ORIGIN OF THE HACK NET 111 



of the breed and gives a better idea of the distinguish- 

 ing characteristics than could be secured from an 

 elaborate description. Not much is known specifically 

 of the origin of the hackney. Johnson's Dictionary 

 describes a hackney as being a hired horse. In early 



FIG. 17. Imported Cadet (1251) 10 Y. Chestnut stallion, foaled 1884 

 Bred by Hy. Moore, Esq., England. Owned by A. J. Cassatt, ESQ., Chester- 

 brook Farm, Berwyn, Pa. 

 By Lord Derby, 2d 417. Dam 289 Princess, by Denmark. 1 Y Y 



days, before Macadam discovered the art of road- 

 building, the highways of England were quite as bad 

 as they are in America. At an early period, a horse 

 had been developed similar, in many respects, to the 

 modern improved hackney. The men who kept horses 

 for hire soon learned to purchase those of this type 

 because it was found they were the best to carry heavy 

 riders and to use on the post-chaise and stage coaches, 

 since they had extreme endurance and pluck and were 

 easily kept in good flesh. By a modern infusion of 



