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time, and he never quite got over the severance, from 

 some very trivial cause. He also rode Filho da Puta 

 in that memorable St. Leger, which worked up a 

 sporting Baronet into such a state of delight, that he 

 thrust his stick through half-a-dozen pier glasses at 

 the Reindeer, and lamented that there were not more 

 at hand. No man was more honest and respectable ; 

 but, although he had been able to ride /st. /lb. almost 

 to the last, he had but little left when he died. Before 

 he took to his inn at Northallerton, he held the race- 

 course farm, and the horses made the turn just below 

 his front door. On both afternoons he was wont to 

 keep open house for his friends ; but his kindness was 

 sadly abused, and scores who scarcely knew him by 

 sight, used to be found deep in his beef and beer. 

 Ben Smith and Ben Smith succeeded his master, John 

 Billy Pierse. Mangles (who trained and rode for Lord 

 Archibald Hamilton,) and was afterwards regularly 

 engaged for *Lord Strathmore and the Duke of 

 Hamilton. It was somewhat ^remarkable that he 

 never had but two mounts in his life for Mr. Gascoyne, 

 and on each occasion won a St. Leger. His career 

 was a very hazardous one, and in his second bad acci- 

 dent he injured his arm so much that he had to whip 

 underhand ever after. He was of so saving a disposi- 

 tion that it used to be said of him that he would have 

 ridden all night if there had been any one to put him 

 up ; and on one occasion candles were tied to the 

 posts at Carlisle, and he rode in a hack race for a half- 

 crown fee ! He was the most quiet simple-minded 

 creature that ever trod Yorkshire ground, and never 

 seemed quite awake to the outer world except when 

 he was " up," and then few, save Shepherd, could 

 make play so well for four miles, and still have a run 

 left at last. No one ever heard a coarse word, much 

 less an oath, from his lips, and his neat figure, as he 

 walked down Middleham in his snowy cravat, his 

 single-breasted black surtout, and his delicate cream- 



