"It is only by comparison that everything is thus and thus." It seems to me that comparisons are frequently a decided nuisance, as they invariably "pan out" to the detriment of something or somebody, Tfear the poor much-decried China Pony is in that way a decided loser, as he compares sadly badly on the Polo ground with the imported horse, not. only in appearance but as an expert at the game.
Te does not seem quite fair to draw comparisons between expensive horses and comparatively speaking cheap, untrained ponies, and forthwith decide that the latter are "no good whatever for Pol"." One might just "s reasonably buy a sporting dog for five shillings "ud expect it to be as well up in its business as a twenty-guinea animal. I imagine the Polo pony is very much like the sp" ting dog inasmuch as the development of its cleverness and utility depends to a great extent on the knowledge, temper, and perseverance of its trainer and owner.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.