1 86 Hark Away, 



One of the Messrs. Blackman has been established 

 for many years at York, and having great experience, 

 as well as being a capital judge, the opportunity is 

 afforded of picking up first-class animals, which, 

 after being prepared to a certain extent there, are 

 sent up to London to be perfected. Hence the 

 valuable lot of first-class horses that are ofi*ered to 

 buyers who require high-priced, superior harness 

 horses, hacks, etc., to gather together which no 

 little trouble has to be taken and risk run before 

 they are fit to show. A pair of well-bred, clever- 

 stepping phaeton horses won my admiration, exactly 

 the style of animals I should like to drive in one of 

 Holland's build during the ensuing spring, though I 

 fear, according to present prospects, it will not run 

 to it. In no place but London can you find such a 

 collection of valuable horses as you meet with here and 

 at other similar first-class stables, and it is to our old- 

 established and well-known dealers that the grandees 

 of every court in Europe come with confidence in 

 order to pick up nags of fashion, style, and quality. 



Messrs. Blackman haA^e, I believe, an extensive 

 connection amongst foreign notabilities, and from 

 their style of doing business, pleasant manners, and 

 the fitness of things in general, it is evident that 

 nothing is neglected that will induce customers to 

 come, and come again. " Sirree," said a Yankee 

 to me on one occasion, " when I go out of a house 

 I never pull the door close to. I leave it a bit 

 open, case I should want to go in again." This is 

 the course adopted by this firm, I should say, who 

 take care that their customers are offered every 

 inducement to return to Knightsbridge when bent 



