290 REMARKS ON VARIOUS BREEDS OF HORSES. 



Japanese Ponies are weak-bodied, long-legged animals 

 of about fourteen hands high. In the main island are used a 

 large number of imported Mongolian ponies, which, being 

 thick-set and short on the leg, differ a great deal from the 

 indigenous animals, the best of which come from the province 

 of Namba, There are several half-breds which have been 

 produced by a cross with English or American blood, and 

 which show an advance in height and speed as compared with 

 their local ancestors and with Mongolians. The Nippon 

 Race Club has a very nice course on the Negishi Hill, which 

 is about three miles from Yokohama. In the northern island 

 (Hokkaido or Zezo) there is a distinct breed of ponies, 

 which are weak and weedy. 



