Modern polo . compared to thatat the croup, is greater in steeplechase horses, andespecially in hunters, than in racehorses.—Editor^ There are two distinct types of weight-carrying poloponies, namely, the miniature 14-stone blood hunter,such as Sunshine (Fig. 41), Luna (Fig. i^^ ), Matchbox(Fig. 39), Siren (Fig. 42), Charlton (Fig. 43) andMademoiselle (Fig. 44) ; and the miniature weight-carrying steeplechaser, such as Dynamite (Fig. 45),Little Fairy (Fig. 46), the Californian pony Rex(Fig. 47) and Conceit (Fig. 48), all of which areup to 14 stone. All these ponies are superlativelygood ; but
Modern polo . compared to thatat the croup, is greater in steeplechase horses, andespecially in hunters, than in racehorses.—Editor^ There are two distinct types of weight-carrying poloponies, namely, the miniature 14-stone blood hunter,such as Sunshine (Fig. 41), Luna (Fig. i^^ ), Matchbox(Fig. 39), Siren (Fig. 42), Charlton (Fig. 43) andMademoiselle (Fig. 44) ; and the miniature weight-carrying steeplechaser, such as Dynamite (Fig. 45),Little Fairy (Fig. 46), the Californian pony Rex(Fig. 47) and Conceit (Fig. 48), all of which areup to 14 stone. All these ponies are superlativelygood ; but as there are ten good ones of the formertype, to every one of the latter, I strongly recommendan intending purchaser to keep the former in hisminds eye as his idea of perfection. The three following types of handsome poniesshould be avoided :— The first type is very beautiful, but is more suitablefor hacking than polo, as he is a thorough-bred weed,long in the leg, light of bone, narrow between the riders. Pholo b>i] _ [M. H. HAYES. Fig. 41.—Mr. W. S. Buckmaster on Sunshine.
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