"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



But none are more attractive than the series entitled 

 "The British Stud," by Herring, which decorate the 

 upper hall. Pantaloon, the paragon of beauty, is woo- 

 ing Languish to the alliance which brought an Oaks 

 winner in Ghuznee; and Camel of the massive quarters 

 looks happy in Banter's love, the fruit of which in 



Touchstone has stamped itself upon the 

 « , brightest pages of the blood-horse peerage. 



Muley Moloch whispers soft nothings to 

 Rebecca, which blossomed in Alice Hawthorne and 

 bloomed anew in Thormanby ; while in a wooded ravine 

 through which a crystal stream is sparkling. Touch- 

 stone's truant nymph, Beeswing, is meeting Sir Hercu- 

 les' advances from the opposite bank, somewhat as 

 Helen met those of Paris in the absence of Menelaus, 

 according to Offenbach's version of the "tale of Troy 

 divine" — 



Un mart sage est en voyage. 



On all days of the year, a good dinner could be had 

 at the club-house, and members made it a frequent 

 lounge. Balls and suppers were given. In the winter 

 sleighing parties of members (of which there were 

 fourteen hundred) made It a rendezvous. Each of the 

 life members (of which there were fifty) had his pri- 

 vate stable inscribed with his name, where, upon his ar- 

 rival, his vehicle was housed and his horses cared for. 

 After the autumn meetings, the members held pigeon 



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