"THE HACKNEY COACH HORSE 137 



cellent foundation material for the development of the 

 modern Hackney coach horse. 



Shales and descendants. — No single horse played so 

 important a part in the development of the Hackney as 

 Shales (699), variously referred to as the Original Shales, 

 Shields and Schales. He was born in 1755, sired by 

 Blaze (see chart, p. 120), and out of a Hackney mare. 

 Shales sired Scot Shales (692), born in 1762 and Driver 

 (187), born in 1765 ; the former said to have been famous 

 as a breeder getting good stock out of common mares, 

 though himself a poor racer, v^^hile the latter proved a 

 great breeder, siring Jenkinson's Fireaway (201), born 

 in 1780, who in turn sired West's Fireaway (203), born 

 in 1800 and Wroot's Pretender (596), born in 1788. Fire- 

 away (203) sired Burger's Fireaway (208), born in 1815, 

 while Pretender (596) sired Stevens' Bellfounder (52), 

 born in 1797. Fireaway (208) sired Ramsdell's Wildfire 

 (864), born in 1827, and The Norfolk Cob (475), born in 

 1819, while Bellfounder (52) sired Jary's Bellfounder 

 (55), born in 1816. Wildfire (864) sired Ramsdale's 

 Phenomenon (573), born in 1835, while The Norfolk Cob 

 (475) sired The Norfolk Phenomenon (522), born in 

 1824. Phenomenon (573) sired Performer (550), who in 

 turn sired Beal's Sir Charles (768), born in 1843. Sir 

 Charles (768) sired Bourda's Denmark (177), born in 

 1862, and Denmark (177) sired Danegelt (174), born in 

 1879. During recent years Denmark and Danegelt have 

 been the most potent of the descendants of Shales. Other 

 noted stallions are Lord Derby 2d, Bourda's Denmark, 

 Triffitt's Fireaway, D'Oyley's Confidence, Duke of Con- 

 naught, Pasador and Sir Horace. 



During the early development of the Hackney some of 

 these Norfolk trotters showed remarkable speed (p. 115), 

 especially when the distance traveled is considered, 

 which, as has been stated, was of material benefit in the 

 development of the Standardbred horse. Such records 

 as made by Driver, said to have trotted 17 miles in one 



