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was a very fine roadster. Some of these beautiful 

 roadsters that were driven in the Midlands about 

 twenty years ago were making strong headway, and 

 had it not been for the introduction of the motor-car, this 

 breed (the Yorkshire or Cleveland bay trotter cross) 

 would have established itself as a distinct driving breed. 

 The Midland roadster or buggy horse stood about 15-1 

 to i5"3, and possessed beautiful quality, good bone, 

 great speed and endurance. I have bred with broken- 

 down trotting mares, for after the mare has finished 

 trotting she can be bought for a mere song, and usually 

 proves to be a valuable brood mare. 



It will be interesting to give the details of the world's 

 amateur driving records made by the late Mr. Walter 

 Winans at Parsloe Park, Essex, shortly before he died. 



First he drove The Elf, by the trotting stallion George 

 Hummer, one mile, the first half trotting and the second 

 half pacing to waggon to establish an amateur double- 

 gaited record for the distance. The times recorded 

 were : 



MINS. SECS. 



First half (trotting) • • * • 2 32 



Second half (pacing) • • * • i 25! 



The full mile was therefore covered in 3 mins. 

 57f sees. Later Mr. Winans went out with his three- 



