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1st. Thorough-bred stallions of acknowledged repntation 

 as foal-getters. 



2d. Horses, not stallions, distinguished for their perform- 

 ances on the turf, or giving promise of great speed. 



3d. Horses of speed, but not quite so fast as those in 

 the 2d class. 



4th. Horses of general utility. 



5th. Horses of slow work. 



Of these the first class has always commanded the high- 

 est prices, both in this country and in England. 



Says a writer in a recent number of a prominent sport- 

 ing journal : — 



" Horses of great reputation have always commanded great 

 prices.. At Newmarket, in 1805, a bay colt, by Pipato, sold 

 for $75,000. In the same year, a two-year old colt by 

 Beningborough, a two-year old by Volunteer, and a three- 

 year old filly by Sir Peter, were sold for $75,000 each. 

 For the celebrated horse vShark $50,000 were refused, and 

 O'Kelly declined to accept an offer of $100,000 for bis stal- 

 lion Eclipse. Tradition says that the Duke of Devonshire 

 refused for Flying Childers the weight of the horse in gold. 

 A few years ago, the great sire Stockwell could not be 

 bought for $100,000, and we presume that when Gladita- 

 teur was carrying everything before him on the English 

 turf, the Count de Lagrange would not have parted with 

 him for $150,000." 



In this country stock-breeders and owners of costly 

 animals, not being so wealthy as a class as their brethren 



