. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . CHILI ! 72 FAMILY ECLIPSE. He was at first trained as a hunter, but the superior speed and cour-age which he discovered, caused him to be soon transferred to the report affirms that he could run a mile in a minute, but thereis no authentic record of this. Childers ran over the round course atNewmarket (three miles, six furlongs and ninety-three yards,) i
. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . CHILI ! 72 FAMILY ECLIPSE. He was at first trained as a hunter, but the superior speed and cour-age which he discovered, caused him to be soon transferred to the report affirms that he could run a mile in a minute, but thereis no authentic record of this. Childers ran over the round course atNewmarket (three miles, six furlongs and ninety-three yards,) in sixminutes and forty seconds; and the Bacon course, (four miles, one fur-long and one hundred and thirty-eight yards,) in seven minutes andthirty seconds. Eclipse was got by Mask, a grandson of Bartletts Childers. Of thebeauty, yet peculiarity of his form, much has been said. The very greatsize, obliquity, and lowness of his shoulders were the objects of generalremark—with the shortness of his fore-quarter*; his ample and fineljproportioned quarters, and the swelling muscles of his fore arm andthigh. Ofhis speed no correct estimate can be formed, for he never metwith an opponent sufficiently fleet to put it to the ECLIPSE. He was bred by the Duke of Cumberland, and sold at his death toMr. Wildman, a sheep salesman, for-seventy five guineas. Col. OKel-iy purchased a share of him from Wildman. In the spring of the fol-lowing year, when the reputation of this wonderful animal was at itsheight, OKelly wished to become the sole owner of him, and bought theremaining share for one thousand pounds. Eclipse was what is termed a thick winded horse, and puffed androared so, as to be heard at a considerable distance. For this or homeother cause he was not brought on the turf, until he was five years old. OKelly aware ofhis horses powers, had backed him freely on his firstrace, in May 1769. This excited curiosity, or perhaps, roused suspi-cion, and some persons attempted to watch
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