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be to. our Transatlantic kinsmen. Nor should it be 

 forgotten that the American trotter is as much the 

 result of careful selection, of mixed breeding, and 

 of education, as the finest Anglo-Arab Thorough- 

 bred that ever won races in this country. 



Turning from the United States to our 

 Australian Colonies, the following remarks on 

 Australian Horse Breeding may not be without 

 interest :— 



Colonel Williams, the Director of Remount 

 Operations in India, has expressed his opinion of 

 Australian horse-breeding in the form of a report. 

 He has inspected the principal studs of Australia and 

 New Zealand, and regrets that he was unable to visit 

 Queensland. The object that the Government of 

 India had before them in delegating Colonel Williams 

 to visit Australia was that he might acquaint himself 

 with the source of supply, present and future, of 

 remount horses for India, and also impart information 

 to those interested in the trade, either. companies or 

 shippers, of the exact requirements of the Government 

 in regard to the supply of horses. He states as 

 follows : — 



" From observations made throughout your 

 colonies, I am forced to come to the conclusion that, 

 with few exceptions, the breeding of horses is 

 confined to two classes — the thoroughbred and the' 

 heavy cart-horse. The medium kind of horse is 

 sadly wanting. This class should supply you with 

 carriage and buggy pairs, spring cart and cab horses. 



