THE SPORTING DEPARTMENT. 
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means of accomplishing it. It has proved a hit (and a lucky 
hit too !) for Mr. O.’s backers ; and, if justice were done, for 
himself too. 
This match must not be hastily dismissed from our minds, as 
only interesting as a piece of sport for the present moment: it 
must and will be set down on record as a datum whereby future 
calculations will be made, and a guide for the direction of future 
matches. It appears that Mr. Gulley’s noted horse, Tranbv, 
ran the race four times, and every time did the distance in less 
than nine minutes. It also appears that one hour twenty-three 
minutes were occupied in “ mounting, dismounting, and re¬ 
freshing.” 
Supposing, however, that horses could be found to do the 
four-mile heats (taking one with the other) in eight minutes, and 
supposing that ten minutes was deemed sufficient time for the 
rider’s “ refreshing,” and that half a minute was only taken up 
between any heat in dismounting and mounting, in this case the 
match might be performed in some considerable time less. In 
fact, it would stand thus :— 
Ho v vs . Mi n u tea. 
Fifty four-mile heats at eight minutes per heat 6 — - 4 
Fifty mountings and demountings at half a 
minute each___... 0_25 
Refreshing ....0_10 
6 .... 39 
which, deducted from eight hours forty-two minutes, leaves a 
difference of two hours three minutes less time than the match 
was perlormed in by Mr. Osbaldeston. I do not mean to assert 
that this is either practicable or possible at present ; but I do 
mean to offer a venture that the match may be done in yet a less 
space of time than eight hours forty-two minutes: and I am 
bold to affirm this from Mr. O.’s own shewing;. 
And after this daring assertion allow me, Gentlemen, to sub¬ 
scribe myself, 
• • 
Innovator. 
