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mount for the whipper-in, making 115 guineas. 

 Tally Ho, the bay, square-looking, medium sized 

 hunter, standing on four good legs, was the horse 

 on which Champion was 

 painted, a print of which 

 was published by Messrs 

 Fores of Piccadilly, and 

 he went for 100 guineas. 

 A plain short-tailed roan 

 horse, with ugly white 

 markings, named Grass- 

 hopper, a famous water- 

 jumper who had been 

 carrying the hunt staff 

 for four seasons, had 

 many admirers amongst 

 those who knew his char- 

 acter as a hunter, for 

 he fetched 140 guineas. 

 Roman, a short-legged 

 bay horse, with a wonderfully good forehand, and 

 jumping quarters, a sharp horse to hounds, made 

 81 guineas. The last horse Lawrence showed us 

 was Cork, an eight year old dun horse with a 

 black stripe down the back to the root of his 

 short tail. He was just recovering from an accident, 

 and had a big blemish inside the hock on which he 

 was fired, causing us to question his chances as a 

 seller. " Aye," said Lawrence, " the bump's far 

 enough away from his heart, his character will sell 

 him, for he's the best performer we have in the 

 stable ! " At the subsequent auction, Cork headed 

 the list at 300 guineas ! 



On a morning in February 191 1 — the finish of the 

 Duke of Westminster's last season of mastership — 

 we had a sight of the Cheshire, green collars and 



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On business bent. 



