58 REMINISCENCES OF 



I took " Iris" home to Fife, and hunted there that 

 season with Colonel Gardyne. Next summer I sent 

 him to the horse show at Islington, and got second 

 prize. He went straight from Charleton to the show 

 and was not looking well. Sir Watkin Wynn's 

 "Speculation" was first, but "Iris" was the better 

 horse of the two. 



Next season I took the Atherstone Hounds in 

 partnership with Mr. Oakeley. One day at Bos- 

 worth "Iris'' got staked, but not badly. I again 

 sent him to Islington and got first prize. He also 

 got the first prize at Peterborough and Wetherby 

 shows. 



" The following autumn I had to give up after 

 the cub-hunting season, and again had a sale at 

 Tattersall's. " Iris" was again sold for ^380. He 

 was lame at the time, having been pricked in 

 shoeing. He was bought by Mr. Thomas. I said 

 that I would deliver him sound, and of course 

 intended to keep him till he was sound. On going 

 to the stable I found that he was already taken away. 

 Mr. Thomas had him examined by a vet., who said 

 that he had many maladies. However, he sent him 

 home to South Wales. 



" CORDRIGLAN, CARDIFF, 



" 23^ October, 1870. 



" DEAR SIR, 



" I bought, at your sale at Tattersall's on 

 Monday last, your horse ' Iris'. At the time of sale 

 he was lame, and you know Edmund Tattersall 

 warranted him sound verbally, and you said at the 



