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of the youngest breeders on the turf, as well as 

 one of the youngest members of the Jockey Club, 

 and though he has only been breeding three years, 

 he has the first favourite for the Derby, and I am 

 sure every gentleman in the room wishes him success. 



Having so many celebrated breeders present, the 

 discussion will, I feel sure, be of great interest. I 

 should like to ask the gentlemen present whether 

 they quite agree with what has been stated in this 

 paper about selecting thoroughbred stallions. It 

 is stated that thoroughbred stallions have not at 

 this time the old attributes of strength and stamina. 



That is a question I should very much like to 

 hear argued, and I am sure Mr. Tattersall,* a very 

 good judge, will be able to enlighten us on that point. 

 There is also one point upon which hunting gentle- 

 men will be able to enlighten us. I allude to the 

 following quotation: — "I saw a farmer one day, 

 when we were hunting with the late Ralph Lambton, 

 take his mare from the plough, jump on her back, 

 with winkers, bridle, and collar round her neck, and 

 go for about five miles across country, taking every 

 fence before him, and he was there when we killed 

 our fox." 



When times were better, I had the pleasure 

 of hunting a pack of hounds in a grass country, 

 and all I can say is that, if the farmer had taken 

 his mare from the plough and ridden five miles 



* Since deceased 



