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hands and an inch, and Venison was still less, Venzson’s 
performances were extraordinary. He was beaten only twice 
at three years old, by Bay Middleton and by Touchstone—who 
was two years older—and it should be remembered he travelled 
over 1300 miles on foot, running long distance heats in twelve 
races, including many King’s Plates. We may well ask what he 
might not have achieved in these days of railway locomotion. 
In the same year, E/is was sent in a van to Doncaster with 
The Drummer. They were the two first horses conveyed in 
this way to a race-meeting ; and I believe the van was the 
first made for such a purpose, and was, as may be imagined. 
a heavy affair in comparison even with the improvements on 
it which were in general use until the cheaper and more 
expeditious railway horse-box superseded them. 
More particularly to illustrate the durability of small horses 
over big ones, I may mention that Foe Mzller was not specially 
prepared to run a long distance on one or two occasions only, 
but was so trained over and over again. His first race as a 
three-year-old was for the Metropolitan (two and a quarter 
miles), which but for an accident he would have won: for he 
beat the winner, S#c/ton, and forty-one other horses, in the 
easiest possible way just afterwards for the Chester Cup. 
He was then prepared and run for the Derby and Ascot Cup 
(Emperor’s Prize), winning the latter, two and a half miles, 
never having been headed from start to finish ; a proof of the 
method to make running, it may be observed, which may 
be of service to us later by way of illustration. And besides 
being prepared for other races, he was made use of to try 
Weathergage and Hobbie Noble; the former winning the 
Cesarewitch and the latter running second for the Cam- 
bridgeshire, and indeed would have won it, as those who 
saw the race know, had he not been ridden to a standstill. 
