The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . le to make a goodstretchy leap, the speed to keep up with fastdogs, nor the bottom to hold out. They havetrotting matches occasionally, with and with-out draught; and prizes are given by thegovernment in proportion to the merits of thehorses, in single or double harness, or withriders only. One of these exhibitions tookplace last year at St. Lo, where a young mancame up to the starting-post to ride a trottingmatch on a horse of good promise, but encum-bered with a huge new saddle, having at-tached to it in front a horsemans cloak, incomplete Frenc
The Farmers' cabinet, and American herd-book . le to make a goodstretchy leap, the speed to keep up with fastdogs, nor the bottom to hold out. They havetrotting matches occasionally, with and with-out draught; and prizes are given by thegovernment in proportion to the merits of thehorses, in single or double harness, or withriders only. One of these exhibitions tookplace last year at St. Lo, where a young mancame up to the starting-post to ride a trottingmatch on a horse of good promise, but encum-bered with a huge new saddle, having at-tached to it in front a horsemans cloak, incomplete French style, and a portmanteaubehind. An English gentleman, perceivingthe absurdity of unnecessarily imposing uponthe horse an additional 35 lbs., offered to therider the use of an English saddle, weighingeight pounds. But the fellow refused to ex-change, on the ground that the horse was ac-customed to the heavy saddle, &c., and wouldnot travel well with any other! He lost therace accordingly.— Quart. Joum. Ag. No. 5. The Shepherds Dog. 153. THE SHEPHERDS DOG. From the life, by P. Reinagle, A. R. A, In the accompanying plate, the artist has done eminent justice to his subject. The soft,mild and inoffensive countenance, indicative of true breed, together with the lopped ear,small nose and prominent under jaw, are admirably portrayed; as much may be said for thefigure of the animal as a whole, that gait and peculiar position of the fore leg—it is indeeda portrait from the life. This race of dogs have a strong natural instinct to keeping or watching and preservinganything that may be put under their care, which, joined to patience, mildness and gentle-ness of disposition, indicate to the inquiring faculties of man their use, as keepers of sagacity, docility, and powerful attachment to home and to their master, aided by theirnatural propensity, render the teaching them their duty an easy and pleasant task, the youngdogs indeed being generally instructed by their elders,
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