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inclining to a brown, lie is the heaii ideal of a 

 hunter for the purpose he is so happily 

 selected to perfonn, though her ladyship is 

 rather diposed to show favouritism for Blue- 

 cap, because he is rather the faster of the 

 two ; but if hounds were to go too fast for 

 Lady Yarborough on either, it would be a 

 matter of no great difficulty to say Avhere the 

 field would be. Crinoline and Rocket are 

 also remarkably perfect. Of Lord Yar- 

 borough's horses it would not be an easy task 

 to make a selection, so wonderfully are they 

 alike in character, symmetry, action, good 

 breeding, and that sine qua non of perfection 

 — good manners. A description of one will 

 serve for them all, so I will take Flat catcher 

 as an example ; a dark brown horse having 

 the name of his sire, nearly, if not quite 

 thorough bred, fifteen hands three inches 

 high, with fine oblique shoulders, a rare 

 mover, with speed equal to any pace hounds 

 can run. A very handsome grey mare, whose 

 name I have forgotten, is quite of the same 

 stamp ; and of the Dragon's perfection I can 

 speak practically, his lordship having kindly 

 favoured me with a mount on him. 



Long as this magnificent establishment has 



