. . head and muzzle, the prominent and delicate ears, therather small chest, the long and rather full hind quarters;the legs themselves are rather slender and clean in a horse as this would probably weigh about one thou-sand pounds. The highest price recorded for a horse oftliis type is $187,500, which was paid for the stallion FlyingFox, in England, in 1904. The highest amount of win-nings recorded by Mr. Plumb is $249,502, and the fastestrecorded time is 1 .SdVo for a straightaway mile. H. B. Shinn. THE ZEBRA The Zebra
. . head and muzzle, the prominent and delicate ears, therather small chest, the long and rather full hind quarters;the legs themselves are rather slender and clean in a horse as this would probably weigh about one thou-sand pounds. The highest price recorded for a horse oftliis type is $187,500, which was paid for the stallion FlyingFox, in England, in 1904. The highest amount of win-nings recorded by Mr. Plumb is $249,502, and the fastestrecorded time is 1 .SdVo for a straightaway mile. H. B. Shinn. THE ZEBRA The Zebra is of all things a freedom-loving animal. Hewill go like the wind and, if pursued singly, cannot becaught. It is true that large herds are overtaken, as theyimpede each others progress, but it is a shame that thesebeautiful creatures should be hunted at all. The Europeanwill try to kill them with bullets, the natives \vith javelins,but more frequently these dainty animals are caught in pit-falls and then captured or slain, according to the will of
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