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in fact, he may be said to have been born one. At 18 

 years of age — to be more precise, in 1863 — Mr. James Christy 

 began to hunt regularly with the staghounds and was of 

 considerable assistance to the late Mr. Henry Petre, not only 

 in the field but in keeping his deer for him at Writtle, where 

 as a tenant of Lord Petre's he had lived since 1868. A keen 

 and bold rider to hounds, there are few better judges of a 

 horse in the county, and numerous are the prizes {over sixty 



James Christy on "Narcissus" 



besides "high commendations") he has won in the show 

 ring. "Narcissus" and "Comet," whose portraits are here 

 given, fairly typify the class of animal Mr. Christy goes 

 in for. " Narcissus," a chestnut mare by " Ringleader," dam 

 "Daffodil" by " Mainstone," was bred by Mr. Christy. 

 Possessing immense power in her back and loins, with good 

 legs and feet (as all Ringleaders had) she was a very fine 



