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some shade. Tliis arose from George the Fourth 

 (then the Prince) driving such. The sort were first 

 hrought in by Sir John Lade, the then Jides Achates, 

 box- companion, and amateur gentleman adviser to 

 the Prince in all matters wherein driving was con- 

 cerned. Then came the original Lord Sefton. He 

 patronized bright — in fact, light-coloured — bays, 

 many of them with more or less white legs ; and, 

 though such are usually objected to for harness, they 

 looked well together. 



The Prince, Sir John, and his Lordship at that 

 time *'bore away the bell" in the magnificence and 

 merits of their teams, who, coming along the carriage 

 drive in the Parks the pace they did, with their high 

 action, seemed, figuratively speaking, likely to step 

 over the iron gates at the end of it. They ranged 

 from sixteen hands to sixteen two, and their action 

 was all alike. The sort and required action were so 

 well known, that any dealer having one come into his 

 hands was sure of a customer, by making it known. 

 The reader must not infer from this that either of the 

 teams was comprised of *' a good sort ; '* they were 



