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inches over thirty-five feet. This is about the nearest 

 Australian approach to Chandler's celebrated English 

 record of thirty-nine feet. 



Another marvellous jump was made by "Patchwork" 

 while being schooled at Cheltenham. Fred. Hill was 

 on his back, and the leap seemed such a wonderful one 

 that a tape was immediately obtained, and it was found 

 to be no less than thirty-five feet two inches. 



From the " Queenslander,'' Oct. j, iSS^- — " The most 

 remarkable ride in the world. — ^^An explosion of some 

 two tons of dynamite occurred on Monday, the 24th 

 August, at Iffley, about 120 miles from Normanton. 

 The dynamite was in course of transit by bullock- 

 waggon to Cloncurry. The driver of the team, a man 

 named Daniel Wilson, pulled up his bullocks at the 

 Iffley Hotel (in course of construction) at noon on the 

 day mentioned, for the purpose of getting his dinner, 

 and it was then noticed that smoke was issuing from 

 the loading on the waggon. The bullocks were 

 immediately unyoked and driven off to a safe dis- 

 tance, and Wilson then rode back some three miles 

 to where some teamsters were camped for assistance. 

 Accompanied by a man named Hansen, Wilson rode 

 back to the burning waggon, and the two men 

 endeavoured to quench the fire, and save some of the 

 loading. Two or three buckets of water were pro- 

 cured from Cobb's Camp close by and poured over 



