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the means of saving his life. An ordinary Hackney had been ridden to a spot far from 

 home, very difficult to find, and into which neither he nor his rider had previously been. 

 Two years afterwards, the same journey was repeated, but at a distance of three or four 

 miles from his destination the night closed in and the rain poured in torrents. Having 

 entirely lost his way, the rider in despair flung the reins on his Horse's neck, and left him 

 to his own desires. The intelligent animal proved himself equal to the trust which was 

 reposed in him, and in half an-hour drew up at the house which his master was visiting. 



The power of the well-bred Hackney may be imagined from the following feat, 

 recorded in the above mentioned work, 



" An English-bred mare was matched to trot one hundred miles in ten hours and a 

 half. She was one of those rare animals that could do almost anything as a hack, a 



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hunter, or in harness. On one occasion, after having, in following the hounds and 

 travelling to and from course, gone through at least sixty miles of country, she fairly 

 ran away with her rider over several ploughed fields. She accomplished the match in 

 ten hours and fourteen minutes, or deducting thirteen minutes for stoppages, in ten 

 hours and a minute's actual work, and thus gained the victory. She was a little tired 

 and being turned into a horse-box, lost no time in taking her rest. On the following 

 day she was as full of life and spirit as ever. The owner had given positive orders to 

 the driver to stop at once on her showing decided symptoms of distress, as he valued 

 her more than anything he could gain by her enduring actual suffering." 



OUR Transatlantic brethren have long been celebrated for the excellence of their 

 trotting Horses, and have succeeded in obtaining a breed of Horses that are intended 



