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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



" Hunter- 

 making Harry. 



Mr. John Corbet time has a brilliant piece ot work by Bradley, entrapped 

 " * a partaker of the run into the purchase of the hunter 

 which had been so conspicuous. A large figure was 

 bound to be asked and agreed to, but all too soon did 

 the purchaser find that, although he had bought a 

 horse, without Bradley's hand he could not make him 

 a hunter. Bradley was proof against any remonstrance 

 in such cases and would reply, *' lam very sorry, sir, 

 you cannot ride him, but I only sold the horse, I 

 cannot sell the rider." He, at this time, probably 

 sold more hunters than any other man in England. 

 Having referred to Bradley, I must not omit to 

 mention in connection with him his boy or rather man, 

 Harry, or as he was generally known, "Hunter- 

 making Harry." He was, if possible, more of a 

 celebrity than his master. About nine stone weight 

 in his saddle, he cleared almost everything that came in 

 his way, no matter what kind of animal he was on. He 

 was exceedingly clever and would take a horse over the 

 country in a manner that would take the eye of an in- 

 tending purchaser, and as a rule the animal changed 

 hands. In many cases, however, the purchaser found 

 that ownership was not the only change it had under- 

 gone in the transaction, and that, as with the master, so 

 with the man, the hand of the vendor should have 

 gone with the horse. Harry was a horseman by nature, 

 and it is said he could make a hunter after a tuition of 

 three days. He possessed a firm seat, a good hand, and 

 an undaunted nerve, and seldom, despite the hazardous 

 character of his actions, got falls. 



Mr. Lockley, who passed more than half his life on 

 horseback, was also an attendant on " the Warwick- 

 shire." He was one of the most extraordinary men in 

 the saddle in England. His weight was a little under 

 15 stone. He would go well in any country. His 

 horses were not always of the first water, for dealing 

 was one of his weak points, and often a low price over- 



Mr. Locldey. 



