Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-09-03
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES


wclbrcd daughter OF Lord Abngon Pcendcr
by Nkc by informed without being com
PEELED believe the hoted mile in minutes and half
He successful stallion and exclusive of fast tong the Fen
country the above produced the most active
strongest shaped stock be found in this kingdom
"O the capital uocrs will report of the greatest per
About 80 Adrdges brown Hottcd 70 miles in
So road between London and EPSON carrying
stone. This performance Witnessed and in fact accompanied
it. and authentic proof of that distance having ever
within the hour with In 1871 the same mare
being years DID, repeated the performance the Rumford
road In 1872 carsod Of Tccndcr tottcd in Lincoln
miles 50 minutes carrying This give on
newspaper report The oclmths gray mare, which knew
y miles six hours Archer brought to London from Nor
folk tocd about 1885, sixteen miles in 54 minutes ridden by
Johnson upwards OF II stone Archer perhaps the most capital
otcr that yet appeared England killed by this match
Ogdcns chestnut rocd 50 miles in two hours and ten
minutes, carrying
The Phenomena trottcd in july 800 miles in
50 minutes carrying feather She afterwards uotcd distance
than S by boy. She matched to
miles and received guincas forfeit She has
lately that could be put against her and is
suppose full years old She was bred in Surrey and IS half
Friezland or Flanders.
at remarkable fact existed instance Of
thoroughbred horse being capital Hotcr although some racers
have had quick and short rot; example Shank Hammer,
by believe Mambrno Perhaps bred horse has
than miles within the hour excepting lnidc
by of training about years since
miles hour carrying the road between
Carlisle and Ncvcastlc.'
Mr. Sidney thus ably discusses
THE MODERN BRITISH HORSE.
this country the continent OF Europe
the Enghpcans nations America Except those en-
poycd slow heavy daugh depend much for their best quail
tiles large repeated blood that is essential that
any the subject however anxious avoid unpaccad
quisons should tell story the origin and gradual to
perfection English and his the OF
other countries.
-: England Scotland and have the his
times had useful breeds Of horses suited " the requirements
OF the age '
L AT the periods Of CAESARS ponies the
hills and mountains and larger horses on the richer owans
the middle last century that the English blood
competed with Spanish and Oriental horses the favor Of
Continental cqucstans and only under the reign Of William
Ill that the heaviest daugh horses introduced from Holland
with the engineers who drained the cns OF Lincolnshire
followers OF William Conqucror imported the large
Norman horses suitable carry knights in complete
That Celebrated work OF the BacuN Tapestry represents the
invading army full red and blue horses roan horscs)
Every knight had smaack which he rode with his armor
while his great led by his squcs For this
purpose Crusaders brought back England OF those
stccds which well known and esteemed France and Ger
many, and are still esteemed in Spain, gcnes
Chauccr gives idea OF the various kinds Of horses familiar
to his countymcn the fourteenth century His Canterbury pill
grms were the Monk whose ambng nag
brown any berry he says
Full many a dainty horse had he in stall
of the Old Knight
His horse good, albeit c gay
OF the Young Squire
could he S his horse, and fairly ride;
and of the Wife of Bath
Upon amber easily she sat
"A good notion OF the stables OF great nobeman in 5I2 may
gathered the regulations and establishment of Agemon
Percy, fifth earl OF Northumberland
ordrc of the hcquir rou the nombe OF all the
horsy my lord and ady that appointed to be in the
charge yecy say, genc hors, paircys, hoby
naggs clothsel hors male hors.
First gentell hors, stand in my lorde stable six.
"em-Palfs my ladis wit for my lady, two for
her gentewomen and for her chamberer
hObys and nags my lordes saddel viz one
for my ride led my lorde and stay home