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than he did at Mr. Henley Greaves' sale last year ; 

 but the fast heavy-weights of the day did not come 

 to look after him, as they thought him, in spite of 

 his splendid jumping, to have hardly pace enough. 

 He goes, too, along with Fisherman (140 guineas), 

 a wonderful specimen of a well-knit weight carrier, 

 and on whom, as well as Chesterfield, Mr. Morrell 

 has been foremost among the best of the Old Berk- 

 shire Hunt, to Colonel Wyndham's country. Mr. 

 Henley Greaves bought four horses, the highest price 

 being 55 guineas for that rare trotting hack Tom 

 Thumb, while Mr. C. Simmonds, the well-known 

 dealer beloved of Oxonians, gave 150 guineas for 

 a perfect paragon in a small compass, to wit, Jenny 

 Lind. The sale occupied nearly three hours, and 

 Mr. Tattersall's rostrum was pitched under a tall 

 elm behind the kennels ; a couple of waggons were 

 the only coigns of vantage, and many an Oxford 

 fellow and undergraduate joined the circle round 

 him, which was of sadly small compass till the horses 

 arrived and speedily enlarged it for themselves. 

 The sale was an exceedingly successful one, though 

 frightfully slow at intervals. By six o'clock most 

 of the company had gone with the exception of 

 a few huntsmen, who lingered round the spot which 

 has done so much for their forest craft. 



Although Mr. Morrell has had only ten 

 years of mastership, and those at times clouded 

 with vexation, undeserved and bitter enough 

 to make many a less staunch sportsmen throw 

 up the cards, we may truly say that no one 

 has done so much, not only by his magnificent 

 outlay in the field, but by his public spirit in 

 bringing masters and huntsmen together at 



