HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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In Great-Britain, the breed of Horfes feems to be as 

 mixed as that of its inhabitants. — By great attention to 

 the improvement of this noble animal, by a judicious 

 mixture of feveral kinds, and by fuperior (kill in manage- 

 ment, the Englifh 



RACE-HORSE* 



is allowed to excel thofe of the reft of Europe, or per- 

 haps the whole world. For fupporting a continuance of 

 violent exertion, (or what is called, in the language of 

 the turf, bottom J they are fuperior to the Arabian, the 



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* The following account of the prizes won by fome of our ca- 

 pital Race-Horfes, will fhew the importance of that breed in Eng- 

 land, where fuch vaft fums frequently depend on the iiTue of their 

 contefts : — 



Bay Malton, (by Sampfon) the property of the late Marquis 

 of Rockingham, in feven prizes won the amazing fum of 5,9001. 

 At York, he ran four miles in feven minutes and forty-three and 

 an half feconds, which was feven and an half feconds lefs time 

 than it was ever done before over the fame courfe. 



Childers, (well known by the name of Flying Childers) the 

 property of the Duke of Devonfhire, was allowed by fportfmen to 

 be the fleeteft Horfe that ever was bred in the world : He ftarted 



