loa LIFE OF MYTTOS. 



of great service to his horses, in proof of which they 

 very seldom tired with him ; and, malcinL,^ allowance 

 for the seemingly impracticable fences he would ride 

 at, he frot but few falls. ConsideriuLT his hard usaee 

 of them also, he was fortunate in his stud, several of 

 his horses lasting many seasons ; and his famous little 

 horse, Baronet, carried him nine seasons with hounds, 

 after he had used him as a charger in the Hussars ! 

 He had his portrait painted, on this horse, having his 

 horn in his hand, and the hound Hudibras at his side. 

 Baronet was a mean-looking horse, with only one eye ; 

 but Nature had made amends for that in giving him 

 more than one life, or he would never have survived 

 the last seven years that he was in Mr. jMytton's 

 possession. He may be said to have been as stout as 

 steel ; and if there was rank amongst brutes, this 

 Baronet should have been raised to the peerage. 

 Having, however, mentioned this gallant animal in 

 connection with his hard-riding master in mv " Crack 

 Riders of England,'' 1 will here quote what I there 

 said of both. In speaking of the master, I say 

 " There is no man better entitled to a place amongst 

 hard, — aye, desperate — riders to hounds than Mr. 

 Mytton is, and a welter weight too. But how is it 

 that he can come under the latter denomination who, 



