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light fore-legs, most probably begot Don John, who 

 showed not a little temper in his stall at John Scott's, 

 where he had a see-saw style of trying to get on to 

 your toes, and then putting you below the manger, 

 which Henry Bradley, who stuck to him through all 

 his training, was obliged perpetually to guard against. 

 He was a creeping goer, with great propelling power, 

 playful at exercise, and had two big spavins at last. 

 It is said that in America he got sadly neglected, 

 scarcely going out for exercise for weeks together, 

 and died not many months after his arrival. 



His price was two hundred ; but he was dear at 

 that, as he did not leave a single "colt" (the name 

 they give to fillies as well as colts there) behind him. 

 Waverley's other son, The Saddler, out of a Castrel 

 mare, still lives in Footstool ; and the odd-looking 

 Mortimer by Fitzallen by The Saddler, who ran forty 

 times before Mr. Parr got him for 200/., would have 

 hit Mr. Davis for 27,000/. if he had only got through 

 for the Chester Cup. He was a sluggish style of 

 horse, and Fordham, who could then ride under five 

 stone, could hardly spur him. The Provost was also 

 by The Saddler, but there is little to remind us of 

 him save a few mares. Hybla, the dam of Mince- 

 meat and Kettledrum, is a fine specimen of them ; 

 her hind-legs are beautiful, but her fore ones are rather 

 nipped in at the elbows, as both The Provost's and 

 Tomboy's were. 



But among The Saddlers, we must not i^^.^tress. 

 forget the rare old Inheritress. She was 

 a big little one, with good ribs, a straight head and 

 neck, and a tail rather high set on. Her original 

 price was a hundred and fifty, and perhaps her finest 

 race was with Sweetmeat at York. Nat got the best 

 of the fifty yards of very deep ground near the dis- 

 tance, and that just settled the matter by a head. 

 Horses generally run well on particular courses. Rata- 

 plan liked a little country one ; Ellerdale delighted in 



