In April, 1792, a bay gelding, called _Spider_, and an old chesnut gelding, called _Cartwright_, near thirty years old, trotted thirty-two miles in two hours between Stilton and Cambridge. _Spider_ trotted the first twenty-four miles in one hour twenty-eight minutes and a half, and the old horse the remainder. It was supposed they could have trotted thirty-four miles within the time agreed on. In 1797, Mr. Dyson made a bet of 100 guineas with Mr. Fagg, that he would produce a mare which should trot upon the road between Cambridge and Huntingdon _seventeen_ miles within _the hour_: the experiment was made on the 7th of August in that year, and the mare lost by _one minute_ and four seconds only. On the 13th of June, 1799, a trotting match was decided over Sunbury Common, between Mr. Dixon's brown gelding and Mr. Bishop's grey gelding, carrying twelve stone each, which was won by the former, having trotted the eight miles in twenty-seven minutes and ten seconds. Extraordinary as these performances have been, no less entitled to recital, is a bet made by Mr. Stevens, which was decided on the 5th of October, 1796, that he would produce a pair of horses, his _own_ property, that should _trot in a tandem_ from Windsor to Hampton Court, a distance of _sixteen miles_, within the hour: notwithstanding the cross country road, and great number of _turnings_, they performed it with ease in fifty-seven minutes and thirteen seconds.
TRUMPATOR,—the name of a horse whose performances on the turf insured him infinite opportunities of acquiring additional celebrity as a STALLION, which he has now supported for twelve years, and is announced for the present season, 1803, at Clermont Lodge, near Brandon, Norfolk, at eight guineas each mare, and half a guinea the groom. _Trumpator_ was bred by LORD CLERMONT, foaled in 1782; got by _Conductor_, out of _Brunette_, who was got by _Squirrel_. The first of his get started in 1790, at two years old, and were both winners, under the names of _Black Deuce_, and _Young Peggy_. In 1791, _Trumpetta_ appeared at only two years old, and won 200 guineas, and 100 guineas, at Newmarket; and _Young Peggy_, then three years old, won _seven_ stakes and matches at Newmarket. In 1792, _Trumpetta_, then three years old, won five prizes at Newmarket. _Rally_, only two years old, won 100 guineas and 50_l._ at the same place. This year appeared also _Gipsey_, _Misenus_, and a _chesnut colt_, the winners of six stakes at Newmarket. In 1793, nine of his get started, who were the winners of _twenty plates_, matches and sweepstakes. In 1794, _Aimator_, _Paynator_, _Repeator_, and four others, were the winners of _twenty-one_ prizes, when his reputation as a stallion became firmly established.