248 CLEVELAND BAYS. 



Scrafton, Forester, &c., and his friends and neigh- 

 bours recognised his enterprize and public spirit 

 by presenting him with a silver cup value ten 

 guineas. This event took place in 1824 ; but, 

 unfortunately all trace of the cup has disappeared, 

 and the only thing that is known about the 

 inscription is that it is asserted, on the strength 

 of a note printed on the card of a Cleveland Bay 

 stallion, that the name of Skyrocket occurs in it. 

 Neither is any pedigree forthcoming of Mr. 

 Masterman's horses, although the reputation they 

 had was unequalled in their day. 



Mr. John Richardson, of Langbarugh Hall, 

 also took a great pride in Cleveland Bays, and 

 had a lot of famous mares. He was not, however, 

 fortunate with his stallions, and, save Drainer, a 

 powerful well-bred horse with fine action, he 

 never owned a real good one. He used to relate it 

 as his experience of horse-breeding, 'That it was 

 much easier to make a breed than to keep one." 



Contemporary with him was old Tommy Bean, 

 a good sportsman, a good horseman, and a fine 

 iuclofe of a horse, and a man who brousfht several 

 first-class sires into his native Cleveland, but who 

 did not receive that encourasrement which his 



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enterprise deserved." 



Foremost amongst Cleveland Bay breeders a 

 few years ago was Mr. Peart, Tommy, as he is 



■'•■ Tommy Bean died at Newby in 18G7 at au advancad age ami 

 in somewhat reduced circumstauces. 



