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whole of these reminiscences of Frank Gillard are 

 dipped by the writer out of an ink-pot made from 

 one of the fore -feet of this horse, mounted in 

 silver, by Rowland Ward of Piccadilly. Another 

 instance of a good judge trusting to chance when 



MR. EDGAR LUBBOCK ON DEERFOOT. 



buying a horse was that of Mr. "Banker" Hardy, 

 for many years honorary secretary to the Belvoir 

 Hunt, and one of its keenest followers. Seeing 

 an animal described in Tattersall's sale list that 

 promised well, Mr. Hardy sent a commission and 

 bought him. To his disgust, when he arrived at 



