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on the ground by the breaking of a stirrup strap; 

 but he pluckily held on to the horse, and, 

 mounting again, came in winner, riding with one 

 stirrup. 



"Orderly" was another good horse, and from 

 Mr. Henry R. Hatfield we get the following ac- 

 count of him: "Orderly" was born near Charlottes- 

 ville, Va., sire and dam unknown, and sent to Ring- 

 gold W. Lardner as a charger for use in the First 

 Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry. The horse was 

 obstinate and evinced such a desire to buck, jump, 

 and run away that he was useless for that purpose. 

 Mr. I.ardner, however, rode him for two seasons 

 with the hounds of the Rose Tree hunt. When 

 the horse first suddenly made up his mind to take 

 a four-rail fence, he went over it like a bird, seem- 

 ingly clearing it with a foot and a half to spare. 

 When Mr. Lardner died, the horse became the 

 property of Mr. Hatfield, and was hunted regularly 

 with the Rose Tree hounds. He won many 

 prizes for high jumping, steeple chasing, and 

 flat racing. After a few years of handling, he 

 became an excellent charger, though tales are 

 still told of how he would, in camp, suddenly 

 take unnecessary jumps to the amazement of by- 

 standers. 



Another well-known horse was "Rosinante," 

 owned and ridden first by George W, Hill, both 



