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 Lord Lonsdale 

 lovers of the hor 

 many of the pres( 

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It arose out c 

 come of an aft 

 Shrewsbury over 

 modes of progrei 

 took place concerning me 

 distances and the highest possible speed attainable. 

 Lord Shrewsbury possessed a very good trotter, which 

 he at times drove in double harness with a galloper, and 

 also two horses that did nothing but gallop in double 

 harness. On the other hand, Lord Lonsdale had a pair 

 of fast gallopers as well as a celebrated pair of trotting 

 mares. 



As is customary with the true-born sporting English- 

 man, the prospect of a contest was like good wine to 

 Lord Lonsdale, and the conversation ended in a match 

 between the sporting noblemen for 100 a side, the 



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