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Cathedral. In the foreground are royal visitors, 

 noblemen, ladies, and owners, on horseback and 

 in carriages. The most conspicuous equipage is a 

 high four-wheel gig, drawn by six grey horses, 

 the four first horses being driven from the box-seat, 

 and the leaders ridden by a post-boy. In a carriage 

 to the left is the Prince, talking to a gentleman on 

 horse-back, and by his side the Princess, wearing a 

 high hat, trimmed with the Prince's Feathers. The 

 rest of the picture is taken up by horses and jockeys 

 at exercise, which may be counted by hundreds. 



On the subjects of the three pictures last men- 

 tioned it is important to note that James Seymour 

 only painted between 1724 and 1751, having died 

 in 1 752. In looking upon these three engravings, the 

 "Carriage Match," the "Map of Newmarket," and 

 the "View of Running Horses," it must be remem- 

 bered they refer to a period some fifty years prior 

 to the date when John Bodger published them. It 

 seems to point to the fact that fashion changed then 

 as now, and there must have been a demand for 

 turf events of an earlier period. 



Many of the artist's pictures were engraved 

 during his lifetime. "The Greyhound coursing a 

 Hare " was engraved by Josephus Sympson, the 

 plate being 12 inches deep by 17 inches wide. 

 More of his pictures, however, found their way 

 into the engraver's hands after his death. He 



