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feature in their character, was the circumstance of their 

 having' received their eckication in foreign countries, and 

 not entering the field till some years after the period of 

 manhood. Tlie elder brother was an extraordinary man 

 across a country for his weight ; but the younger, Mr. R. 

 Canning, six feet four inches in height, was described by 

 NiMRODas a prodigy. No light weight in the country ever 

 saw more of a run than he could, and he kept this foremost 

 place for a period of near twenty years. He was also dis- 

 tinguished by another enviable qualification for a hard-riding 

 Sportsman ; he was totally free from jealousy, and never 

 claimed the palm which was so generally awarded to him by 

 others. 



Warwickshire could also boast of producing one other 

 native horseman, such as has been rarely excelled in the art 

 of riding to hounds. This gentleman's name is Wyatt, and 

 another son of Hercules, — six feet three inches would not 

 take the measure of him from top to toe. He was, for many 

 years after the Cannings began to decline, quite the leading 

 man in Warwickshire, and those who have witnessed his 

 performance, can never forget the brilliant and straight- 

 forward style in which he rode to hounds. 



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