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The classes for mares and geldings by 

 registered Hackneys out of unregistered 

 mares, we are told by the same writer, 

 " clearly demonstrated what good Hackney 

 stallions are capable of doing when crossed 

 with native mares." 



The falling off in exports during the period 

 1898-1901, shown on page 33, needs no ex- 

 planation. The Hackney breeding industry, 

 like all other industries, felt the influence of 

 the South African War. 



Examination of these, export certificates 

 shows that the Hackney sire is gaining 

 ground in Buenos Ayres and South Africa, 

 and in recent years the Japanese have been 

 steady purchasers in pursuance of the scheme 

 organised by the Mikado's Government in 

 1900 to improve the local breed of horses. 

 Austria and Italy, it goes without saying, 

 are regular purchasers of pedigree stock in 

 England. 



THE marivp:t for carriage horses. 



Even when regarded as a business, we 

 can hardly be surprised that the breeding of 

 thoroughbreds and hunters should almost 

 monopolise attention ; the demand for high- 

 class carriage horses is a town rather than 



