Hayes, Matthew Horace, 1842-1904 (veterinarian and author on horses)

Hayes writes that he encloses five photographs of the feet of zebra (photographs not present), and that he wishes to have blocks made to scale. He offers Ewart cliches of the blocks. He asks if Ewart has a foot of a Przewalski's horse, as he would like to photograph it.

Hayes writes that he has sent 'Master Arthur' a postcard about acquiring backing pads. He writes that he has obtained the head of a horse which was over 44 years of age and offers Ewart photographs of his teeth.

Hayes reports that he has begun the translation of Salensky's book, which he states he will soon finish. He asks Ewart's opinion of the royalty rates offered by Hurst and Blackett.

Hayes writes that he encloses some newspapers (not present) which he received from their mutual friend Ramsay Smith. He states that he is delighted that the 'ridiculous and malicious charges' against him have been dropped and recollects meeting 'the villain Desmond' in South Africa in 1901.

Hayes offers advice on photography in poor light and says he hopes Ewart received a copy of his book Points of the Horse.

Hayes states that he is enclosing two pulls from blocks that he has made from Ewart's son's photograph of a Norwegian pony.

Hayes states that he hopes Ewart received the pulls of blocks he had produced from the negatives of the Norwegian pony and the long-maned pony, bay and foal. He has also recently received some photographs of typical Australian and Chinese ponies. He is pleased that Ewart thinks favourably of the idea of the two of them collaborating on the writing of a book on horse breeding and proposes to first publish a few articles in the Live Stock Journal.

Hayes writes that he has sent an illustration block to Mr Macdonald and has written to Hurst and Blackett to send Ewart cliches of the other blocks. He promises to read Ewart's paper 'On the Origin of the Horse'.