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was greatly sought after by those who wished to keep 

 either a single horse for trapping purposes or an animal 

 to run in double harness. Some wonderful specimens of 

 the breed have been produced and still are being pro- 

 duced, but it is a variety which can hardly be expected to 

 keep abreast of the times when the motor-car is making 

 such rapid advances all the world over. There are really 

 two distinct types of hackneys, viz. the Yorkshire 

 hackney and the one derived from the Norfolk trotter, 

 which for convenience ma^^ be designated the Norfolk 

 type of hackney. Strictly speaking, the Yorkshire type 

 is more alhed to the coach horse and a slightly larger 

 animal than the original type of hackney. Irrespective 

 of type the general opnion is that the hackney has been 

 a manufactured article and owes its origin to an Arab 

 horse brought into this country from Aleppo about 1706, 

 and the imported animal was introduced into Great 

 Britain by a Yorkshire gentleman — a Mr. Darley. The 

 Arab referred to is usually spoken of as the " Darley 

 Arabian." A thoroughbred horse, known as *' EcHpse," 

 was foaled in 1764, which was a great grandson of Mr. 

 Darley's imported horse. During the year 1715 a chestnut 

 horse, with a white muzzle and four white stockings, 

 known as " Fljang Childers,'' and called after its breeder, 

 Mr. Childers, was foaled. The sire of this horse was the 

 '* Darley Arabian," and the dam, " Betty Leeds." 

 " Ftying Childers " was said to be of compact form, long 

 in the back and loins, and his height about 15 hands. 

 Like " Echpse " he is accredited with being a fast horse. 

 He was the sire of " Blaze " which was foaled in 1733, 

 and this horse subsequently travelled in Norfolk, where 

 he established the foundation stone of the hackney, then 

 known under the title of " Norfolk Trotter." " Blaze " 

 in his turn was the sire of a horse called " Shales," which 

 was foaled in 1755. There were several horses bearing 

 this name. " Blaze " was also the grandsire of " Driver," 

 a horse which was foaled somewhere about 1765. This 



