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opportunity of observing the rare condition of every 

 animal that was exhibited ; all as hard as nails, and 

 having coats like satin. A handsome chesnut horse, 

 Tenant Right by name, an appellation highly sug- 

 gestive of Quid Oirland, was the first to attract my 

 attention. A fine, well-bred horse, with remarkably 

 good shoulders, well ribbed up, with muscular hmd- 

 quarters and powerful hocks, looking all over a 

 flyer, fit to carry fourteen stone in the front rank of 

 the Quorn. Next to call for special remark was a 

 handsome, bloodlike mare, Rebecca, said to be a 

 perfect lady's horse, suitable for Leicestershire, and 

 well worthy the attention of any fair equestrienne in 

 search of a clinker. A style of animal that is very 

 likely to find her way to Melton when the frost 

 breaks up, for I hear that up to the time of the 

 hunting from that cheerful place being stopped, it was 

 full of visitors, amongst whom I recognised the names 

 of several well-known and hard-riding horsewomen, 

 though I regretted to hear of the disappearance of 

 one star of the first magnitude, whom I have followed, 

 at a respectful distance by the way, on many occa- 

 six)ns when riding with the Quorn, the Belvoir, and 

 the Cottesmore. 



Then Safeguard being stripped, I saw a clever 

 chesnut horse which Mr. Newman rides, and I am 

 of the opinion that he has not chosen the worst of the 

 stud for his own use. A good specimen of a hunter, 

 with capital shoulders, plenty of propelling power 

 behind, if he cannot jump a big brook, go in and 

 out of a double, such as you meet with in the Vale 

 of Aylesbury, when having a gallop with the Baron, 

 top a high flight of rails, and get through a bullfinch 



