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and Acton went down to tlie docks to inspect 

 the ' Russia ' and to see that the boxes were 

 all right for the horses. They found that they 

 had been put up on the main deck, five on the 

 port and five on the starboard side. They 

 consisted of long narrow stalls, padded in front 

 and behind and at the sides. They were, of 

 course, too narrow to permit of the horses lying 

 down, and as all practical horsemen know, a 

 horse can travel without lying down for many 

 weeks if necessary (for instance, Ingomar by 

 Uncas from Wild Deer, who. won the Croydon 

 Hurdle Race, was sent to New Zealand in the 

 ' British King.' The author saw him land, and 

 though for forty-three days he had never once 

 lain down, his legs were as fine as silk). On 

 Wednesday the horses were safely shipped, and 

 on Thursday morning at daybreak the ' Russia ' 

 steamed out of the harbour. Fifteen days after- 

 wards they arrived at Avonmouth, having had 

 a marvellously smooth passage. The horses did 

 well most of the voyage, though they were a 

 bit off their feed occasionally ; however, as you 



