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but his first appearance in public was on 

 Mr. Vernon's bay colt, Wolf, in 1783, when 

 he rode one pound short of four stone, with 

 his saddle. He soon entered the service of 

 the late Earl Grosvenor, with whom he 

 remained to his, the earl's, death. His 

 weight was favourable, being seldom called 

 upon to reduce himself, as he could ride 

 seven stone eleven pounds with ease. He 

 continued riding in public until past his 

 sixty-fifth year, and his nerve was good even 

 to the last, although, as might be expected, 

 he was latterly shy of a crowd ; and generally 

 cast an eye to the state of the legs and feet, 

 when asked to ride a horse he did not know. 

 His jockeying Green Mantle, however, for 

 Lord Exeter, in the Second October Meeting, 

 1828, and winning with her, after the tricks 

 she played him before starting, showed that 

 even then his courage was unshaken. But it 

 is not only in public, but in private life, that 

 Buckle stood well. He was a kind father 

 and husband, and a good master ; and his 

 acts of charity were conspicuous for a person 

 in his situation of life, who might be said to 

 have gotten all he possessed, first by the 

 sweat of his brow, and then at the risk of 



