474 HISTORY OF THE 



months' notice, what week it should be done in, 

 and had the liberty of choosing any day in that 

 week. 



The match was performed on Newmarket heath, 

 in 53 minutes and 27 seconds, as appeared by 

 three stop watches the umpires held, which did not 

 vary one second. 



The machine, with a postillion of Lord March's 

 fixed thereon, weighed about 24 stone. The 

 horses, three of which had won plates, were all 

 trained for racing ; the two leaders, including 

 rider, saddles and harness, carried about 8st. each, 

 and the wheel horses, about 7st. each. 



Tawney (formerly Mr. Greville's) the near 

 leader, was rode by W. Everatt, Mr. Panton's 

 groom, who had the conducting the rate to go at. 

 The ofF-leader, Roderick Random, (bought from 

 Mr. Hamford for this occasion,) the near wheeler 

 Chance, (formerly the Duke of Hamilton's) and 

 the ofF-wheeler, Little Dan, (Mr. Thompson's of 

 Beverley, Yorkshire,) were rode by three boys, who 

 had bolsters to preserve their shoulders. A groom 

 dressed in crimson velvet rode before to clear the 

 way ; the postillion, (a boy) was dressed in a white 

 satin jacket, black velvet cap, and red silk stock- 

 ings ; and Mr. Everett, and the three boys, that 

 rode the horses, were in blue satin waiscoats, 

 buckskin breeches, with white silk stockings, and 

 black velvet caps. 



The traces of the machine, by an ingenuous con- 



