The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-04-06
AGRICULTURAL.
The Speed Of the Horse.

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The maximum speed of the race-horse, |
appears to be at the rate of mile in a
minute and half; nor few,if any horses, can
retain the full velocity Of this rate for even
that time. A mile has, however, been run
at New Market in one minute and four
and halt seconds. No such thing!)-l
ltiis said, but was never proved. that fly
ing Childers did run at NEWMARKET, one
mile in the minute; certain it is that this
celebrated horse, when carrying nine
stone, two pounds. ran over the round
course, which is three miles six furlongs
and ninety three yards. i'll six minutes and
forty seconds. Bay Milton ran four miles,
at York, in seven minutes, forty seconds
and, a half Eclipse also ran the same
distance, on the same course in eight min
ltes. with Twelve stones. The most extra.
ordinary Instance on record Of the stout
ness. as welisas speed, Of the race-horse,
was displayed in 1885, when Mr.. Hulis
/ Quibbier. ram twenty-,hree miles round the
faf at New N arket, in itty-seven minutes
and len seconds. The speed OF the grey;
hound and that of the hare is but little in-
ierior to THAT Of the race horse, but their
powers of endurance at their utmost velo-
! city are not equal to his. b s..z..s -.r.li.
The race gallop is evidently but sue.
cession Of lsxps, in which the fere.legs and
hind-legs start in pairs, acting sinultane-
ously.s Efhe hand-gallop is not so rapid
movement; in it the right legs are a lit
tie in advance of their fellows. 1t is well
ascertained that horse can never pass
\ at oEce from state OF rest into the gallop
of full speed but must begin will, the hand
gallop, and cunning jockeys sometimes
derive profit from wagering with the un-
wary, that no horse shall be found to gal
lop one hundred yards while man runs
fifty, the two starting together. In this the
man is sure Of the race, for the horse has
not time enough to acquire the necessary
momentum as he would do il the race
were a hundred and fifty yards, a2 4
lone Of the most extraordinary feats in
the way Of express riding performed i'll
modern times, was that oil a boy Of fifteen
Friedrich Tyler, who conveyed, from
Montgomery to Mobile, the news Of the
two days battle, fought between the ar
mics of the United States and Mexico, IL
the summer Of 1848. The distance one
hundred and ninety miles, was accom-
plished in thirteen hours, and during the
entire night the boy caught and saddled
his horses, none Of which were in readi
ness as he was not looked for by those
who had the horses in charge. rs.
A bet against lime was won in July
1910, by an Arab horse, at Bungalor, in
the Presidency Of Madras, to run iou
hundr ed miles in four consecutive days
Mr. Frazer relates in his Tartar Journ
eys,'' still more striking instance Of The
speed and bottom Of the Arab; horse o
that breed carried him from Shiraz to Te
heran FIVE hundred and twenty two miles
in six days, remained three at rest. wen
back in five days, remained nine at Shi
raz, and returned again to Teheran il
seven days. Another high blooded Ara
bian carried Mr.. Frazer from Teheran t.
Koon. eighty-four miles in about ten hours
A courier whom Major Keppel fell in will
between Kermanshaw and Hamaden. pla
ces one hundred aud twenty miles distai,
RI from each other. performed that journey
over rugged mountainous track, in lit
tie moreihan twenty-four hours; and tn,
next morning sat off on the same hors
for Teheran, two hundred miles further
expecting to reach it on the second day.
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