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secure a seat. He was fond of field-sports, and kept 

 an extensive establishment, which in itself was ' more 

 than his faint means would grant continuance.' Yet 

 he hunted, raced, and coursed, and managed to do all 

 three for more than fifteen years — a result due, I 

 believe, to his success in racing rather than to any- 

 thing else. 



He commenced racing in 1832, and continued with 

 varied success until about 184JJ. His earliest horses 

 were Caleb, Goldfringe, Maid of Underly, and Revenge, 

 amongst others ; and later on he had Hill Coolie 7 

 Thistle Whipper, Rustic, Auburn, Palladium, Passion, 

 Discord, and the last Ira. The following races 

 were placed to his credit by Thistle Whipper : the 

 Champagne Stakes at Bibury ; Two-year-old Stakes 

 at Stockbridge; a Sweepstakes of 50 sovs., half ft,, at 

 Newmarket Houghton meeting ; and the horse also ran 

 second for the Criterion Stakes at Newmarket. Revenge 

 won him £80 and £20 at Bibury ; £60 at Stockbridge; 

 the King's Purse, £45 and £65 at Winchester ; the 

 King's Purse, £180 and £90 at Salisbury ; and the 

 Warwick Cup and £30 at Abingdon. 



I do not know that his love of coursing proved 

 very costly, for though he kept a large kennel, he 

 kept it with fair success. I don't think he ever won 

 the coursing blue ribbon, the Waterloo Cup at Altcar. 

 He was, indeed, best known in the south, at Everley, 

 Amesbury, and Ashdown Park, at which meetings 

 most of the best trophies fell to his share. 



