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Pickpocket. Mr. Loraine Smith had also a celebrated horse, 

 called Harry, sold at the hammer for 300 guineas, to Mr. 

 Dickenson, the proprietor of an article termed Gowland's Lotion. 

 The pui'chaser, on riding him out of Tattersall's yard, was pro- 

 ceeding down the Haymarket, when the horse fell down and 

 broke both knees. The accident did not affect the validity of 

 the sale, and, in the true spirit of honour, of course the money 

 was paid. 



It woiild be tedious to enumerate more of the stud, belonging 

 either to Mr. Meynell or his friend, as the names of hunters, 

 unless accompanied by their pedigrees, are interesting only to 

 those in whom they may awaken reminiscences connected with 

 their performances. One more, an Irish horse, Ringtail, may 

 be mentioned, as it appears that he was distinguished for most 

 extraordinary faculty of wind. He could go after a hard frost, 

 without a gallop. He was thought a very rare horse, and car- 

 ried Lord Paget, now Marquis of Anglesea, in extraordinary 

 style, in a famous run with Mr. Meynell, from Wliitstone Gorse. 

 Wlien this horse died, he was opened, and his heart and lungs 

 were found to be most marvellously small. Does this circum- 

 stance throw any light upon the requisites for good wind ? 



I conclude this memoir with a laughable epitaph upon the 

 Enderby Squire, written some years previous to his death, by a 

 Mr. Monro ; with a rejoinder by another talented friend, Mr. 

 Heyrick. 



" Here lies the tall 'Squire of Enderby Hall, 

 With his bridles, boots, fiddle, brush, colours, and all. 

 Some liked his scraping, though none of the best ; 

 And all liked the welcome he gave to his guest. 

 His taste was, in horses and hounds, orthodox ; 

 And no man can say he e'er headed the fox. 



