shows ; and a stallion which I once possessed, named 

 " Paragon." I will also mention two stallions which 

 were sold at my sale last month, " Gay Spark " and 

 " Crowland Chief." These and very many draught 

 stallions possessing good shoulders have all the true 

 high fore, and good hind action, which is depicted in 

 a picture in my possession, of a Trotting Cart 

 Horse," painted by Sartorius in 1818. 



I could also mention very many mares of the 

 draught race with these good qualities ; I will 

 however, name one only, which many of you 

 have seen at the principal shows, Mr. Brierly's 

 Sensation. 



In Post and Paddock, on the breeding of 

 hunters, " The Druid"* says : — 



" It is strange to note how almost every sports- 

 man of experience seems to have a pet theory of his 

 own as to the qualities of a hunter and the precise 

 plan of breeding them. 



" " Everything can gallop a bit, ^ was an old hunter 

 breeders' confession of faith to us, 'with your eight 

 stone seven oj saddle and satin on his back ; but it 's 

 not everything that can check hounds with twelve 

 stone of scarlet.^ " 



" One of them also assured us that he could 

 never get the exact cut of a hunter he had .set his 



*The Post and Paddock, by The Druid (H. H. Dixon), ist edition 

 published 1856, and 2nd edition 1867. 



