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these valuable qualities, the chances would be still 

 greater in its favour. If, in addition to this, the 

 great grand sire and great grand dam possessed them, 

 the foal would be almost certain to have them, and in 

 judicious hands to retain them all its life. If kept 

 out of a trainer's hands it would be quite certain. 



A sire or dam with crooked or wind-galled legs or 

 bad feet, will generally get a foal with the same ex- 

 ecrable defects ; at least they will be nearly certain to 

 come if exercised beyond walking work until it arrives 

 at five years old, and great care must be taken even 

 after that. If the grand sire and grand dam had 

 them, the chances are, that with such a predestined 

 and pestilential pedigree you will be puzzled to what 

 purpose to put your prize. It is, however, rarely 

 requisite to trace back beyond the immediate sire and 

 dam. The verse relates that the same applies with 

 equal force to man : — 



Symmetrical figure with beauty combined, 



Proves true blood in horses as weU as mankind ; 



The gi'V'ing great names then, or titles, 'tis clear, 



Can ne'er change the blood though you call it " The Peer." 



Perhaps you will say everybody knows all this, 

 and it is not worth an apple. Well, if everybody 

 knows it, the greater the pity somebody doesn't 



