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the sire, provided he does not come of an under-sized family. 
Gameboy is a small, mean horse in appearance, yet is the 
sire of several winners at the Yorkshire agricultural shows. 
His blood — that of Tomboy, which I have already eulogised 
— is sufficient guarantee for the excellence of his stock. Red 
Deer, standing 16 hands high, is rather above than under the 
medium size ; while his blood, being that of Venison on one 
side, and of The Colonel on the other, cannot be surpassed 
either for endurance or for speed, nor have his achievements 
on the course often been exceeded. Such are the sires likely 
to beget stock suitable for every purpose for which they may 
be required. 
On another occasion I may, perhaps, enter into details 
connected with the mutual relations both of form and blood 
between sire and dam calculated to ensure the most success- 
ful results as regards the offspring. At present, both time 
and space forbid me to say more than that, as a general rule, 
a better foal will be obtained from a useful but somewhat 
under-bred mare, by putting her to a good thorough-bred 
horse, than by resorting to any other cross. 
I remain, your obedient servant. 
(To the Editor of the Mark Lane Express.) 
ON WOUNDS OF THE ARTICULATIONS. 
By Professor Rey, Veterinary School, Lyons. 
Non-penetrating Wounds — Penetrating Wounds — Frequency of 
these Wounds — Causes — Symptoms — Progress — Terminations — 
Accompaniments — Anatomical Lesions — Prognosis, 
Wounds of the articulations are extremely interesting in 
Veterinary Surgery, in consequence of their frequency and 
serious nature. 
We possess on this subject several important works, the 
principal of these are by MM. Renault, Lecoq, Tisserant, 
Reboul, and Mercier. Besides the facts described in the 
writings of the above authors, there are numerous isolated 
cases in our veterinary records. 
My intention is to group and arrange them, and to add 
any special observations which the clinique of the school 
has furnished me with. I shall commence by a considera- 
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