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since November, when the match was made. 

 She finished her first twenty miles, with great 

 gaiety, in two minutes less than two liours, 

 and was then taken out and had some gruel 

 given her. In three minutes and a half she 

 was ao:ain on the move, and rather increased 

 her speed in the next twenty miles, to make 

 up for her stoppage, but was still within the 

 four hours ; and thus she continued "jogging 

 on" at the same pace till she had completed 

 eighty miles, (having been taken out at the 

 completion of every twenty miles, and cordial 

 halls washed down with gruel administered 

 on each stoppage,) and finally winning with 

 three minutes and three seconds to spare ! 

 She shewed no symptoms of fatigue, and on 

 entering her stable began to eat her hay as if 

 she had only come off a moderate stage. After 

 resting an hour, she was gently walked to her 

 training stable, a distance of seven miles, and 

 has continued well ever since. 



This is indeed a performance hitherto 

 unequalled, and she " was English, from top 

 to toe," her sire beins Mr. William Flan- 



der's Fireaway, of Littleport, Isle of Ely, after- 

 wards sold to Mr. W. VVrio^ht, of Rou^ham, 

 and the late Mr. George Goold of Svvaff ham, 

 and is now I believe in the possession of Mr. H. 

 England, of the Kent-road. 



No doubt is entertained but that she could 

 have accomplished her great undertaking in 

 less time ; and so confident is her trainer of 

 her powers that he offers to back her to do 

 the same distance in nine hours and a half 



Capt. Halford's match to trot eight miles and 

 a half in half an hour, and to carry eleven stone, 

 with a Horse bona Jide his property, for one 

 hundred guineas ; and a second match, for a 

 like sum, took place over a two-mile piece of 

 ground at Merston Vale. The eight miles 

 and a half were done in twenty-nine minutes 

 and fifty-seven seconds. 



A manoeuvre not dreamt of was here prac- 

 tised ; a jockey of ten stone immediately 

 mounted the same Horse, and proceeded on 

 the second match, to the astonishment of all 

 present. The match was lost by thirteen 

 seconds. 



