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Mier's mare, which in 1798 trotted 50 miles in 4 hours 

 32 mins. on the highway near Cadoxton, Wales, cover- 

 ing the first mile in 3! mins. and the last in 4 mins. 

 3 sees. A broken-kneed, stone-blind mare, belonging 

 to Mr. Woodcock, East Harling, Norfolk, trotted 40 

 miles on June 6, 1822, in 3 hours 43 mins. ; and 

 a horse of Mr. Dixon's trotted 30 miles on the Romford 

 road in 2 hours 46 mins. 43 sees., carrying 15 stone ; 

 and later on Mr. Dyson's horse trotted 40 miles in 3 

 hours 37 mins. 40 sees, over a ten-mile piece of 

 ground. 



Many other well-authenticated long-distance perform- 

 ances could be quoted as credited to the early Hackney, 

 whilst almost innumerable instances of very fast times 

 for short distances can be produced. 



In confirmation of this statement, the "Sporting 

 Magazine " of April, 1794, may be quoted. The issue in 

 question refers to Mr. Ogden's mare, which possessed 

 records of four miles in 12 mins. 14 sees., 40 miles 

 in 3 hours, carrying 18 stone, 10 miles in 33 and 32 

 mins., and 30 miles in 2 hours. At a more recent 

 date, namely, September, 1820, the " Sporting Magazine " 

 gives the particulars of Aldridge's trotting match, which 

 created immense inteiest in 1783. From what appears, 

 it seems that Mr. James Aldridge's mare trotted 10 miles 



