150 MR. FARRANCE 



his own power and greatness he was most favourably 

 impressed, there can be no doubt ; or the labour he so 

 profusely bestowed on his person would not have given 

 him such unbounded satisfaction. 



Beyond racing a little, he was no sportsman. He 

 never shot anything beyond a cat, when incautiously 

 handling the deadly weapon. Nor did I ever see him on 

 the back of a horse, or hear of his fishing, except ' in 

 troubled waters.' 



Such was the man who was partner in many horses 

 with Mr. Parker, one of the acutest sportsmen of his 

 day, as I have shown. Indeed, I owe Mr. Farrance a 

 debt of gratitude, for it was through him, I believe, that 

 Mr. Parker first came to train with me, when they 

 became partners with Mr. Padwick in Joe Miller, as I 

 have related. But when I first knew Mr. Farrance he 

 was training with Mr. Hornby, having then but one 

 horse, called The Old Fox, which I think won him a 

 small race or two. He had a half-share in John Butt, 

 then a yearling, by Touchstone out of Fortress, and a 

 little mare called Traitress, by Touchstone out of Deceitful. 

 It was with these two horses I first started businecs as a 

 public trainer at Stockbridge ; although in the preceding 

 year I had Fugitive, a horse of my own. The two used 

 to go, by permission, in Lord Walpole's name, though 

 his lordship never had any share in them, or in any 

 others that were so run that I trained. Traitress, Captain 

 Kennedy afterwards bought, and with her I won him 

 two small races at Portsmouth. 



Mr. Farrance bought Flora Mclvor, own sister to Joe 

 Miller, a year older ; but she proved good for nothing, 

 and we sold her. Afterwards she ran at Brighton, and 

 was a great favourite, and thought to be very good ; but 

 ran just the reverse, and we had no cause to regret then 



