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darker as a yearling tlian during the early weeks of his 

 existence. 



As the long hairs were shed from the body and the root 

 of the tail, numerous hairs dropped from the mane. In au 

 ordinary mule (the foal of a New Forest pony) which I 

 have had for some time, all the long hairs of the mane 

 were shed last summer ; but in Romulus, either some of 

 the long hairs were retained, or the new hairs came in 

 before the old ones were lost. At any rate, though the 

 mane was shorter and less bulky and consequently more 

 upright during August, it always consisted of numerous 

 long hairs. At present the mane, which consists of wavy 

 hairs from seven to nine inches in length, tends to fall 

 slightly to one side, — the mane falls slightly to one side in 

 some zebras. 



By the middle of September Romulus had again lost not 

 a few of the brighter coloured hairs, and since then he has 

 been getting again gradually darker. Probably because 

 of the extreme mildness of the season the long hairs have 

 already (January) begun to fall out in much the same way 

 as they did last March. 



All the experts who have seen Romulus agree in con- 

 sidering him a decided improvement on his sire, and more 

 attractive and shapely than his dam. Having been handled 

 from the first, he is, as a rule, extremely quiet. Occa- 

 sionally, however, he clearly indicates he has plenty of 

 courage and no lack of speed. At present he is par- 

 ticularly attached to a small thoroughbred mare. When 

 separated from this mare he is sometimes as restless as 

 his sire when upset by some change in his surroundings. 

 Last week a strange horse was galloped m the paddock 

 where Romulus happened to be for the day. The hybrid 

 became excited, and gave an excellent demonstration of 

 his trotting and galloping powers, and of how proudly he 

 can carry himself, and this continued for some time after 

 the intriider left the field. Romulus was recently described 

 by an excellent judge of horses in the Scottish Farmer 

 as " a bonnie colt, with rare quality of bone, . . . and 



