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best be remembered by the present generation 

 as the sire of The Cob, who has done Bad- 

 minton good service in long distance races 

 within the past few years, and was one of 

 the pleasantest race-horses I ever got on. 



Whilst writing of Mr. Ede, let me not 

 forget to record the sad death of the poor 

 little " Lamb." He was sold to go to 

 Germany, and whilst running in a steeple- 

 chase at, I think, Baden, he fell on ground 

 as hard as a turnpike road— be it remembered 

 that steeplechasing is a summer amusement 

 in the land of Hochs and Bocks — broke his 

 leg, and had to be destroyed. 



That wonderful horse The Doctor, who, 

 despite his being a weaver, a noisy one, a 

 crib - biter, and having a club - foot, was 

 perhaps the very best hunter in Leicester- 

 shire during the nine seasons Custance the 

 jockey rode him there, and was only beaten 

 by half a length for the Liverpool by The 

 Colonel (a dual winner) in 1870, when 

 receiving 6 lbs. The Colonel was a great 

 leathering horse, and perhaps one of the very 



