"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



The array of racing "cracks" that looked down from 

 the walls formed an artistic treat to the racing enthu- 

 siast and might cause him to paraphrase Mr. Pope's 

 lines on Mr. Addison's dialogue of "The Medals" — 



Or in fair series laurelled "cracks" be shown — 

 A Glencoe here, and there a Lexington. 



For Lexington was there— from the brush of Troye; 

 while Kentucky, American Eclipse, Fashion, Lecompte, 

 and others of the corps d' elite of America found places. 

 From Sartorlous' representation of Eclipse to the last 

 decade of Derby and St. Leger winners, were grouped 



the most celebrated horses that have won 

 P f, "'^ fame over an English race-course. Fllho da 



Puta, big and robust, seems thirsting for an- 

 other shy at Sir Joshua, and Emilius "in flesh" shows 

 little of the stag-like neck old Ben Marshall gives him 

 "in condition." Margrave and the hollow-backed 

 Glencoe and the dainty Priam are there — magic names 

 to American horsemen— while Flying Dutchman In the 

 "tartan," and Voltlgeur, whose distended nostrils and 

 outstretched "flag" tell of "pace-complaint," are also 

 there to remind us of "The Great Match at York." 

 Newminster, dainty and deerlike; Stockwell, of the 

 robust model; West Australian, lengthy and elegant; 

 Blair Athol's blaze face. Blink Bonny's bobtail, and 

 Teddington of the calf-knees, were all there to demon- 

 strate the "character" Harry Hall gave to his pictures. 



