. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. â^m^^(imi BAN FKANC1SCO. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1887. FIVE DOLLABS A YEAS General Topics. In passiDg the desk of our Kennel aod general sporting editor last Saturday, I picked np the October number of Out- ing. Turning over the pages ina mechanical sort of way, some horse cuts were brought to view, and very expressive they were, as, beside the steed, there was an equestrienne to finish the picture. Now as a rule I prefer to see the horse alone without adjuncts or accessories, and also insist that the sub- ject shall be shown at rest. But that is wh
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. â^m^^(imi BAN FKANC1SCO. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1887. FIVE DOLLABS A YEAS General Topics. In passiDg the desk of our Kennel aod general sporting editor last Saturday, I picked np the October number of Out- ing. Turning over the pages ina mechanical sort of way, some horse cuts were brought to view, and very expressive they were, as, beside the steed, there was an equestrienne to finish the picture. Now as a rule I prefer to see the horse alone without adjuncts or accessories, and also insist that the sub- ject shall be shown at rest. But that is when an individual portrait is delineated, and in this case they were fancy pictures to illustrate the accompanying article, that was under a caption of "a chat from a side-saddle" and rarely, indeed, is so much good sense exhibited in long and labored articles on horsruauship as there is in this wiih so unpreten- tious a title. At first I thought of publishing it entire, and then a better plan, at least in my estimation, was presented of cutting it up into sections with commtnls, and as praise must be awarded the maia portion of tbe article, a little adverse criticism can be pardoned. Tho first quotation I will call No. 1, aud this treats of tbe selection of the horse. Had there been no other merit than the recommendation of the thoroughbred as ths best horse for a woman to ride, the fair authoress would have gained many points in my admiration, but as to that is j lined so much sterling advice on other points that one so well posted could not fail tn be right on tbe first proposition. The Duse of Newcastle, in extolling the Spanish horse, writesâthough it must be born in mind that the thorougbred proper was unknown in his day, used the following language, which I copy literally: "If he be Well cho*en, I assure you, He is the Noble*! Horse in the World: Firot. There is no Horse so Curiously Shaped, all over from Head to Croup: He is the mo->t beau- tiful that
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