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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2081, 4 September 1875, Page 4

A Good Explanation.—"ln its review of " Reminiscences of a Gentleman Coachman," by Mr Reynard son, the Spectator says :—A great many amateur and aristocratic coachmen seem to hare been much exercised in mind, and tp-have laid their heads together to know why horses, according to their . unanimous and invariable experience, always went better in the dark. " Well," said his Honor, " I'll tell you. One night after dinner I got on the mail; the horses seemed to go so well and meTrily that I turned to Billy, and said, ' Hang me, Billy, if I can make it out, but horses always seem <to go better at night than they do in'the day! I've tried to account for it, but I never could satisfactorily.-' ' Why, lam surprised at you,' said Billy, 'do you mean that you really don't know that ?' ' Why, of course I don't,' said his Honor, 'or I should not ask you.' ' Well, then,' said Billy, 'if you want to know the real reason, it is because you have had your dinner/ Of course, this must be the reason, and not a bad one either. I remember, poor old Sir Henry was mightily pleased at this bit of information.." ' CabVebs ov Their Own Fortunes.-—. Butchers.