l66 THE HORSE: ITS TAMING, 



So now you know 

 Why I won't sell Joe, 

 Pigeon-toed, ugly, bow-legged Joe." 



Endurance of Australian Horses. — While on a visit 

 to Mudgee, I was told of a very long journey per- 

 formed by a pair of small three-quarter bred Arab 

 horses belonging to a medical gentleman in that 

 town. Owing to the urgent cases requiring the 

 doctor's presence occurring in widely separate places, 

 two pair were driven about 120 miles well within the 

 24 hours, and they did not suffer from their severe 

 exertions the next day. An instance of even greater 

 endurance was told me in Hay during the late race 

 meeting, which may be of interest to those who love 

 a good horse. Mr. E. Evans, of Roto, and Mr. Lindon 

 Wright, of Langlea, started from the residence of the 

 latter gentleman with four horses in a buggy to visit 

 the Hay show and races. They left Langlea at eight 

 o'clock in the morning, and drove to Hillston, a distance 

 of seven miles. Here they were detained for some 

 time, and about ten o'clock they resumed their journey, 

 and drove to Gunbower, 57 miles. Here some chaff 

 respecting the qualities of the team resulted in a 

 friendly wager being made that Mr. Evans and Mr. 



