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his name remains ' illustrated ' for ever in the annals 

 of the French turf. At his death there was a sale of 

 seven horses in training (Macquinez, Gibellin, Trouvere, 

 Eolien, Flaneur, Otage, Qui Vive), two brood mares 

 (Illusion and Algarade), and one stallion (Probleme, who 

 won in. his day 1,000/, in stakes), belonging to the 

 deceased gentleman alone, and of ten other animals 

 in training (La Louve, Beaumontel, Formigny, Eiche- 

 pance, Solitaire, Hidalgo, Clarabide, Sans Marque, 

 Senegal, and Plaisanterie), which belonged to him and 

 to Mr. T. Carter jointly. The sale produced less than 

 2,000/., with the exception of Plaisanterie, for whom 

 the deceased gentleman's partner, Mr. T. Carter, gave 

 150,000 francs (6,000/.). Mr. Carter also bought most 

 of the other ' lots,' including Beaumontel (the highest- 

 priced of all at 13,500 francs, or 540/.). There was not, 

 apparently, the expected struggle between England and 

 America for the possession of Plaisanterie ; at any rate 

 they did not outbid Mr. T. Carter's 6,000/. (which is 

 more than anybody would give at Lord Falmouth's sale 

 for Jannette, or Spinaway, or Dutch Oven, or Wheel of 

 Fortune, or Cantiniere, but considerably less than the 

 8,800/. given for Busybody at three years of age ; and, of 

 course Plaisanterie, being but four years of age, might 

 run again, altliough rumour spoke ill of lier chances). 



