450 HISTORY OF THE 



London, distance 213 miles, in llh. 33m. 52sec. 

 Mr. Thornhill used eight different horses in the 

 first heat, six in the second, and in the third he 

 made use of the same horses which had already 

 served him, riding only seven of the fourteen. 



h. m. sec. 



From Stilton to London (71 miles) .3 52 59 

 From London to Stilton . . . 3 50 57 

 From Stilton to London . . . 3 49 56 



The match was made for a considerable sum of 

 money. He was allowed as many horses as he 

 pleased, and fifteen hours to perform the task in. 

 " 1 question," adds Bufibn, *' whether any race at 

 the Olympic games ever equalled the rapidity of 

 Mr. Thornhill's performance." 



Match'em. a bay horse, foaled in 1748, bred 

 by John Holme, Esq., of Carlisle, and sold to Wil- 

 liam Fenwick, Esq., of By well, Northumber- 

 land. Match'em, own brother to Changeling, was 

 got by Cade ; his dam by Partner ; grandam (Mr. 

 Vane's Little Partner's grandam) by Makeless ; 

 great grandam by Brimmer ; great great grandam 

 (Trumpet's dam, and great grandam of Carton ch) 

 by Mr. Place's White Turk, a daughter of Dods- 

 worth, out of Mr. Layton's Violet barb mare. 



In 1753, Match'em won the subscription purse 

 of £160. 55. for five years olds, lOst., four miles, 

 at York ; beating Mr. Shafto's Barforth Billy, by 



