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in Central Park, lost control of the young mare he was 

 driving, and she bolted wildly towards the Eighth Avenue 

 exit. Alive to the danger, Mr Meneller headed the mare 

 towards a stone wall that separates the park from Fifty- 

 ninth Street, thinking that the mere sight of the obstacle 

 would stop the animal. But, instead of coming to a stop, 

 she ' took off' and cleared the ditch and wall, landing on 

 the side-walk of Fifty-ninth Street, her hind feet on the 

 ' balustrade,' and the dogcart in a perpendicular position 

 against the wall, the measurement of which is 7 ft. 11 in. 

 She ' took ' from a bank 10 in. high, the length of the leap 

 being 11 ft." 



Comment upon that phenomenal feat is unnecessary. 

 One can only exclaim with Dominie Sampson, " Pro- 

 dig-ious ! " 



