90 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



A number of Cleveland Bays which the author has known 

 have been characterized by none too gentle a disposition. 



Cleveland Bays as roadsters are very capable, and in fact 

 always have had fame in England for this quality. Cases have 

 been known where the Cleveland Bay has traveled from sixty to 

 seventy miles within twenty-four hours, with heavy loads, three 

 or four times a week, besides being employed occasionally on 

 intermediate days. Hodgson, in 2. Journal of tlie Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society says : 



I knew a Cleveland mare that carried a man seventy miles a day for a 

 week together. Tommy Miles, of Harlsey, near Northallerton, rode his 

 Cleveland mare to York for a week together, to have his name called over 

 in court as a juryman ; he was in York by nine o'clock every morning 

 (thirty-five miles), and slept in his own bed at Harlsey (thirty-five miles) 

 every night. 



Half-bred or grade Cleveland Bays have not met with favor in 

 America, though the writer has seen some excellent specimens 

 of the latter in active service as general purpose horses of the 

 lighter type. These had plenty of stamina and were of fair 

 quality. Half-breds in England, resulting from breeding Thor- 

 oughbreds to Cleveland mares or half-bred mares, made very 

 superior Hunters. A medium-sized or small Thoroughbred stal 

 lion on short legs bred to a Cleveland mare of substance was a 

 favorite cross many years ago in Yorkshire, producing a Hunting 

 horse exactly suited to the needs then, as no doubt it is now. 



Cleveland Bay studbooks have been published in both Eng- 

 land and the United States. Two volumes have been issued in 

 this country up to 1905, Volume H dated 1891. These contain 

 registrations of 762 stallions and 192 mares. The studbook 

 directs attention to the fact that with the pure Cleveland of 

 merit the ancestry will go back to one or more of the three 

 families, — descendants of Dart (83), The Hob Horse (316), and 

 Barley Harvest (447). 



The distribution of the Cleveland Bay is rather widespread, 

 they having been exported to various parts of the world, includ- 

 ing Sweden, Canada, United States, South Africa, Australia, and 

 South America. At the present time a large share of those 

 exported go to South Africa. 



