THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACEHORSE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2662, 3 August 1889, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACEHORSE.

A whiter in one of the London magazines, on turf matters, says : — "If a list man were puton Bem'iao, that magnificent air'mal ooulrl give half a mile start to any Arab steeil that ever was foalefl, and run away from the Aral) at the finish of a four-mile course. Weight nepd not be considered, for if the Eastern-bred horse only carried a postage stamp the result would be much about the same, Minting could carry 14st across a country ; while, if we come to mere speed, there ia really no knowing what horses like Ormonde, Enery, Prince Charlie, and others might have done had they been pressed. If the Emir of Hail were to bring over 50 of his best mares, the Newmarket trainers could pick out 50 lillics from among their second-rateanimals, and the worst of the fillies could distance the best of the Arabs on any terms ; while, if fifty heats were run oil, over any courses from half a mile to four miles, the English horses would not lose one. The champion Arab of the world was matched against one of the worst thoroughbreds in training. The English ' plater ' carried about sst more than the pride of the East, and won by a quarter of a mile. Unconsciously, the breeders of racers have been evolving for us the swiftest, strongest, and moat courageous horse known to the world, and we cannot afford to neglect that consideration, for people will not strive after perfection brings profit,."