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miles in two hours, between Stilton and Cam- 

 bridge, ridden by the fame perfon, weight 

 nearly ten flone. Spider trotted the firfl twen- 

 ty-four miles in an hour and an half, bating a 

 minute and half; and the old chefntit horfe 

 the remainder. It was faid, that they could 

 have performed thirty-four miles within the 

 given time. 



Spider was full fifteen hands, appeared three- 

 parts bred, and by his long four head, (hewed 

 like the family of bay Malton. He knuckled 

 very much before, and had been fired behind 

 for a fpavin, and fometimes could fcarce rife 

 when laid. It is remarkable, this horfe had 

 palled through the hands of feveral dealers, who 

 never fufpe£led his trotting, but called him a 

 blood-horfe. They alfo fuppofed him jinked 

 in the back, from his lamenefs, on account of 

 the fpavin. He died in 1793. He was by no 

 means fpeedy. 



My own brown mare, known by the name 

 of Betty Blofs, was the flowed of all capital trot- 

 ters ; but at five years old, trotted fifteen miles 

 in one hour, carrying fourteen flone, although 

 fairly miftrefs of no more than ten. She after- 

 wards trotted fixteen miles within the hour, at 

 ten flone, with as much eafe to herfelf, and her 

 rider, as could any hack whatever. She was 

 nearly broken down at four years old, had bad 

 feet, and befidcs had too much blood for a trot- 

 ter, 



