204 LORD GEORGE AS A LETTER- WRITER. 



"I think I have upon the whole rather a good 

 lot of foals here. I annex an account of them on 

 another sheet. — I am, your obdt. servant, 



" G. Bentinck. 



"1. Bay colt by Bay Middleton — Olive. 

 A slashing fine colt ; great size, great length, 

 enormous arms and legs, stands straight and well 

 on his fore-legs, and with his hind-legs well under 

 him. I cannot span his leg below the knee. 

 Shoulders come right into the middle of his back, 

 and his quarters come well into his back likewise ; 

 good loins and good quarters, and pretty good 

 thighs with great hocks ; a little flat-sided, and 

 might be a little deeper in the girth, but not much 

 fault to be found ; plenty of body ; sour, thick, 

 and rather lop - eared but small head ; rather a 

 small, bad eye, but apparently an idle, easy- 

 tempered animal ; in the paddock a slashing, 

 striding, true galloper, and I have set him down 

 to win the Derby and Leger in 1847. 



"2. B. c. by Lanercost — Crucifix. A pretty 

 good colt ; immense loins, good quarters and hocks, 

 and deep in the girth ; very thin through the 

 shoulders ; rather flat-sided though deep in the 

 body ; ewe-necked ; refined head ; good knees, 

 but very light below them ; very small in the 

 fetlock -joints and pasterns, and small feet ; but 

 his bone and sinew flat, clean, and sound-looking ; 

 a good goer in the paddock, with quicker action, 



