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whole of these reminiscences of Frank Gillard are 

 dipped by the writer out of an ink-pot made from 

 one of the fore -feet of this horse, mounted in 

 silver, by Rowland Ward of Piccadilly. Another 

 instance of a good judge trusting to chance when 



Mr. Edgar Ia'bbock on Deerfoot. 



buying a horse was that of Mr. " Banker " Hardy, 

 for many years honorary secretary to the Bel voir 

 Hunt, and one of its keenest followers. Seeing 

 an animal described in Tattersall's sale list that 

 promised well, Mr. Hardy sent a commission and 

 bought him. To his disgust, when he arrived at 



