38 THE WARWICKSHIRE HOtTNDS. 



^'iqa^^-Po^f^^ <^ay appeared too long for him. He would often re- 

 ", * commend his companions to draw for a fresh fox 

 when the day was far advaticed, reminding them 

 there was a moon to kill him by. A peculiar habit 

 he contracted gave rise to a somewhat amusing incident. 

 He almost invariably kept one eye shut. In the ring 



A peculiar habit. ^^ Newmarket one day he made a bet, and lost it. 

 Although depending upon one eye for general obser- 

 vation, any surprise or alarm usually had the effect of 

 opening the other. Being accosted somewhat suddenly 

 by the winner of the bet for the money, his second eye 

 opened, and the stranger, on" looking into his face, 

 apologised for having made a mistake and rode away, 

 observing that the gentleman he had bet with had only 

 one eye. Mr. Stubbs was a constant attendant at War- 

 wick Races and was held in universal estimation. His 

 hair became prematurely white and gave him the 

 appearance of having years to which he never attained, 

 as death put an end to his sport at the age of 54, on 

 the 18th of December, 1815, at Rumour Hill, near 

 Stratford. 



