Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
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ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

and illustrated with series of rudeexccued Autographs thought
the duty The weight of evidence would
believe that the horse exhibited the winners
great races, the Derby the Oaks, and the ST.
Ledger perfect for all practical in 1903 as at the
present day. whether he for running purposes has long
been matter of dispute.
"Gimcrack a dark ron-grey horse, who less than IS
hands height bred 100 by Mr. Gideon Elliott OF Munel
Hampshire and got by Cripple his dam being by Mr.
Gmcrack started for the first time Epson
in 1904 and aces-a that he started for-durng his
year 764 10 inclusive he in number OF
heats and distance OF ground and
during his long and active In I766
twenty-five half miles within the hour His remarkable
additional confirmation of the truth the maxim
held by the late Sir Taon Sykes that little horses the best
stayers.
In looking over the album OF portraits blood
res and brood mares from collected by the late
Mr. Richard Tattersa the first rude etchngs series OF
impossible anmas-hc very illustrations the Eng
Newcasc book the Italian horse of
with scragy bodies needee legs and the necs of cames
They been verabc weeds Sir William Morgans
Coneykins racehorse in 1920 indeed miserable
while little later Marske the sire OF Eclipse represented
thoroughbred weghcaer all Whether the improve
due the horses the artists there IS no reliable
evidence.
purposes vhatcve may be the requirements for
modern mile race) it would difficult satisfactory
models than the Earl of Ercmont Gohanna racing in $780, to
whose blood Irish hunters much OF their wedceed reputa
ton Eleanor Derby and Oaks Sir Charles
Bunbury and looks ride hunting Trufc and Benedict
1905 Woeu and Whske in leave nothing be desired in
way strength quality. To be their short tails give
them compact look AT the present time the most popular race
racchorscs ycarod which have not to their full
development; furnished in dealers phrase and their portraits
the uncaned horse very false idea OF our
best thooughbd considering them horses and not racing
machines.
The merits of Flying Chders Eclipse and other Conscp
Fathers the British racehorse and the traditional of
performances accepted without dispute Influential
parties connected with the turf hold very opposite opnons that
British very much dcteorad the other that he
much improved Perhaps they looking different sides OF the
Shield perhaps thinking only the perfection which
the winning and losing money afternoon Newmarket
has and the other the number terrible hghbred e
perambuang country propagate every kind OF hereditary
unsoundncss and maomaton.
Before Lords horse supply 1873 the question
OF deterioration incidentally raised and eced evidence OF
very contradictory character
The late Admiral the Honorable Henry Rous who sorry
say that upwards fifty years he has observed every
thoroughbred horse racing reputation and the last thirty
years has noted down every night his life the results of every
preparation hancappng thousand horses has
the greatest contempt these racing gods OF the old generation
of Enghmcn and utterly dsbeeve in the racing merit OF Chders
and Eclipse.
He told the Lords committee that 1900 average
OF the thoroughbred horse hands inches and that
that date had been increasing inch every twenty-five years
He must have meant the ordinary size because pony racing
declared illegal HerOd G75S), hands inches;
Eclipse G764 Z hands Jupiter 774) hands inch;
these may called representative
be forgotten discussing this historical question height
tall Tucoman horses may have been imported used and called
Arabs
"'At present, the admiral, the average height OF
the racehorse hands inches there less than
twelve horses training which hands high thing
fifty years ago. but the admiral admitted that Prince Charlie the
best horse the world % y hands high
and that tall horses frequently than small horses
does that the breed English horses is likely
any benefit these equine giants than the Pussian
did from King Frederick William Paagonan regiment OF body
guards.
The of suadbrok the brother the great handicapped
and oracle the racing world held Gas will be the following
his evidence before the commttec totally diff
the character the English saddle
an present