184 avery's own fakrier. 



Three miles to 250 lbs. wagon, by Kemble Jackson, in 

 eight minutes, three seconds. 



Ten miles, in harness, by Prince, in twenty-eight 

 minutes, eight and one-half seconds. 



Twenty miles, in harness, by Lady Fulton, in fifty-nine 

 minutes, fifty-five seconds. 



Fifty miles, in harness, by Spangle, in three hours, 

 fifty-eight minutes, and fifty-four seconds 



One hundred miles, in harness, by Conqueror, in eight 

 hours, fifty-five minutes, and fifty-three seconds. 



Horse Pacing. 



One mile, by Pocahontas, in two minutes, seventeen 

 and one-half seconds. 



One mile, by Pet, in two minutes, eighteen and one- 

 half seconds. 



One mile, by Roanoke, in two minutes, nineteen 

 seconds. 



The battle is not always to the strong, nor the race to 

 the swift; but we like to see speed that is founded on 

 bottom. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



DISTEMPERS CONTRACTED BY MARKETING. 



Thousands of horses are this day in our cities which 

 are diseased in consequence of mismanagement in feed- 

 ing and want of exercise previous and while en route 

 thereto. And this difficulty is but little heeded or even 

 noticed while it is increased by the present mode of 



