The Archive · 1938

Cross-bred China Pony

ire the Ealtor of the Nowni-Cuina Day News"

Simin Mr. J. A. Haves' further letter of yesterday Tam afraid the analogy. which "he emphasizes. be= ween the foxhound und the grey hound cannot possibly be applied to the case of the China pony versus the eross-bred pony, for the reason that the foxhound fi @ special hunt-Ing dog to go about his work at cer {ln pace at well a8 to. provide a food run to the followers of hounds Sech ax they get in a -seven to ton mile. point' sri specie run, fehich "requires stamina (staying: power) Undoubtedly" both la hound ud horse.

The greyhound on the other side ts bred for both speed and stamina to getup lux quarry, the hare, in fod shape and to be smart and its turning ability to. score points as well as lead tls adversary, the the greyhound extra courage it was crossed.

ith the bulldog some 130 years ago' and the traces of this cross are still very pronounced by the very large number of bundled greyhounds to be jay, this distinctive colour coming front the bulldog cross.

Before bundled greyhounds had won distinction by winning a classic race such as the "Waterloo Cup" (the Jbiue ribbon of greyhound coursing) they were taboo with greyhound racing owners owing to their bulldog colour, but after that almost every breeder of renown Jad Ub.

The same applies to cross-bred China ponies; everyone wants them owing to their'fastness over the pure-bred China pony, which natural-Ty comes to them owing to the cross on one side being a larger and bette: Facing animal with more racing:

i, giving to the eross-bred stamina, and courage, in all House xo Houxo.

Feb, 15.

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