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well-bred animals, and many thorough bred ; 

 some reared on the estate, most of the others 

 purchased from the tenants, who have been 

 accustomed to breed horses of high pretensions 

 from time immemorial, I presume the ex- 

 ample was set them by Mr. Pelham, the 

 founder of the pack, who, simultaneously 

 with his engagement with Sir John Tyrwhitt 

 and Mr. R. Vyner, bred the celebrated mare 

 called Brocklesby Betty, who ran so gamely 

 when distance was the test of fame. The 

 name of Mr. Marris, as the breeder of Peter 

 Simple, is well known ; and Dictator, a recent 

 Derby candidate and favourite, was bred by 

 Mr. Hadley, handy to Brocklesby. In the 

 park, too, there are mementoes of races in 

 ancient posts, especially a huge one, which 

 history relates was appropriated to the con- 

 venience of the clerk of the scales. How 

 many years have elapsed since the races were 

 discontinued I have no idea; for I believe 

 none of the Lords Yarborough kept race 

 horses. In the hunting stables the Countess 

 of Yarborough's four take precedence, as, I 

 may add, they do in the field. A more 

 splendid creature than Brilliant it is impossible 

 to conceive ; a beautiful dark bay, almost 



