Squire Osbaldestone's Ride

Squire Osbaldestone's underteking to ride 200 miles in 10 hours, which he accomplished so successfully on Kot. 5, 1831, is one of the most remarkable f eats of enduranoe in the saddle and has the merit of freedom from crnelty. The squire rode his race on the Newmarket race conrse, changing his horse every fourth mile. Mr. Osbaldestone used 16 horses for his taek and rode standing in his stirrups like a jockey, while he kept his mount at fnll speed from start to finish of its four mile heat, having quite a "set to" with his pacemaker at the end of each. The squire was a hardy man and in good training, so suffered no bad