 

 nowadays, and they take more care of their young 

 horses, for good ones have become so scarce that high 

 prices are now given for them. 



The best remedy I know for a horse which is 

 completely pumped out in a run is whisky, beer, porter, 

 or even sherry — indeed, any similar stimulant — poured 

 down its throat by means of a soda-water or small 

 beer bottle. If the horse is very bad, half beer and 

 half whisky is the best ; but even a milder remedy will 

 afford immediate relief if the animal is not in danger. 



One very hot day in August, in Scotland, I had just 

 missed a train at the station. I at the time possessed 

 a very fast well-known trotter named Belmont. As I 

 was very anxious to catch the train if possible, having 

 an engagement to shoot in Norfolk, I drove on to 

 Inverness, which was nine miles distant, and caught 

 the train there, having accomplished the distance in 

 twenty-five minutes. The horse must have died if 



