A HORSE STORY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1509, 17 March 1887, Page 2

A HORSE STORY.

An interesting story is being told o an old Eugltah geutiecnvj, wh > for many years rode a blind horse. Th >u^h sightless, the Bleed, which had probably been a good fencer once, had le '.rut to jump whenever he received a hint that he was deaired to do bo. Ona day, af er a run with the hounds, some hunting men were talking m the bar of an hotel ahcut big jumps, and the owner of the bliid horse stoutly maintained that that animal would jump over a single obstacle which none of their hunters would leip. lie was ready to back his words with money and as tho reanlt of the conversation, he made four bots of £0 each on the subject. Very soon the four Bportamo-t repented of risking their money so rashly. The owner of the blind horse put down a straw m tbe street, and this constituted the " obstacle." Ho rede up to it, and the blind deed responding to this call, " rose at the raepar," clearing it at a bound four feet m the air, and covering twelve feet of ground at lenet. Kone of tho other four horaeo would TS9 at a straw, and the owner of the blind horae waa £ 00 ihe richer.