50 Tally ho. 



On Thursday morning the meets are wide^ Mr. 

 Tailby^s hounds being at Ilston, sixteen miles from 

 Melton, and the Cottesmore at Stocken Hall, a similar 

 distance. 



I determine, therefore, to devote a day to the 

 examination of some of the many studs, and with 

 this view I proceed to the Harboro', and enter the 

 stables where Sir John Lister Kaye's horses stand. 

 The stud-groom has them stripped in succession, and 

 I see 11 animals of a superior class all in blooming 

 condition. The first, a black horse, "Justice for 

 Ireland, as we call him," said the groom, a very hand- 

 some horse, great power, compact frame, large flat 

 legs, splendid hocks, and noble head and neck, and 

 as high in condition and as full of spirit as any horse 

 need be. And I can readily believe that Sir John, 

 who stands considerably over six feet in height, 

 cannot be tempted to part with him ; though I believe 

 the large sum of 1,000 guineas has been offered, but 

 such animals are not to be met with every day, and 

 I think his owner shows much wisdom in declining 

 to part with the flower of the flock, as it would be no 

 easy matter to replace him. 



After examining the rest of the stud, I come to the 

 conclusion that if a man^s heart is in the right place, 

 and he has such a string of animals to carry him, that 

 there is no country in which he could not sail to the 

 front, and that it ought to be a very big fence that 

 should prove a stopper to him. 



From the Harboro' I go to Lord Grey de Wilton^s 

 stables, where I find 11 or 12 thoroughbred horses 

 with coats shining like satin — a stud of unequalled 

 quality to carry a man of 12 stone; the favourite 



