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class animals as West Australian and Ted- 

 dington ; but it is worthy of notice that these 

 four, and Virago, and Stock well, who was 

 taken out of training long before he was on 

 the wane, were foaled in six successive 

 seasons." 



In addition to the articles which " The 

 Druid " wrote for the Doncaster Gazette and 

 the Sporting Life, I am indebted to a mem- 

 ber of his family for the following list of his 

 contributions sent for many years to the 

 Sporting Magazine, which are given in the 

 very language employed by their industrious 

 compiler. It will be seen that three of his 

 best known works made their first appear- 

 ance in that once famous periodical, as " Post 

 and Paddock " commenced on January 1, 

 1856, "Silk and Scarlet" upon August 1, 

 1859, and " Scott and Sebright," upon July 

 1, 1862. The vast variety of topics handled 

 by this accomplished writer will give a fitting 

 idea of his many-sided versatility. 



11 The Druid's " Contributions to the 

 " Sporting Magazine." 



In 1850 he commenced " Turf Pencil- 



