The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-22 00:00:00

A PATENT FOR ENGLAND AND IRELAND.

THE HORSEMAN'S DESIDERATUM, in the shape of a
SADDLE, meriting well the admiration and attention of all such
as move with the march of improvement.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is directed by Mr.
BENCRAFF, the ingenious and highly-gifted Patentee,
to OFFER FOR SALE, without reserve, at the Auction Mart, on
THURSDAY, July 4, at Twelve,
An INVALUABLE INVENTION, and one that, so soon as
it becomes generally known, presents a certain fortune. It is so
mixed up with comfort and safety, that every man devoted to
horse exercise will feel that he owes a debt of gratitude to the In-
ventor, so great as to be almost beyond praise. It is called
BENCRAFT'S PATENT SADDLE.

Its properties and advantages are so apparent, yet so numerous,
that a very few will be noticed here, referring the anxious Inquirer
to:the particulars of sale, which are voluminous, and yield every
possible information the most sceptical can desire. A complete
protection is secured to the spine by means of arched springs, which
transfer the rider's weight to the ribs of the horse, the seat of his
greatest power, enabling the horse to carry' his burden with greater
facility and increased speed. A single examination of the horse's
back after hard riding wil confirm these useful facts. The rough
paces of some horses is effectually prevented or neutralised by the ,
intermediate action of the springs
The adaptation of the springs will not in the least degree inter.
fere with the shape or seat of the saddle. Mr. Tilbury, of the New- :
road, will show the saddle, and explain the principle, adding to this
short statement one hundred important facts by way of illustration,
and so convincing that he must be a bold man who will gainsay
one of RS advantages. Many of the nobility, especially those con-
nected with the turf, may be referred to, whose testimonials will
very far exceed the moderated statement in this announcement.

Particulars will be ready twenty.one days prior to the sale, fully
describing its principal advantages, and introducing'such pleasing
facts as will or ought to incline those who desire to get rich at a
railway pace to endeavour to possess it. Particulars at Mr. Til-
bury's ; the Auction Mart; and in Covent-garden...

The following extract we quote from the " Sporting Review" for
April ; it illustrates what Mr. Robins has so feebly represented of
the usefulness and value of the horseman's desideratum :
" Has anybody got a great raw-boned horse, that he never
mounts without a dread of l^osening his teeth, or an inward
consciousness that the moment he puts him into a trot, the labour
of ,the last half-hour spent on his toilet will be completely nulli-
fied? Is there any man with such a horse? Then send him, lend
him, give him to us; we have a saddle, and all we want now is a
horse to put it on." " Why, Sir, I have just the sort of horse you
describe which I should be disposed to part with, though I think
he would hardly suit you; for, between yourselves, he'd shake
every idea out of your head, and every bone out Of your body ;
otherwise"—

"Ohl my dear fellow, leave that to us. We'll undertake to
ride, ' Shake-my-rags' to-morrow morning, with only a plain snaf-
fle in his mouth, and our new saddle on his back, to Windsor;
dim etch a beef-steak with mine host of the Garter, and be in
town again by six p.m. without fatigue, stiffness or soreness."
" Has anybody got a fiery, long-str" ding, raking, little devil of
a pony, that it's quite a pleasure to see rattling along, but an abso-
lute torture to be upon ? If any unfortuNnte man has such a
blessing, and, has already worn out his patience in endeavouring to
cope with it, let him start with all speed for our office, and we will
not only show him a saddle, but give him all the necessary infor-
mation as to where he may procure one like it; and if lie don't
like it—pony and saddle—the first time he tries 'em together. he
must be a fellow that there is no pleasing."
" Nimrod, in his celel rated " Q. It." Turf article, says; " Go to
Newmarket for a seat;" but we sar, " Go to Mr. Bencraft for a
seat and a saddle too—a saddle that you can't help feeling at home
in—a saddle built on no selfish one-sided principle, but that bene.
fits your horse equally with yourself—nay, a saddle that has power
sufficient of itself to carry you cleverly over a four. foot wall, when
all the jump is taken out of Veteran, and all the jumping powder
worked out of his master.

" But a truce to joking, in which strain we fear that we have
already gone too far. A trial is all Mr. Bencraft desires ; and,
from experience, he has good reason for thinking that the first will
not be the only saddle of his pattern introduced in an establishment.
Of us, however, he needs but little assistance, while he possesses
the unqualified and strongest testimonials of approval from many of
the highest, oldest, and best sportsmen, amongst others the late
Lord Lynedoch, Lord Fortescue, Lord William Lennox, Mr.
Spooner, of the Royal Veterinary College, and Mr. Davis, Hunts.
man to her Majesty's stag-hounds. Nimrod we, ourselves, heard
speak frequently in favour of it."