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indirectly in other ways, such as her services in trying 

 Weatherbound for the Cambridgeshire, our winnings by 

 her could have fallen little short of 50,000. I remember 

 the amount to have been this or more, for when Mr. 

 Eobinson was on one occasion reminded of it, the old 

 gentleman made use of one of his characteristic phrases : 

 'Thank you, my lord,' he said; ' what will you take 

 at the bar after that ?' 



CHAPTEE XX. 



ME. THOMAS ROBINSON. 



Glee, by Touchstone Young Trumpeters and horses jointly owned 

 Sale of Conductor Characteristics A luncheon at High Wycoinbe 

 As a story-teller Examples: 'The farmer and his wife'; 

 ' British brandy ' A levee at Newmarket ; Mr. Robinson in the 

 chair ' The changeable foxhound puppy ' An octogenarian break- 

 ing a colt A tremendous jump Perilous coachmanship Energy in 

 old age ' A bright beacon for imitation.' 



BEFORE concluding this work I must record some remi- 

 niscences of that estimable gentleman and sincere friend, 

 my partner in the two horses whose performances have 

 just been described. Mr. Thomas Eobinson, I have 

 already said, lived at High Wycombe, Bucks. He was 

 an extremely amusing old gentleman, and knew more 

 droll stories than anyone else I ever met with, which he 

 told with admirable effect. He kept a few brood-mares, 

 and either sold or trained their produce. By good luck 

 or judgment he happened to possess one in herself a 

 fortune, Glee, by Touchstone, out of Harmony, by Eeveller. 

 His mares and foals never looked in good condition, but 

 no man could or did ' do ' his yearlings better, and very 

 few ever looked so well. Indeed, in my pretty frequent 



