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and that which " The Squire" brought with him 

 from Notts. His hunters had been always more 

 his pride than his hounds, and " for great, good 

 horses" up to fifteen or sixteen stone his stable has 

 perhaps never been equalled. A man cannot for love 

 or money get together nowadays such horses as 

 Freemason, Beeswing, The Baron, Jerry, Paul, Treacle, 

 Cock Robin, &c, in his boxes at one and the same 

 time. After he had given up hounds, he bore part in 

 the merry hunt evenings at The Tiger at Beverley, and 

 it was he who went to have a look at " little Mr. 

 Bethell" in bed with Mr. Tom Hodgson to hold the 

 light. Curiously enough he did so " because I have 

 heard of him all my life and I never saw him," and 

 that was just what people said about him in turn. 

 Mr. Bethell sat up speechless with amazement, when 

 his curtains were drawn aside, and two gentlemen in 

 scarlet appeared to scan him, but he accepted an 

 apology very graciously next morning. Mr. Tom 

 Hodgson delighted in telling the story, and won- 

 dering at his coolness, but old port had to bear the 

 blame. 



In 1 8 16, after five seasons, during which Sir Bel- 

 lingham had only won one race and received forfeit 

 for a match in several attempts over York and Don- 

 caster, he achieved the St. Leger at the third time of 

 asking, with the Duchess, late Duchess of Leven. The 

 good Yorkshire colours of Bishop Burton harlequin, 

 and Hornby Castle chocolate, were next to him on 

 half brother to Altisidora and Rasping by Brown 

 Bread, and twice over subsequently the mare showed 

 them that there had been no mistake in the matter. 

 The mare had lost no form when she was brought out 

 to meet the two-year-old Blacklock over two miles 

 the next September, and with two to one on her she 

 won in a canter. These odds were shifted on to 

 Blacklock, and in fact became twenty to one when the 

 pair met over four miles the next year, and the mare 



