, 1869-03-14
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'AtIalleN Wlo censnfo Tue MalpfActlCes
which unfortunately Are always more or less
predominant among the dealings OF the
'.lex !" ffAternltJ-aristocrttlc knd piebelAu
alke-upon The iurf, are too prone TO weak,
en their position BY falAe premises, In their
ovcr-esRcTnesa 10 cite the supposed deter1neAs
sion Of tho s9sli.h thoronRhbIed hofse ~
further example Of coucomitant evil.
Goyelists have generally had hobby that
the fdohzcd hor.c OF the hero Of piece
should be An Arab usually black ouc, the
color OF all others which Is not common
among the best Eastern strains-wheh ArAh
eclipse all English horees Of hlghrst tulf
lineage. Bat pcrona thls fostering ID fiction
Of foolish dcfuslon i, 1t Is to be noped that
few Eprllsh people give cscdepce In The pres
cDt day 10 the reported supcr1ortty OF tho
Arab. The question nas been tested over and
less on the turf, have vanqulshed In repealed
matches Eastern champions on thor own
ground and orcr Their own distances. a
elhek "Barbh rsn lew years sgo for
two stone tor s.mai6en'' aud s'fo clsu. .nrod"
allowances, .wn literally nowhere to sone
tecond-el1ss Engtish thrre-Scar o,ds. 0nIy
I few daYa sinco swo champion steeds Of the
Vieero! Of Egypt wcte beascn IN \ race by =
Thoroughbred chsrgcE Of IN Engllsh Captain
nowadays hatwec. the Arsbtan, from wh ,m
our stock has dcsceuded, and the modern
thorough brad, either tho former has fright
fully det riorsted, which there Is no en-
dcnce 10 show, or Tho latter has woadroutly
| improved under careful culture ard tudlciouA
| nuss!0x. Cer;s., tna average standard hAa
riseo from II hands 2 inches to nearly IL
hands, aud many thoTonGhbntda can be found
state ding over II hands, capable Of carrying
sixteen stone to hounds.
The argument raised Is, that the prcscuk
horsc csnnot ktay," NJ did his ancestor.
/ II By e:AYsng'' & tueant ma!atenance al
| hts topmost apccd for 1 1eugth Of time, he
| pelhsps cannot equAl the horses Of the lsst
century. 7Aey hsd no speed-,hey could, 1t
| Rallop," aud coald maintAin that for long
distance. The modern thoroughbred can
| EalIop twenty per cunt taAtes for half mile
or mile, thsn they could, but cannot 80
lenx maintain his {elt<sl speed however, hla
half speed L. \. Rood and better than the
tull speed Of the lust century, and he can
hold half speed iii day, If wanted. and be
1esher a. tha end Of it than blu sncestox was
at the sud Of tho Beacon couzse. A horse
that could cot stay six tdrsonRs on the Cat.
when fully etteadsd, will canter all dAy to
While hall bred horses are bursting lhen
t taeis own w -. With . hin. = = ss dav
horse must stay, TOR he cannot prematurei1
exhaust himself with . har.s, aud - plnd!
on At his evn gut but tha: j. NO ressof
I
10 Tong u ho moderalos himself TO the for
| mer's raee, and doea not cut hluselt dave
hy forcloR tull pace 1t starting. Nt!ths
Blue Gowu uos Formosa' were real "stAyers,' ;
inasnnch - they were capable Of grease
maintain for 4 Longs. ecope. Ia proof. hl.s
Gown Ia weak Held for tho tsesaspxitca,
!. o1er two niles ard 4 quarter could u1t II
three yeAr-old, carry 6st. 1lb, 70 the front
! II the CarnhEidG eshsEe,' With higher class o
1 - nsk 20 A.
o1rs m.1e and ! furlong. Yet the<e horse
: Won-the ono The Ascot Cup, the other th
St. LcKce and newmarket Oaks, over lon
{ courses, for tbs slmpte reason that noshlnl
, else Of the year cuuld gallon tast enough +
forca Them out Of 4 c. nter..
+ Those critics rho scod ~ thDronGhbre
: "weeds.n and Rweas hY. elephuattne coci
tall weight carriers, might As well Accu.
. our modern fox hound, wnich caa race = u
!. down in half an hour. while the old uclu
I dtous Southern hound ~ould havt " walked
q INTO h1s prey By aunset. Of haviuK detcFiot'
9 ted Ii stamina. A. fairly mighr they snes
{. II our qplvet*itr crnrr Of the present da!
g | who avcrn9c fourteen 'p4unds more per ns
] thai thoec OF quarter ofA century sZo,
9 want Of pluck nud s.an1lDs, because they 70
Z i four and half mtles from Patney 10 Nor
), lake, rtcs nTe snd = half fom We,:mlost
.ssa rsss1 lille, sa sa aous s. In ihs e
Q Instead Of eleven uatlea IN hous ID man-e
81 wars galley Let those who cro4k aho
=. thoroughbred stamina, challenges sny loe
y tra,n,ng-stable;s 70 4 tep.rnite run On tue +
I, seaiust the pick OF Eastern blood, Or to
( tve.mlle gaflop over country under fourte
y stone, zgs1ust the beat cocktsl huaters
$, the shlres, They will dad plenty Of masc
. makers, to thousands Of pounds, to test th
y hnbny, aud will hare tue pleAsu1e of payi
- handsome for wisdom which they seem Ion
&c !. 10 learn except from personal sud pecunia
= cxpes1euce.-Londoa V1nuy Far.