CLYDESDALES AND HEREDITARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15300, 14 November 1911, Page 3

CLYDESDALES AND HEREDITARY.

TO THE EDITOn

Sin,—' Sound Sire" haa been amusing himself slendering my horse Baron Bold and misleading the public regarding him. So far I have treated tho correspondence with contempt, but after tho letter that appeared in your Usuo of tho 2nd NoveHober, whero lm empirically states, " when I sec such a monumental example of an hereditarily discard horse." I can hardly, in jwtioe to my.ttlf aiid to the brr«i'ers who'have u?od Baron Bold in the piist and .present ec:ison», maintain silence anv lengnr. I accept Iho challengo held out by "Sound Sire" on certain conditions, and ns liie owner of the horso I think I have the right to say when and where nnd how he should be exnniincd, which is as follows: The horse to be examined for hereditary soundncM and hereditary dif<>aFC3 (i.e., the decifion arrival at by the veterinary surgeons to mo that, in their opinion, he is either hereditarily found or hereditarily .unsound), and their doci&ioti to be final. Tho following veterinarians to form tho examining board :-Mr Snowball, M.R.C.V.S., Duncdin; Mr Johnstono, F.R.C.V.S,, Christclmrch; Mr Oiiyton, M.R.C.V.S., Wellington; with Mr Reakeo, M.R.C.V.S.. Wellinßton, as referee. The veterinarians arc hot to bo bound by any schedule or any other restriction—l give them a free hand; and should the veterinarians so wish they may o-xnminp the horse's, stock also. To show my confidence in tho mutter, I enclose a chw|uo for the lnrger nmonr.t (£200). -After tho decision has been given the loser's etorquo to be givon to any public body the winner may'appoint. With the consent of the A. and P. Association the examination to toko plnco on Tnhi'iui Pork on Wednesday, 29th N'ovomtier, at 11 a.m.—l am, etc., November 13. James Patrick. [Him [Wii have received Mr Patrick's chequo for £200.-El). O.U.T.]

According to careful tests made in a f;yninasium in Bonn, tho capacity of the ung» was increased by regular ";xercisofrom 207 cubio inches to 252 cubic inches, an increaso of 12.14 nor cent. In Stuttgart llv>) avorago increase was found to bo tiom 'lil cubio inches to 262 cubic inches, being 11.49 por cent. Among tho members of tin Berlin Rowing Club tho increase for the heavy crew was from 342 cubic- inclios 16 552 cttbic inches (J. 12 per cent.); lor tho light crow from 237 cubic inches to 297 cubio inches, being at tho rato of i.72 per cent.