200 Silk and Scarlet, 



nearly galloped out of him, it was never subdued. He 

 would lie down and roll when he couldn't get his 

 jockey off, and Mr. Watt was so afraid of further mis- 

 chief, that he wanted to shoot him. After that he was 

 sold to Mr. Whittaker for four hundred ; but one 

 morning he came so savagely at Shepherd, that he 

 dismounted, and turned his hack loose to divert his 

 attention, and the two galloped off Langton Wold 

 back to their stables together. He was fully sixteen 

 hands, and his best race was when he was only beaten 

 half a head by Mercutio, who we believe died on his 

 way home after his Doncaster Cup win. He was first 

 favourite for the St. Leger at 2 to I ; but the flat- 

 footed Will Wheatley turned his toes out and put his 

 spurs into " Tinker" in vain. He had not digested an 

 oat properly for some days before, and was beaten 

 quite easily. The Carpenter was a. fine slashing horse 

 by him, and Inheritor was remarkably well built ; but 

 he had bad feet and always scrambled* a good deal at 

 starting, though he was game to the backbone when 

 he did begin. Zohrab was also a sticker, and after 

 making every one give him a wide berth, both in the 

 saddling ring or at the post, he would summon his 

 energies for one last kick royal, and away. Weight 

 was not a thing he objected to, but he was very long 

 in his stride, and required much holding together. 

 Like Inheritor, he was quite the hunter, and in fact 

 nearly all the Lotteries had a strong Chase as well as 

 Turf stamp about them. His principal son. Sheet 

 Anchor, was quite the rage in Yorkshire at one time, 

 in consequence of his having won the Colt Sapling at 

 York Spring, when quite unprepared. There could be 

 no other reason, as he was heavy shouldered and 

 common, and nev.er filled up over the quarters ; in 

 short, a mere magnified colt. After an enormous 

 amount of chances, he in his turn begot Weatherbit, 

 who was the only horse that Mendicant ever hit to, 

 and certainly Beadsman takes completely after her in 



