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that often under circumstances at which the feeUugs 

 of any true sportsman must revolt. 



Lottery — the ever-to-be -respected and esteemed 

 Lottery — the best of steeple-chasers, and one of the 

 best of animals— we say 07ie of the best (for old Vivian 

 at one time, perhaps, ranked as high in intrinsic 

 goodness) — Lottery finished his career in a hay-cart. 

 But let not the reader's feelings be excited to unmiti- 

 gated commiseration on hearing this. 



We are not to suppose that the horse is sensible of 

 degradation, provided he is well and kindly treated ; 

 we must suppose him just as happy and contented 

 with cart-traces on him as with the silk jacket; and, 

 to the immortal honour of Mr. Hall, to whom 

 Lottery belonged in his latter days, he would no more 

 have permitted the old horse to suffer in any way in 

 his capacity of cart horse, than he did when winning 

 the Liverpool and other races from some of the best 

 horses in England. Perhaps his latter life to the 

 horse was one in which he suffered the least. Mr. 

 Hall seems to have established a kind of home or 

 retreat for steeple- chasers on his farm, for Lottery 



