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Sale of Coach-Horses — IMessrs. W. and S. Freeman sold by 

 auction, yesterday, at the Repository, St. Martin's Lane, 35 horses, 

 which had been worked daily in the Windsor coach throughout the 

 summer, between " Hatchett's," Piccadilly, and Windsor. Amongst 

 them were many well-known hunters, also match pairs and single 

 harness horses, most of them having fine action, power, and quality. 

 The prices obtained were as follow : — Eileen, a chestnut mare, 



56 gs. ; Quickstep, a chestnut mare, 13 gs. ; The Swell, a chestnut 

 gelding, 66 gs. ; Gamecock, a chestnut gelding, 72 gs. ; Christopher, 

 a chestnut gelding, 60 gs. ; Sandown, a grey gelding, 26 gs. ; Rupert, 

 a chestnut gelding, 150 gs. ; Lincoln, a chestnut gelding, no gs. ; 

 Stockings, a chestnut gelding, 60 gs. ; Colleen Bawn, a grey mare, 

 46 gs. ; Plymouth, a black gelding, 86 gs. ; Kate, a bay mare, 35 gs. ; 

 Squire, a chestnut gelding, 23 gs, ; Mentmore, a brown gelding, 



57 gs. ; Cossack, a grey gelding, 56 gs. ; Ewart and Monkey, a pair 

 of leaders, were sold together, and were knocked down for the small 

 sum of 50 gs. ; Sala, a chestnut gelding, 55 gs. ; Dunmow, a dun 

 gelding, 44 gs. ; Maude, a chestnut mare, 31 gs. ; Bacon, a roan 

 gelding, 29 gs. ; Rugby, a bay gelding, 50 gs. ; Tradesman, a roan 

 gelding, 25 gs. ; Kathleen, a brown mare, 60 gs. ; Beverley, a bay 

 mare, 48 gs. ; Dublin, a bay gelding, 30 gs. ; Sweep, a black gelding, 

 35 gs-; Lottery, a grey gelding, 35 gs. ; Lily, a grey mare, 30 gs. ; 

 Ascot, a grey mare, 18 gs. ; Corky, a grey gelding, 14 gs. ; Marksman, 

 a dun gelding, 20 gs. ; Punch, a bay gelding, 20 gs. ; Scamp, a brown 

 gelding, 14 gs. ; Doctor, a black gelding, 26 gs. ; Worcester, a brown 

 gelding, 84 gs. 



It will be noticed that they averaged about fifty 

 pounds ; Lincoln, a chestnut gelding, fetching as much 

 •as one hundred and ten guineas ; whilst Eileen fetched 

 eighty-six guineas ; and also Plymouth, eighty-six 

 guineas ; Worcester, eighty-four guineas. These are 

 fairly good prices ; but several, it will be noticed, did 

 not fetch more than fourteen guineas. 



In concluding this chapter, I do not think that I 

 can do better than give the time-bills of the coaches 

 that have started from the White Horse Cellars 

 during the present season. They are as follows. To 

 commence with the Dorking coach : 



