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horses without being perpetually in contact with the 

 jockey or horse-dealer.' The Penny Mtujazlne of the 

 period was evidently not highly endowed with the 

 gift of prophecy ; at any rate, the writer quoted was 

 unable to foretell that a time would come when the 

 jockey would often enough be the chosen companion 

 of some of the highest in the land, finding admission, 

 apparently on terms of equality, to the most exclusive 

 drawing-rooms and clubs of London. Is it not the 

 case that one or two foshionable jockeys of the period 

 have been received at the ' at homes ' of ladies of 

 very hvAx de^rree ? However, to come back to our 

 horses, it has to be recounted that Mr. Tattersall at 

 once obtained success in his business. Accordinsr 

 to Mr. Lawrence, he was the proprietor of Young 

 Traveller, a stallion, and also became in time the 

 purchaser of Highflyer, a horse which was destined 

 to have its name prominently emblazoned on the roll 

 of turf celebrity. That the first Mr. Tattersall had 

 greatly succeeded in his business at an early date is 

 evident enough by the fact of his having been able to 

 ' pay down ' in ready money the sum of £2,500 for his 

 fancy Highflyer, which was sold to him by Lord 

 Bolinfjbroke. Indeed, the founder of the firm was so 

 fortunate at the outset of his business as to obtain 

 the high patronage and kindly countenance of several 

 distinguished persons. One of his first important 

 'jobs' was the disposal of the Duke of Cumberland's 

 stud on the decease of that xoydX Prince. It may be 

 here related, in reference to 'Tattersall's' (the subscrip- 

 tion-room, that is), that it was opened about the year 

 1789 with about seventy-six subscribers — among 



