70 Cl&e ^nntinz^otit. 



CHAP. VII 



of walking a Huntirtg-Match^ its adn/an" 

 tages and difadzf ant ages. 



Since many Perfans of Horiour delight in good 

 Horles, both for Hmters as well as Gallopers^ it 

 may not be improper to (peak a word in this place 

 concerning the j^dvamages or Difudvantages which 

 happen in making of /:^/<«f/«^-^/«fc^f J ^ fince he that 

 proceeds cautioudy and upon truegtounds in match- 

 ing his Horfe is already in a great meafure fure of 

 gaining the Prize, at leaft if the Proverb be true, 

 that a Mutch well made is half won, 



Tlie/r/ifthingtobeco«//^frVby him that defigns 

 to match his Horfe, for his own advantage and his 

 Horfes cr^^if, is this^ That lie do not flatter himfelf 

 in the opinion of his Horfe, h"^ fancying that he is 

 fwifter than the w«W, when he is but a flow Galloper ^ 

 and ihat he is vvi»o/f-n!w;«^, (that is, will run /<j«r 

 miles v\ ithout ^fobb at the height of his ffeed) v\hen he 

 is net able to run a mile. 



And the ground of this Error I fuppofe arifes from 

 a Gentleman's being millaken in the fpeed of his 

 Bounds, who for want of 7ryal againfl other JDogs 

 that have been really /^ff, has fuppos'd his own to 

 hefmft^ vj\t\ in reality they were but of middle (peed:, 

 and becaufe his Hor'e (when tm'imd) was able to 

 follow them ull day., and at any hour to command 

 them u]^o i[dfep^^ well as light Earths, has therefore 



falfly 



