28G RACECOURSE AND COVERT SIDE. 



" They never make mistakes. When a storm 

 or a spell of bad weather is coming the lions 

 holloa and the elephants all huddle together. 

 Yes, and I can tell, too, pretty well whether it's 

 settled bad weather or just a passing storm. If 

 the lions holloa all together it's going to be 

 short. Sometimes they sit round in a circle 

 with their tails all together, and set to making 

 a desperate noise, and that means a short spell ; 

 but at other times one begins, and then another, 

 or perhaps two of them sit down together and 

 roar against each other, and then one, and then 

 another two — that means that a rough time's 

 coming, and won't soon pass over." 



Having digested this singular piece of in- 

 formation, we pass to the next stall. 



" Now, there's a curious horse," the pro- 

 prietor continues. " Washington his name is, 

 a thoroughbred Claybank- Virginia. He's marked 

 just exactly the same as a terrier is. Where the 

 terrier's dark — look at his legs below the knee, 

 and his muzzle — he's marked too. Perfect 

 shaped horse, too, isn't he ? That white's Riche- 

 lieu ; look at his Httle head — small like a pea- 

 cock's ! He's taken prizes in almost all the 

 cities I've been too, and he's one of the best 

 artists I have in the place." 



Mr. Tanring, in fact, regards liis horses as 



