Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-09-17

ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

April September swift and violent when the
the ground hard fit for training young
horses those stad years and long practice There
of little horses IN Scotland called Galway nags winch
the buck exceedingly WELL endured the chase with
great courage and the hard earth without amencs better than
great pussancc strength But the chase which he
training young horses that of the hare
privilege confined like that the buck great nobcmen
sport castle cqualc distributed we'll to the weahic
the great gentleman He also recommends the chacc
which nothing else than the modern drag
hunt Oxford Windsor and garrison scent drawn either
poughcd lands ahwa green fields lcaping dchcs
hedges payc rails fences, running through warren
There the wild goose chase the the
stcepcchasc (Which within this century has been played Irish
horse far) where half dozen mad riders tried which could set the
others the desperate crampcd and difficult leaps and the
who could within certain time keep forty yards ahead
the wager
In like manner although racing had not assumed the import
did in the reign of King Jamcs Charles H.
yet constantly made and horses trained
private Wagc all the ngdom the prize OF the public
only bell but the wagering heavy. The principles
OF training was now although ntcgcnty applied
runners they called physiccd sometimes with
very ridiculous drugs) exercised clothed and groomcd with very
great pains
Cavcndh Marquis OF Newcastle published an edition his
celebrated orscmanshp French 1855 Antwerp
during the that he exile and Cromwell Protectors
English edition with the original copper plate illustrations APP
pcarcd 1907 after the Restoration dictated the king who had
created him duke OF Newcastle
The pages which he the general subject
ntcrcng they show fifty years
Markham, although least Oriental destined be
in the records the stud book had been introduced the English
blood horse had not been manufactured.
MASTER Charles footing in Africa Tangicrs
being part the doVy his Portuguese and he had imported
the celebrated royal mares OF Barb Arab Persian Turkish
blood positively say which, The duke whose whole
heart and soul the tricks OF the manage expresses himself
cautiously the value the English breed In the follow
ing passage speaks the presented
him mixed lots like the drovc that used be fairs
fairs much more important institution than they pres
IT, he says horse fit go travelling pace him
it he is naturally inclined make curvc he must be put to it;
the baSS0d0cS h511-a-11l tJoH6a2 baI1aS
and ca II he be not fit for any these put him the
ring he be for that, him drudge go
crrands II these him (and here contcmpt
he will perhaps be good running hunting travelling
the burdens for coach really there horse
what is fit other And he goes observe
rcnchant irony considering the character of his king
princes capacities of men
for different they them good horscmen employ
each horse which designed kings
better served than they and should the confusion
that passes Babel happen States through the ncapaci persons
entrusted He that qualified be bishop
army But leaving kings choose their officers
they please, let us follow nature in what horses.
"What nation produces the beautiful
answered that could decide till knew
intended.
al heard Ncapoan commended but these were
i'll shaped though strong and vigorous have Spanish horses
and have had them my possession which proper be
painted fit for king public occasions they
not tender the Barb i'll shaped the Ncapoans
between both Gencs have lofty fine gaop
seldom strong though when well they good char
The best breed horses especially that
the king of Spain's at Cordova
"Wth regard to the Barba horses freely they
aVotes and allow them the preference shape strength
natural gcntcc air and doc confess they have gcntec
rot gaop the genct but horses the world have
better general when they we'll chosen well
ucted though have been informed in France by old
OF the army Henry Tvs time that he had
down by the superior strength OF Flemish horse. have eXpe
enced this difference between the bone of the leg Barbary