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horses. And, seeing how great a proportion of 

 those who find the money to make Newmarket 

 to go miss being sufficiently in their horses' 

 society to become even their acquaintances, let 

 alone friends, I do often greatly marvel that the 

 little town does so well, while, at the same time, 

 feeling sorry for the sportsmen who have the 

 means to keep up a stud, but not the time to 

 draw from it consideration that comes from 

 being in close touch with your animals. These 

 are almost in the same position as the proprietor 

 of dogs kept by an agent for show, as compared 

 with one who makes his tikes companions on a 

 basis of mutual esteem and understanding. The 

 next best thing to having all you want is to 

 take what you can get, and be content as you 

 can ; but lucky indeed is the proprietor who has 

 his stock grow up under his eyes, and can follow 

 their education, development, and training in 

 detail — a fascinating operation, more especially 

 when you have personal interest in the creatures. 

 To not a few these pleasures are denied, and for 

 all friendly relation there is between them and 

 their horses, the latter might almost as well be 

 mere machines. Of course there are times when 

 every stable's affairs go wrong, and, so to speak, 

 living in it means having its troubles always 

 before you. Still, the same sort of thing occurs 

 to an extent under the other arrangements, 

 where the pleasures indicated for make-weights 

 are lacking. 



Undoubtedly the owner who breeds his own 

 stock and has training grounds also within handy 

 distance of his residence, must get a very great 

 deal more for his money than do the less fortu- 

 nate, who must make excursions to and appear at 



