It was at the Alms House. And to Mr. Woods the reporter presented a card which authorized an interview with William Henry McANULTY. And then a messenger was despatched for William Henry McAnulty who shortly made his appearance - a little old man with twinkling eyes, heavy whiskers, a great shock of hair untouched by frost, a shrewd expression of countenance and a leg that seemed to wander aimlessly about, but always managed to keep within hailing distance of its mate. Cap in hand he sank into the preferred chair ... He placed himself in an attitude of reflection and pushed his wandering leg under the table. Said he: I was born in St. John in 1832. My father was employed in the stables of Barton WALLOP who lived on the corner of King and Germain street, and as soon as I was old enough to care for anything, I conceived a great affection for horses. When I was about 16 years old, I went into the employ of George GILBERT. He lived on Germain St. opposite the property of Hon. John ROBERTSON. You've heard of him? He was a gentleman, a bachelor (I'm a bachelor myself) and the most accomplished horseman in British North America. He kept in his stalls some noble thoroughbreds, all of which he imported from England. The was La Belle and Highland Mary and Retriever and Tom Thumb and some of them were as fleet as any of the most famous turf horse of England today. I had the case of those horses, continued Mr. McAnulty, and though I say it myself, was considered one of the best jockeys of the time. My colors were red, white and blue and in the presence of thousands I won many a race for Mr. Gilbert on Courtenay Bay sands. .... Hugh MacMONAGLE of Sussex was another horse fancier of 35 or 40 years ago. He owned several flyers, among which Livingstone (a half brother of Retriever owned by Mr. Gilbert) was the most noted. Livingstone was frequently ridden by Rowley BUNTING, a well known jockey of the day. Then there was John WELCH, who did business near Portland Bridge. He had several noted horses that he imported from Kentucky; among them were White Eye, Lady Fairfield and Dazzle. There were a number of thoroughbreds kept in Halifax by the officers stationed there and I ocasionally went down there with Mr. Gilbert to show the Haligonians the style of animals that we kept in St. John. In my last race there I got a fall and this is the consequence - And William Henry gave his eccentric leg an affectionate pat. (abridged)