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inn at Bedfont Gate, and broke horses, were most amusing, 

 and full of anecdotes and quaint sayings. One morning I 

 called upon an old General living near Windsor, who said to 

 me, ' I have just had half an hour with Shirley in my stable- 

 yard, and,' he added, 'half an hour with Shirley is always worth 

 half a sovereign ;' this speaks volumes for Shirley, as the General 

 was not usually wasteful. Poor Shirley had a sad accident, and 

 rather an unusual one, which I mention as a proof of the fact 



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that caution is always necessary in dealing with horses, and 

 that even the most experienced horsemen and drivers may 

 suddenly find accidents imminent. To what extent disaster 

 may be avoided depends upon the skill and presence of mind 

 of the man who holds the reins, good or ill luck no doubt in 

 a certain degree influencing the result. Shirley was driving a 

 young horse in a gig, in or near Windsor Park, when a cock 



