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approached it, expecting that ' Regalia ' would bring grief to somebody, and when 

 they arrived at it sent the spurs into his horse and followed them with all steam on. 

 Both went into the brook, and while they were there 'Chandler,' who was not 

 able to stop, whatever inclination he may have had to do so, made an extraordinary 

 jump and cleared the brook, horses and riders together. The account goes to say 

 that ' Chandler ' won the race with ease. The length of the leap was immediately 

 measured, but there was some doubt as to where the animal had landed, as the 

 ground was soft and a number of hoof prints had been made. Captain Broadley, the 

 rider, said that the distance was thirty-seven feet. This beats the record, so far as 

 known, the best previous record being that of 'Lottery,' who cleared between 

 thirty-three and thirty-four feet. One of the witnesses of the jump was Wil- 

 liam Archer, who stated that the distance was thirty-nine feet. The Hon. F. Saw- 

 ley, a well-known sporting writer in England, was also present, and declared that 

 the tape measured but thirty-four feet. This is the minimum estimate. Summing 

 up, it may be said that while there is some doubt as to the exact number of feet 

 cleared, 'Chandler's' performance was an unusual and important one. The same 

 may be said of a horse called 'Proceed,' who is said to have cleared thirty-seven 

 feet while running in a steeplechase about the time of the above event. A horse 

 called ' Culverthan ' is reported to have jumped thirty-three feet on one occasion, 

 and ' Lather,' a hunter owned by Lord Ingestre, is said to have jumped thirty-seven 

 feet and five inches over a pit. None of these measurements are absolutely authen- 

 tic. With regard to speed it may be noted that ' Flying Childers ' ran a distance 

 of four miles one furlong and one hundred and thirty-eight yards in seven and one- 

 half minutes; but this pace was considerably exceeded by ' Eclipse.' ' 



The American trotter is an excellent instance of the results obtained 

 Tr tter ^Y breeding for a particular end; in this case, extreme speed in trot- 

 ting. The breed appears to have been produced by the infusion of 

 both Barb and Arab blood on an English stock; and the breeders of the United 

 States strongly controvert the common opinion that the trot is not a natural pace of 

 the horse. The maximum recorded pace of the American trotter up to the year 1889 

 was one mile in two minutes three and three-fourths seconds. 



The Shetland islands have long been famed for the hardihood and 

 Other docility of their indigenous ponies, the small size of which has already 

 Ponies keen mentioned. These ponies are allowed to run almost wild, 

 with no shelter, and but little food beyond what they can procure 

 for themselves. Their coats are very long and thick, and in winter become matted 

 upon their bodies, in a manner calculated to afford them most efficient protection from 

 the inclemency of the climate. They are generally bay or brown in color, but some- 

 times blackish, and at others more or less mixed with white. From their agility 

 and cleverness, these ponies are in great request for equestrian exhibitions. The 

 ponies of Scandinavia and Iceland are very similar to those of Shetland; but those of 

 the Orkneys are larger and coarser, and of less pure breed. In the Hebrides there are 

 two races of ponies, the one small and long haired, and the other taller; and there 

 are likewise indigenous breeds in the hilly and forest districts of several parts of the 



