42 STUD BOOKS. 



the sum of £210. In addition to these 

 prizes the Council agreed to oiJer gold 

 and silver medals for Polo pony stallions, 

 mares, and geldings exhibited at shows, 

 giving a specified amount in prizes for 

 Polo ponies, and in addition to the section 

 for Polo ponies, to open separate sections 

 for ponies of the Mountain and Moorland 

 breeds. Committees of inspection are being 

 formed to whom will be relegated the task 

 of approving ponies for these sections. 



The grand result to be expected from the 

 establishment of these numerous stud books, 

 is, of course, a nearer approach to certainty 

 in breeding what one aims to breed. Such 

 has unquestionably been the result of the 

 general " Stud Book," now so long established 

 that its effects have had time to be fully 

 experienced. Many blanks to one prize are 

 no doubt the practical result in breeding 

 thoroughbreds ; but the disappointments are 

 due rather to failure in performance than 



