THE IRISH HUNTER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 8

THE IRISH HUNTER.

W'l-r it corJn I J a A FEBNCHMAN'S EULOGY. - - ' ; . .;. In the Journal of the" Irish -Department : : : of, 'Agncultuxe - there appears a • transla- : :: tion. of an official .bulletin -:iEsued 'by. the ■■./(■jtErenoh-, Society, for. the iDncouragenlent- of i the :;Breedingi;of:.Armyi-Horses,j in which ■ the.- wnter. gives.'his -impressions of tho : -Dublin Horso Show. i-.He: is -loud,' in his •>! whole, the; hunters-present:the .rarest. . - unity, of type -that one could ' desue; m ~ :y the case .of nearly. '. all; ■ ■ certain . : salient, points were invariably the same An .extremely;powerful muscular t frame' vis iVf .shpwja.'.pirticiilarlyiiiii the massiveneSs of^ 'iri.- the - quarters,-' the back thighs, whlch-arS" ,fc.6o muscled: up ias, to :hterally ; stand, : ont'- ■ ..-well- over .the-.hocks, are full, firm, -:-andwell rounded.',,-And beneath those muscles,i: what .bones! , The i hocks; are i strong,-* clean,. -/and. generally -.well ; shaped'; the: knees', are; ■:,v tooad; and r close. to* - the: ground,- supported-; on short -.cannon, bones,-; and'of -an--'ap-' : r " r Parent, girth-which, is ..often-,- surprising* 1 • we r yenfy their,i measurements; : -we-'- ; often find. dimensions of 7.9,-8.3,' 8:7 inches .- and upwards "Tho depth of chest is-remarkable;: the" lengthy withers put the saddle well into ! i „ its, place, a., shoulder, which is always well sloped, back These qualities, far from bonig v.hat aro too oftc-ii thought' to be the exception, are found in all the animals, whethpr they be four, five, or ,bix years,- of lights medium," or heavy weight, whether it be a horse ,at the price of 'XBO or one at ,£4OO This iis;;,the ifirst.-great ;-kssonv;which, :.we. ought to learn from ,the Dublin Horse Show .iVfithat lt-'is possible,:.since it is the case, .to find in, one and . tho same place:, more than 800 horses whioh are 'all of the saddle-horso type It is indeed true that .;: >hat number, some animals are; inferior ,:,TO .pthersTTand,-this, is . the , , main : point '.•;;,j;Prough.t,\Oufc/by> wliat liave just said— -that'it is not mecessary' to go to the c-hoicest,', the elite, to find symmetrical ouild i I.- Ah important ,;inßovation lias been added to :the;Manawatu anc} Coast •'. i.agricultural. spring; show ~prize ■■■■■ list-— :aii,.,open.:. horse-shoorag compe-' , ; . tition r to take, place on - Wednesday, the- ■.:. firßt ; day of „tlie. slio«', commoiicmg at .v; 10 a.m. q ; All. competitors'• must be' mattendance at -9.45 a.rn., ,-tho: -shoeing' ; to .be that of one - front, and - one lurid „ foot of horse. Judges will ba ap- .... pointed .by; :„the. association.- - Prizes have been piesonted by Messrs. Ellis Pros., Bulls, £3 3s , W J Birch, of .Marton, - £3. 35., and J. : Campion,''" of: . I'orclell, £5 ,55.. The:, first .prize is to' be £5, second £3, third £2, fourth £1 Should the, .number. ofcompetitors 'b'e' five or less only the first and seconS .:; .prize money will, be awarded-',, Entry fee—Members .55., ■ non-members 7a 6d Entries closo on October 14