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time of eight minutes (cf. Hambletonian and 

 Diamond's time of 8 minutes 25 seconds in their 

 match over the B.C.), It is interesting to know- 

 that Tranby traced h^ok, par les femines, to Queen 

 Anne's Moonah Barb mare ; and that he was 

 secured (as we have seen) by the Americans in 



1835. 

 A.D. 1836 : ' On October 17, a Mr. Daniel rode 



a half-bred horse in a match for ^50 a side from 

 the Peacock Inn, Islington, to the Angel Inn, 

 Northampton, a distance of 66 miles, against The 

 Telegraph four-horse coach. They started from 

 the Peacock at a quarter before six, and arrived 

 at Northampton at a quarter before twelve, Mr. 

 Daniel winning with a minute and a half to 

 spare, and neither horse nor rider being seriously 

 fatigued.' 



A.D. 1851 : Lord Eglinton's br. h. The Flying 

 Dutchman (ridden by Marlow), five years, 8 st. 

 2>\ lb., beat Lord Zetland's br. c. Voltigeur (Flat- 

 man, alias ' Nat '), four years, 8 St., at York 

 Spring Meeting, 2 miles; 1,000 guineas, h. ft.; 

 even betting. Won by a length. No official 

 time given. (The last of the old - fashioned 

 matches that stirred the whole kingdom.) 



