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from him, and through his Gohanna dam came the 

 broad Petworth forehead. 



Tramp was a nice level horse of fifteen- Tramp 

 two, long and low, and perhaps somewhat 

 straight in his back, and " carried his flag " in a coach- 

 ing style, which pleased the East Riding amazingly. 

 Of all his sons, Tyke, the conqueror of his half-brother 

 Zinganee for the Fitzwilliam Stakes, was, barring his 

 colour, the most complete resemblance to him. He 

 was himself a wonderful four-mile horse, and the 

 Subscription Purse at York in 18 14, when Sir Mark 

 Sykes's Prime Minister just beat him, produced the 

 most betting and excitement that Knavesmire had 

 ever known, except perhaps on the Voltigeur and 

 Dutchman day. They ran the old four-mile course, 

 Jackson forcing the pace with Tramp round the 

 Bason turn, and the echoes of " Now, Tramp ! Now, 

 Minister r which rent the air, as John Shepherd 

 went up and headed him coming back by the 

 wood, linger vividly in the ears of the Yorkshire 

 patriarchs yet. His stock had all a knack of jump- 

 ing, and the only thing against them was a strong 

 inclination to be vicious. Zinganee had the sourest 

 of eyes, but there was no harm in him, whereas St. 

 Giles would stop and kick furiously at exercise, and 

 if he had not his muzzle on, would try to tear his lad 

 out of the saddle ; and his grandsons. Inheritor and 

 Zohrab, were in a milder way quite as troublesome 

 at exercise and saddling. Until he had Blacklock, 

 Mr. Watt could never bear to keep a stallion, and 

 hence he parted with Tramp for 300/., and his groom 

 used to bring him very proudly to Driffield on mar- 

 ket days, and boast that his horse was " shod with 

 four Gold Cups." His new owners kept him two 

 years, and then sold him for fourteen hundred. At 

 last he became blind, and so broken-winded that it 

 was quite painful to hear him sigh. Still breeders 

 were not afraid of him, and although he would not 



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