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oame his better judgment and tempted him into a ^^^^ iQ?'\9?-f-?'^''^ 

 speculation which did not always prove favourable to " 



him. This, however, was only occasionally the case. 

 In many instances the transactions proved in time to 

 have been much in his favour. An example of this 

 was his thoroughbred horse Confidence (by Weasel, 

 by Herod, dam by Young Eclipse) which was a superb 

 hunter and about the best he ever had. He gave 

 100 guineas for it when at foot, and after several 

 seasons sold it to Earl Sefton for 600 guineas. When 

 the Earl retired from the field the horse came again 

 to Mr. Lockley, and after a capital day with "the 

 Warwickshire," left him again at 750 guineas. He 

 possessed the qualities necessary to make a 

 good rider. His seat was firm and easy, bis hand 

 steady, and his temper fine. He was quick to hounds 

 and country, and, knowing the evil of having lost 

 ground to make up in a run, he always kept near to 

 the pack. 

 i^ T i ' i* '^ Mr. Walsh Porter was another very fine man jij.. walsh 

 in Warwickshire, and distinguished himself par- Porter. 

 ticularly on his two little bay mares. They 

 were but little over fourteen hands high, 

 but were lengthy and well bred. One 

 of them went to him from Mr. Wynniatt, and the other 

 he purchased off Sir Grey Skipwith at 200 guineas. 

 There was one peculiarity that gave his riding an indi- 

 viduality. He always used a long stirrup-leather, and, 

 as he was 6ft. high and his mare so low, it gave him a 

 remarkable appearance. His feet hung down much 

 below his mare, and, as he crossed the country in a 

 gallant style, there seemed considerable danger of his 

 coming to sad grief at the fences. But he was a good 

 jumper and knew how to take his horse over. Like 

 others I have dealt with, has hand was excellent. He 

 resided quite on the outskirts of the country and so 

 came in for an immense amount of travelling during 

 the season. 



