108 PRECEPT A^'D PRACTICE. 



Stanhope : in most cases, either in horse, harness, or 

 carriage, a something was wanting with the imitators, 

 added to which, the perfectly, nay peculiarly, gentle- 

 manly look and manner of its owner, formed a part 

 of its peculiarity. But we must not award all credit 

 to the Stanhope drivers for using "a good sort," 

 more than we must censure the barouche drivers for 

 putting up with what they knew was the reverse. 

 One or two good sort of horses for a particular pur- 

 pose it was quite easy to procure, whereas a number 

 with all action alike, and that of a peculiar kind, was 

 as difficult ; therefore to get this sine qua non some 

 sacrifice was necessary. 



I have endeavoured to show that though " a good 

 sort" will do anything moderately well, *'sort" alone 

 will not make a horse pre-eminent in every use, or 

 rather purpose, to which we may apply him. There 

 can be no doubt but that four horses of a good sort 

 would, in three months' real work, " sew up" four of 

 the sort usually then used in the London barouche ; 

 but then (as a general case) they would not look as 

 imposing, or come along the park drive in the same 



