500 ashgill; or, the life of john osboene 



There should be, as far as possible, a sentiment of 

 friendship and confidence between the horse and the 

 horseman. Often enough have we seen a horse 

 breaking into a state of trembUng and sweat at the 

 approach of a jockey. When that occurs a change 

 should assuredly be made. Matthew Dawson used to 

 cite a case in point between Kirkham and the 3ockej 

 Bowes, who would have been killed but for the t>mely 

 assistance of the trainer. Kirkham would never agree 

 with Bowes either in the saddle or on the Heath. 

 Jealousy between horses, too, is not an unkno^ 

 passion. An instance of this may be cited ^^ the case 

 of Julius, who, after his severe races with Hermit m the 

 St Leger and in the Match, strongly evinced his 

 implacable hatred of his conqueror when they were near 

 each other on the Heath, sight, sound, or smell being 

 sufficient to create an explosion of Jnhuss temper. 



Many tales are told of the prince^- generosity and 

 the unobtrusive philanthropy of Matthew Dawson and 

 John Scott, both of whom had " a tear fo; ft) and a 

 hand open as the day for melting char J ■ "« 

 manner has John Osborne acted al h.s lite to f rends 

 relations, unfortunate jockeys, touts and brother 

 trainers Balzac, the great French writer, in his story 

 trameiij. "'•■"■ > », . , „oetic and beautiful 

 nf " Eusenie Grandet, paid a poetic <u 

 01 ijuacu heroine when he said, 



tribute to the memory of his dead neroiue , ■ 



" Her soul was accompanied to heaven by a glorious 



,'\\t „nnH deeds" Such a tribute would not be 

 cortege ot good dceas. ou^i «i;f„.„ fitf,,! fpvpr " 



inapt to John Osborne, when, after ^e ^,fitf"l «;^^' 

 he is called upon to pass the "scales of human 



existence. 



Finis 



