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Wright would ride the two leaders into Hay that 

 night before twelve o'clock. Each gentleman rode 

 his own horse. Mr. Evans, who rides i/st, was 

 mounted on a rather small mare by an Arab sire; 

 Mr. Wright, who weighs about I3st., on a remarkably 

 fine horse, of great power, and nearly thoroughbred, 

 his sire being a son of old Panic. He is, however, a 

 very old horse. They started at once, and got on very 

 well till Mr. Wright missed the road to a station where 

 he had lived for several years, and this mishap put 

 them eleven miles out of their way. At the railway 

 crossing they had great difficulty in waking the gate- 

 keeper, and from this point Mr. Wright rode ahead, 

 his horse being the fresher. Both horsemen won their 

 wagers. Mr. Wright arrived in Hay at ten minutes 

 past eleven, and Mr. Evans arrived at seven minutes 

 to twelve o'clock, having performed the feat of travelling 

 1 1 1 miles in one day, 57 miles of which was done under 

 a heavy weight in the saddle. Both horses were as 

 fresh the next day as if they had done nothing extra- 

 ordinary. I feel quite satisfied that Mr. Evans's little 

 mare would not realise ten guineas if put up for sale 

 at Kirk's Bazaar. I sat behind her in a buggy two 

 days after she arrived in Hay, and when moving she 

 held her head up and was as gay as if fresh out of a 

 good paddock. Mr. Evans said he was quite confident 

 that if it was necessary she would carry him back to 

 Hillston in a day, but he was so pleased with the way 



