We-must turn then to Mongolia in erder to see our "China pony" in his natural haunt, and here we find a state of affairs that is Bedtield a Kiangwan sub.. 13. won the 1} miles handicap with 175 Ib. up. from Mongolia with large herds of geldings and mares which are sold to the Chinese throughout the northern provinces and are passed on from owner to owner li over the country. The geld-intervening to say the' least of it Mongolia covers a very large are: and contains a number of ditferent types of country. In the south, along the borders of Chihli and i we have the famous ings of course do not breed: G while the mares are used by the Ti, as the call them. The country Ohi almost exclusively to is refling grassy prairie. The 1 cross mules. Mules are worth much perers had their "Imperial Pash donkeys and produce was where the late Manchu Em-
Wakefield a famous long distance pony more than ponies, but are utterly; tures," where roamed the herds despised by the Mongols who re fuse to br-ed them: so the Chinese have to breed them themselves. Tt is a very rats thing to see a pony ealt in China. Thus even if a racing man wanted to race a pony bern and bred in China, he would have the greatest difficulty in acquiring eno, unless he sent to from whic ich were drawn the ponies for the cavalry regiments. Laima Miao jis in this area, and the -Mongols that live here keep large bores of very gocd ponies. This used to be the main hunting ground of dealers buying ponies for the races.
West of this, and to the north
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