Dick Painter, 



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When I paid my first visit to Dick Painter, and 

 stated my wants, he said, " You want a gallopin' 

 'oss, I have one ! " The hunter was led out and I 

 mounted him. ''There," said Dick, "you be on 

 a 'oss now, he can gallop as fast as you can clap 

 your hands, and jump like a fiea ! " 



A gentleman who wanted a horse called at 

 Dick's stables, and stated his requirements in 

 terms which indicated perfection. Dick listened in 

 silence as the customer enumerated the requisite 

 points, and then expressed his inabiHty to supply 

 the demand thus : " Ah ! I know just what you want, 

 sir, you want a H'Angel, and I don't deal in 'em!" 



Dick was a great favourite with Colonel 

 Thomas, who was at that time Master of the 

 Horse to His Royal Highness the Prince of 

 Wales ; and the Colonel at one time pressed Dick 

 to take some horses to the Windsor stables for 

 His Royal Highness' inspection, and wrote a kind 

 letter about quarters, and so forth. Dick wrote in 

 reply : " I'm much obliged, but I think I won't ! " 



I myself dealt with Painter for many years, and 

 always without the slightest misunderstanding ; 

 good animals of all kinds were obtained from 

 Bicester. 



Mr. Charles Praed had a stud of ten weight- 

 carriers, all of which were bought from Painter, 



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