ON THE HORSE IN GENERAL. IO7 



number of years, taking the proper fleps to 

 repleniili their extenfive and fertile regions 

 with a race of Horfes worthy of them. They 

 have occafionally imported fome of the belt 

 bred ftal lions and mares, from this country. 

 The famous Shark, which was perhaps, after 

 Childers and Eclipfe, the beft Horfe that ever 

 ran over Englilh ground ; which beat all the 

 Horfes of his time, both fpeedy and {tout, each 

 at their own game, and won his owner twenty 

 thouland guineas, has for fome years continued 

 to Hock the plains of Virginia with high 

 racing blood. I am credibly informed, that 

 a noble lord, of great celebrity in the annals of 

 the turf, offered ten thoufand guineas for this 

 famous Horfe, the day on which he was finally 

 withdrawn from his labours, covered with the 

 honours of the courfe. In the Jerfies, Tallyho, 

 a Ion of Highflyer, and feveral well-bred Horfes, 

 cover with great fuccefs, and to the confider- 

 able emolument of their owners. A fporting 

 friend of mine, who was in America during 

 the late unfortunate war, defcribed their faddle- 

 horfes, as a light, fpider-legged, fickle-hammed 

 race, with much more activity than lading 

 goodnefs, refembling the worft of our half- 

 breds. Briffot, who travelled thofe countries 

 afterwards, and mentions the great exertions 

 of their flages upon the road, extending fome- 

 tirnes to ninety-fix miles in a day, feems to 



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