Roadsters and their fillies when crossed with the Thoroughbreds 

 would produce the exact article wanted. Nunn also holds that 

 ' ' there would not be the slightest danger of introducing three parts 

 bred sires; for whalever the bad qualities may be, the Cape mare 

 cannot be said to be wanting in breeding — on the contrary there is 

 generally too much of it." He proceeds to discuss the various half 

 breds which may do mh a good first instalment for second-class mares, 

 serving their fillies to the right type of Thoroughbred. 



Clevelands : Good upstanding Clevelands would be good sires 

 if the right type is selected; but they are often inclined to be long 

 in the barrel, slack ribbed-up and to run to leg ; avoiding such 

 points a good Cleveland should produce fine harness horses when 

 mated to selected Cape mares. Some ten years ago and earlier, 

 Clevelands were great favorilcs; but their reputation seemed to 

 have been the result of a boom for tliey fell into disfavor as quickly, 

 only to come up again some iime later; they seem to liave served 

 their time in South Africa a]id as a first instalment slalliou lie is 

 to-day only used as a last resource. His progeny are often too long 

 in the leg and long in the barrel, and somehow or other they will 

 not trot over the same distance with such comparative ease as would 

 the sons of other half bi'ed sires; it seems, however, that the mis- 

 take lies more in the selection of both the sire and dam. ilr. Rob- 

 ertson a verj^ successful breeder of thoroughbred stock in Colesberj^' 

 district remarks that "Cleveland bays are absolutely useless — out 

 here they seem to lose all 'character aiid being a long loose built 

 animal, his faults are intensified in his progen}^"-° Another breeder 

 Mr. Schimpers of the famous Hanglip stud of over half a century's 

 fame also used Clevelands once but has taken to Thoroughbreds 

 once more; although he thinks that as first instalment sires they 

 did Y(.'VY well. 



Norfolk Trotter : He is often a cross with a cart mare and the 

 greatest care should be used to get a clean-limbed, pure-bred animal. 

 He is cheaper than a good Thoroughbred, or even a first class Hack- 

 ney and if well chosen he would do well as a first instalment. Hack- 

 neys, Oldenburghs, Ostfriesians and breeds of that type both in 

 breeding and size rrill probably make the best sires for grading and 

 developing the average brood mare for breeding excellent remounts 

 and carriage horses ; they have generally, when some care is taken, 

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