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shanked two-year-old flyer of to-day ! They must have 

 had rare stoutness and staying power, those " running 

 horses " of the seventeenth century. It will be noted that 

 no mention is made of the refreshment to be allowed to 

 horses between each heat. Perhaps, like their jockeys, 

 they too were treated to a " flagon of beer," for assuredly 

 they needed a stimulant more than their riders. 



These rules drawn up for the races at Little Crosby may 

 be taken, I imagine, as a specimen of the regulations 

 generally in vogue at race-meetings all over the country at 

 that time. 



