1 50 Silk and Scaidet, 



Purchase of Colonel Schrlder's next purchases 



Andover and were much less happy in his sovereign's 

 Peep-o'-day Boy. ^^^^ Andover, for whom he gave 

 two thousand to Sir Tatton, had certainly Hght back 

 ribs, as many of that tribe have ; but still he was to 

 our minds the nicest mover, and best type of a Derby 

 horse that we ever saw by the old " Jersey bay." We 

 remember lingering to the very last, on a Goodwood 

 Cup-day, simply that we might see him once more 

 steal along with Alfred Day, in a walk over. How- 

 ever, his wide ears, his inclination to turn out his toes, 

 and his roaring were fatal to him ; but still, despite 

 the latter defect, they kept him for the public in 

 Moscow. Burgundy accompanied him, but soon died ; 

 and Freeman, though hardly high class enough to leave 

 Moscow, was received into great favour. Peep-o'-day 

 Boy was principally disHked from his somewhat light 

 fore legs, and the high price which had been paid for 

 him. According to the Russian account, 600 guineas 

 was the first demand, when the Colonel went to visit 

 him at Neasdon. He would not give an answer then; 

 but fairly trembled with delight at seeing a horse just 

 suited to his mind ; and when he went to say Yes, the 

 price was raised to 1200 guineas. Another demur 

 shot the price up to 1600 guineas, and the Colonel 

 sent in a fury to fetch him. 



Russian Cavalry Hetmann Platoff's ancient objection 

 Mounts. tQ greys has gradually lost its force, and 

 one of their crack regiments is mounted on them, 

 while the others have bays or browns. All their 

 chargers are bred from English horses ; and when 

 some of the more thoughtful of the Russian officers 

 learnt from the English importers that our horses on 

 the Balaklava day were, perhaps, the lighter-boned of 

 'the twain, it may have flashed on them for the first 

 time that the English would not have " rode us dozvn 

 like sheep!' if a serf's arm had guided the rein. In the 

 southern parts, the studs for cavalry horses alone 



