572 HISTORY OF THE 



quence of hard whipping, got some Uttle way be- 

 fore him, while Forester exerted every possible 

 power to recover, at least, his lost equality ; till 

 finding all his efforts ineffectual, he made one 

 sudden spring, and caught Elephant by the under 

 jaw, which he griped so violently as to hold him 

 back ; nor was it without the utmost difficulty 

 that he could be forced to quit his hold. Poor 

 Forester, he lost ; but he lost most honourably ! 

 Every experienced groom, we were told, thought 

 it a most extraordinary circumstance. John Wat- 

 son declared he had never in his life been more 

 surprised by the behaviour of a horse." 



