. American turf register and sporting magazine . g, would have been unap-propriate. If your correspondent will bear in mind that it was not the condition ofa horses head, but that of a skeleton head, which A. was endeavoring todescribe, he will probably agree with him, that A. could not well haveavoided the technical terms he has used. The disease of the colt, which your correspondent describes, is, I think,scrofulous, and if so, is a proof of the speculation hazarded by A. Theremedy which I would recommend, (if he is within the reach of any,) is toapply a blister over the diseased parts, and
. American turf register and sporting magazine . g, would have been unap-propriate. If your correspondent will bear in mind that it was not the condition ofa horses head, but that of a skeleton head, which A. was endeavoring todescribe, he will probably agree with him, that A. could not well haveavoided the technical terms he has used. The disease of the colt, which your correspondent describes, is, I think,scrofulous, and if so, is a proof of the speculation hazarded by A. Theremedy which I would recommend, (if he is within the reach of any,) is toapply a blister over the diseased parts, and as this heals, to apply a setonon each side of the neck. Such a course may transfer the inflammation tothe surface, and save the colt. His diet in the winter should be as muchcorn fodder as he will eat, with about one quart of oats in twenty-fourhours mixed with bran, and made moderately wet. As soon as the grasssprings up, and while it lasts he should be confined to that entirely. A. Precipitate imported. 292 AMERICAN TURF REGISTER [Feb. FOXHUNTING IN WASHINGTON. Wilt thou hounds shall make the welkin answer fetch shrill echoes from the hollow earth. Taming of the Editor: Knowing the interest which you take in the success of the Wash-ington Hunt, and appreciating justly the eminent services which yourvaluable Magazine has rendered to the sporting world,—I have muchpleasure in submitting to you the following account of a day withthem, remarkable, if not for the excellence of the sport, at least, forthe variety of incidents which occurred, and I feel sure that after thelong and dreary frost, by which the hard earth has been bound, the recitalof the feats of Reynard and his pursuers, will not be unacceptable toyour readers. On Monday, the 19th January, the Washington houndsmet at Eckington; the morning had been cold, and it was not till tenoclock, that the earth was sufficiently softened by the sun to admit ofthrowing off. A field, comprising
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