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ness, Harte, say that the horse was kept at the railway an 
hour before starting ; the custom was to keep a horse exer¬ 
cising to prevent him from getting cold. 
<f To Mr. Armstrong. —A horse would be more likely to 
catch cold if he were kept standing in the open air than if 
he were conveyed in a snug box. 
“ Edward Montgomery, examined by Mr. Armstrong , Q.C .— 
Is a veterinary surgeon and knows the treatment of race¬ 
horses. Never heard of a sudden chill causing diabetes; it 
would cause diarrhoea. Did not think that the horse sustained 
any injury; if he were amiss, he could not race as he had 
done (losing by half a neck only). 
“ Cross-examined by Mr. Morris. —Got his degree in Edin¬ 
burgh ; had no experience of race-horses ; did not agree with 
Mr. Doyle—he was one of the old school. (A laugh.) 
“ A Juror. —What is the difference between the old school 
and the new ? 
iS Witness. —I cannot tell you. (Laughter.)” 
Who can wonder at professional men being lightly thought 
of, and so roughly spoken against, when such things as these 
appear in print? 
The third case, however, is, I think, a far more glaring one 
than any I have had the good fortune to see reported. 
A professional friend was requested to examine a horse 
for one of his clients, which he did, and pronounced the 
animal to be lame from spavin, and more especially so in the 
near leg. The exostosis upon the near hock was described 
as being the size of one half of a liazel-nut. The hock 
joints of both legs were, he considered, much ciseased ; almost, 
indeed, amounting to a state of anchylosis. The horse being 
rejected by the examiner, he was not purchased by his client. 
A veterinary surgeon, who does a good deal in the way of 
dealing, purchased the animal, and soon afterwards sold him 
to a gentleman for a long price, warranting him sound. In 
the course of a week or two the horse became unwell, and the 
veterinary surgeon from whom he had been bought was sum¬ 
moned to attend at the stables. He forgot, however, to attend ; 
and, consequently, my friend was then requested to go and see 
the horse, which he did immediately. The owner was very 
irate at the non- attendance of the first-named veterinary sur¬ 
geon, and having subsequently heard some remarks made 
respecting the horse he had purchased, inquired of my friend, 
during his visit to the infirmary, if he knew anything about 
the animal in question. He very properly acted cautiously, 
and evaded the question, not knowing precisely what its 
meaning was. At his next visit matters wore a more open 
