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the Earl of March, for 1000 gs., came off towards 

 the end of this year, on Fell, near Richmond, 

 Yorkshire. The conditions of the match were 

 that Sir C. Turner should ride ten miles, within 

 three quarters of an hour, in which he was to take 

 forty leaps, each leap to be one yard, one quarter, 

 and seven inches high. Sir Charles performed it 

 on a galloway, with great ease, in thirty-six 

 minutes. The Earl and Countess of Northumber- 

 land, with many other persons of rank and dis- 

 tinction, are said to have been present on this 

 occasion. 



April 1754, a brown mare, only 13 hands 3 

 inches high, the property of Mr. Daniel Croker, 

 was backed to do 300 miles on Newmarket Heath, 

 in seven tv- two successive hours, which she com- 

 pleted in 64 hours, and 20 minutes. The match 

 was for 100 gs. P. P. 



The mare was rode by one boy, all the way, 

 weight, 4st. lib., exclusively of saddle and bridle. 

 She w^ent backwards and forwards, from the six 

 mile house to the ending post of the B.C. 



It was performed as follows : 



Monday, April 22nd, twenty- four miles, and baited ; twenty- 

 four, and baited ; forty- eight, without baiting. . . . 9(> 



Tuesday, twenty-four miles, and baited ; twenty-four, and 

 baited ; twenty-four, and baited : thirty-six, without bait- 

 ing. lOS 



Wednesday, twenty-four miles, and baited; twenty-four, and 



baited ; and forty-eight, without baiting 96 



Total 300 



