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A SINGULAR CASK OF STKINGHALT. 
and redound to the credit and justification of our noble art, 
which has long been struggling under an incubus of false 
doctrine. Your’s, &c. 
Charles Clark. 
A SINGULAR CASE OF STRINGHALT. 
A VERY interesting case of this mysterious disease, and of the 
post-mortem examination of the horse, has lately occurred. 
Guildford, first called Roundhead, and then Landlord, was 
foaled in 1826. He was got by Hampden, out of a Sir Harry 
Dimsdale mare. In 1828, and being two years old, and also 
the property of the Duke of Richmond, he won a £50 plate at 
Goodwood. In 1829, and belonging to Lord W. Lennox, he won 
55 guineas at Hampton. Being then transferred to Mr. Coleman, 
he won 50 guineas at Guildford; and in the same year, having 
been purchased by Mr. Pearce, he won 60 guineas at Basing¬ 
stoke. 
In the course of this year stringhalt began to appear in a 
slight degree, but evidently, although slowly, increasing. There 
soon began to be a little difficulty in getting him off; but when 
he had once started, neither his speed nor his stoutness appeared 
to be in the slightest degree impaired. He continued on the 
turf until 1836, and won for his different owners seventeen races, 
the produce of which, exclusive of bets, amounted to £1435. 
' The difficulty and loss of advantage in starting had now in¬ 
creased to a degree which rendered it prudent to withdraw him 
from the turf, and he came into the possession of Dockeray, who 
used him for the purpose of leading the young horses which he 
had under training. This is well known to be hard work, and 
his rider was a man of some weight. In addition to this, he was 
generally hunted twice in the week. His first starting into a 
gallop had something singular and repulsive about it. It was a 
horrible kind of convulsive action; and so much so that he fre¬ 
quently knocked off his shoes on the first day after they were put 
on : but when he got a little warmed all this disappeared. He 
gallopped beautifully, and was a very sure fencer. The sport, 
however, being over, and he returning to a slow pace, the string- 
halt became as bad as ever. 
At length the old horse became artful, and it was with great 
difficulty that he could be made to lead; sometimes he refused 
it altogether. In consequence of this he was sent to St. Martin's 
Lane to be sold. The highest bidding for him was £3..14s, and 
the hero of the turf and the field was doomed to the omnibus. 
