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over to this country she was perfectly docile, but before 

 long her temper became so violent that no one could 

 approach her in her loose box. Under these circumstances, 

 Mr Walton handed her over to Proffessor Loffler at New- 

 market, the result being that she carried off several events 

 at subsequent meetings. 



The following story may be said to be an example of 

 " Rarey " made easy. A noted coachman (it was in the 

 days of stage-coaches) had been taken off one coach and 

 put upon another. On the day before he mounted his new 

 box he was told by the former whip that he would never 

 get along with the team he was to start with. 



" I'll bet you a quid," said the new man, " that they'll go 

 with me as quiet as lambs." 



•' Done," said the other ; " I'm on." 



Next morning the new coachman contrived to gain 

 admittance to the stables at a very early hour, locked him- 

 self in with the team, and, taking up a broomstick, welted 

 into them with a will, shouting all the while, until they 

 were ready to dash through the walls. When he took the 

 reins a few hours later he was greeted with a volley of 

 jokes from men about the yard, no one being sharper in his 

 witticisms than the late driver. Just before starting, the 

 horses became a little restive ; but a roar from the coach- 

 man such as he had given in the stable started them off at 

 a tearing pace, so that the difficulty was to hold them in, 

 and, greatly to the mortification of the loser of the bet, the 

 least sound of their driver's voice kept them in order. 



