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THE HORSES OWN VIEW— MAYBE. Aud.iv. in Hovsp Bad Il.iimcl. tuints what lip Mil. th** solilddn.v of a rac - hoiso. It is aniuslnc aiul i- as follows: •Sonicliiiirs I wi-Ji I was not so well liroil. ln-in Ijf a Dti-hy winner out of an Oaks wiuner. as I know graft! tilings will be expected »f me. anil i rob-atilv 1 sail be ■ failure on tli - Race INK. I VMS brontrlit sjsj in tin* lap of luwirv. licniiiful smuiv |i:nllo ks. auil the best of fo.Kl uiven me: and. thanks to my owner inti-iwlinur to nee me himself, was tiev. i Staffed op with arlihcial IcmhIs to make me look hi;: for the sale iiaihloeks in the basse of hilling my defects. Those wete haniv lavs: plenty of fre i air day ami Bight, as my » k had half doors, lie-ton of which was alua s left open, ami then 1 had lots of iials to play at oi!t Willi: lmt. now. alas. I am two years old. and the serious hu-lness of my life has eonniK-Di ed. And what a life it is. Karly in the morning someone conns and gives me half ■• howl of corn, then I inn taken out with enoiisli clothing on to srehtk me down — I sssmwsc it would not do for my delicate skin to hao a little air and sun on and after having been walked about until I am neailv giddy. 1 am sent a inter with the others, and turn sonctimes my top sheets arc t.ik. n off and I am girea what 1 hear is a fast gallop. II does not matter If I feel inclined to galhm or not. my boss has no lime to take that into consider.! lion as long as my leg. -how no symplonis of breaking down. Welt, I suppose I can hardly expect a man with sixty horses under Ids charge to hae time to :il tend to such a detail as ihis. Then the cheer! il Part of Hie day commences. I am in after about two hours fresh air. dressed down in a comfortable enough lio. lint absolutely shot off from eyery liying lliiiiL-. probably all the windows shut, and a SaVre dd fug if becomes. Clothed up as I am I feel cry faint, and then I am expected to eat up wilii a lelKh. 1 hardly ever have any variety of fool except on Saturday nights, when I get a mash. When I Brat came here they put some horrible things called Newmarket Ixiots on my legs — beastly t! in;:-: li.e dirt gpt under them and made my los so sore that, thank sjpsshseaa, tl-ey wire taken off. 1 -aw a lot of horses out tin olinr day with cotton wool bandages American fad. 1 ix-lievei. but they were so light the ixior devils could hardly move. I should have liked to lvive raced them that day. I hope to will races, but shall be glad to get back lo the paddocks again ami the fresh air. Then. 1-erhaps. I shall feel better."
