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The memory of Parson Nanney Wynn will also 

 long be green in his own country; and he was 

 never more in his glory than when he started Ban- 

 shee to cut down Birmingham, and help Velocipede's 

 sister Moss Kose at Chester. "Howayat him 

 Parson lad tak* the shine out of Brummagem but- 

 tons /" roared a knot of burly Shropshire men who 

 stood close beside him at the cords, as Birmingham 

 went tearing past them at Banshee's girths, and pull- 

 ing himself to pieces ; and the " parson's lad's" res- 

 ponse of "Thank you, gentlemen, I'll take the 

 running precious soon out of this Mr. Allhaste," was 

 amply verified when they came round again. He 

 adopted the name of Wynn for some property ; but 

 his horses, of whom he had a great many good ones, 

 still ran in his brother's name. The sport was a 

 perfect passion with him ; in a morning you would 

 find him riding on his old white mare round the 

 paddocks with the stud- groom, and as they used to 

 have endless racing and pedigree discussions, the lat- 

 ter took care to arm himself, as he put on his hat and 

 gaiters, with the Book and Sheet Calendar in either 

 pocket. He also kept a pack of harriers ; and as 

 soon as his racers, which always stood at home in 

 the winter, had been attended to, the whole posse 

 comitatus would sally out to find a hare, and there 

 was no lack of good cheer in the servants' hall on 

 their return. Never was any man so delighted as 

 when his favourite mare Signorina beat Lord Dar- 

 lington's high-priced Memnori for the Manchester 

 Cup. After the race, he escorted her back to scale, 

 and as her jockey was unsaddling, he gave her a fond 

 slap under the tail, and said, "How much for the 

 Leger winner ? What do you think of the old Welsh 

 parson and his Welsh mare now ? they can beat every 

 one of you. Can't we, old girl ?" The Church used 

 to furnish an equally enthusiastic representative in 

 the shape of Parson Harvey. He was always dressed 



