THE SPORTING WORLD. 215 



I entertain feelings of the most profound con- 

 tempt and abhorrence, as I do for every man 

 who profits by entaihng suffering on his fellow 

 man or the animal he so undeservedly possesses; 

 this is the "Match Maker against Time." 



Let it not be supposed that I have about 

 me that maudlin feeling that would censure 

 every match made against time. A man may 

 have in his own person, or in any animal he 

 possesses, some extraordinary powers of speed or 

 endurance that may enable him to make a bet 

 the performance of which may not only astonish 

 but be held as impossible to be performed, and 

 may reap a rich harvest by the feat without 

 any undue suffering to the performer; but such 

 circumstances are rare. 



We all know that many horses can be found 

 to gallop twenty miles within the hour, and 

 that without exhibiting any pitiable symptoms 

 of distress. The Sporting World know this, 

 consequently no large sum would be betted 



