78 IRiMno IRecollections an^ XTurt Stones 



* Scamander ' was a very big, strong- horse, and very 

 lazy. Old Tom Olliver made a very amusing re- 

 mark about him one day. The Wroughton trainer 

 was talking to a friend, and said : 



" Well, the other day ' Scamander ' had the ague, 

 and was really too lazy to shake." 



The whole of this wonderful breed of animals 

 owed their orio^in to a mare called ' The Bloomer,' 

 by ' Melbourne.' Poor old Tom Olliver either gave 

 or promised to present Alec Taylor £2^ for her, 

 and afterwards he sold her to Mr. Cartwright. It 

 was something like the origin of the ' Blink Bonny ' 

 stud, which was formed by the late Mr. J. I' Anson. 

 The first animal he had out of ' Queen Mary,' viz., 

 ' Braxey,' was a good one. He then went all over 

 Scotland to find the old mare, and succeeded in 

 doing so, and in getting her for ^30, or some very 

 small sum. This turned out the o-reatest bargain 

 he or any other man ever made in blood stock, 

 and terminated by founding the stud which in- 

 cluded ' Haricot,' ' Bonnie Scotland,' ' Blink 

 Bonny,' ' Caller Ou,' ' Blair Athol,' ' Breadalbane,' 

 ' Broomielaw,' ' Borealis,' ' Blinkhoolie,' etc. Of 

 these several were a host in themselves individually, 

 but collectively such a lot had never been got to- 

 gether by any one person. 



