Extraordinary and Daring Feat of Horsemanship at Aylesbury, 1851, print of engraving by Samuel Alken, published by J. Moore, September 20th 1851The engraved letterpress beneath the picture carries a report of this extraordinary event from the Bucks Chronicle, which took place at the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, on 13 February 1850, following the Aristocratic Steeplechases. During the merriment, a Mr Charles Symonds offered to bring his grey horse upstairs and lead him round the table. He returned from the stable, rode the grey up the stairs, over a flight of chairs and then jumped over a dining table. At this point, Mr Manning of Wendover, 'a most ardent sportsman and a very hard man across the vale', volunteered to ride the horse bareback and repeated the table-jumping feat without bridle or saddle, to the astonishment of all present. A third rider, Captain Barlowe, then tried the same, but smashed a table and its contents on the first attempt, before succeeding with at the second. The horse was then taken downstairs and back to the stable, but not before breaking half a dozen oak banisters in the descent down the polished wooden steps to the hotel entrance. The horse safely deposited the company then returned and drank the horse's good health. Measures 24" x 21.75". Item is located in Houston, Tx.

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24 x 22.75 in