GOOD-LOOKING HORSES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2412, 24 May 1900, Page 38

GOOD-LOOKING HORSES.

There were never two horses that as far as appearance* nre concerned were more unlike than l^lnir Athol and Gladiateur. Blair Alhol was a bcnuliful, high-c!a~s horse, moulded in the most exquirite form. "You ugly biute, J'il ter.ch you mannei" when I pet you!" Laid .lack Abel, the sharpest horosdoaling ;oper in the Eastern Counties, as lie debated a^ to whether he would be justified in jriving £30 or not for a big hay colt of Tom Jennings that was " too plow for racing." He had taken tip his btiek to make tl*e horse move over, a^d it was lo Tom Jenningd's exclamation, ' For God's &&ke, don't hit him, or he'll kick us all out of the box." tint lie made the remark we have mentioned. That hoi>e wiis Gmdiiilenr, and the hoax -was one thai picnics Tom Jennings to remember to this day. Nowj in connection

with this £30 ugly brute, as he was in the eyes oi such a rare judge as Abel, he was made the subject of a very heavy wager j on the score of good looks against Blair Athol. It was made, if we recollect rightly by Mr Jackson on the one hand, and Mr Blenkiron on the other, and the amount was £1000. Captain Machell was named as one of the judges, and as far as our memory serves us, Mr Cooks-on \i as the other. This wager resulted in a draw. When the "big ugly brute" came to bs picked to pieces, bit by'bit, was found that there was not a good point he did not possess to perfection, and to the question, " Where would you alter him?" the reply was "Nowhere." Blair Athol in like manner was found to be all goodness*. Here we have an admittedly elegant horse, and an equally admitted plain one, but both in reality standing on the same level for good looks.