" DEAR MR. FILLIS,—

" At the moment when you are going to bring out a new edition of your ' Breaking and Riding,' we are anxious to express our admiration of the excellent principles you have taught us.

" You have shown us, in breaking, how to combine reasoned-out energy with victorious patience.

" No more excitement ! No intemperate punishment, which is prejudicial to success.

" Also, thanks to your method and your instruction, we have succeeded in thirty lessons to break horses of entirely different tempers without injuring them, and we fully recognise that the principles we previously employed did not give us such rapid and satisfactory results.

" We are anxious, dear Mr. Fillis, to add our tribute to the numerous testimonies of admiration which you have received everywhere, and we beg you to accept the expression of our distinguished regards.

" F. DE HASE, Commandant Adjutant-Major.

" LAMBERT, Captain Commandant.

" FIVÉ, Commandant.

" CEC. HERG, Lieutenant.

" DE FORMANOI, Captain.

" P. BIOURGE, 1st Lieutenant.

" LE GRAND, Lieutenant.

" G. JEIDELO, Lieutenant.

" M. LECLERQ, Captain.

" F. DOCQ, Lieutenant.

" COMTE JEAN DE MEROD, 1st Lieutenant.

" M. D'HESPEL, 1st Lieutenant.

" R. PYCKE, 1st Lieutenant.

" VANLOQUERE, 1st Lieutenant.

" BIA, Captain."