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"Well, faith ! I began him on the road. I found 

 him a little lazy, and I never could bear a lazy horse. 

 Then I bought a thorough- bred mare at Lord Pan- 

 mure's sale Lily Adey. Time went on, and his son 

 Lambton's exploits began to make a noise in the 

 world. Lambton won eleven out of twelve races, and 

 people began to say, ' Where is The Cure ?' Sol sold 

 him with three legs and a wooden one for ^850, and 

 a filly and J25 more if he was sold for j8200. I was 

 glad to get rid of him. There were two law- suits 

 behind him. He was once claimed from me on a 

 race-course by a trainer, who said he had given 10 

 for him. He was fifteen hands when his feet were 

 pared, and, to my astonishment, he was fifteen-three 

 in the next advertisement.* 



" I have measurements of him on every point, and 

 Fm curious on points. He was 5 feet lOf- inches 

 in his girth when fat, and 5 feet 71 inches when 

 he was in moderate work, and 5 feet 5 inches 

 during my process of training. I trained him my- 

 self, whenever my practice allowed. I always trained 

 by time. Lily Adey or her foal led the work, with 

 my surgery lad up. The Cure took lots of work to 

 reduce him; he was as round as a bullock. He 

 had perhaps two or three hours' training between 

 seven and three short gallops, and not clothed. 

 You get more out of them without clothing. He 

 never broke down with my method. Faith! The 

 Cure never tired, and never had a blanket on him. 



* Mr. Osborne assures us that The Cure is 15-2 in his shoes 



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