AMUSEMENT FOR A BANK HOLIDAY.
[TO TEN EDITOR OF THE"SPECTATOR."] Sta,—We have read with much interest your critique upon Mrs. A.ehted-Troyte's "From the Pyrenees to the Channel in a Dog. Cart;" but cannot help criticising in our torn your notice, and asking how you arrive at an average of twenty-two miles a day upon 956 miles travelled from April 3rd to June 14th. Our calculation makes thirteen miles a day, a very moderate rate. Then we are much puzzled at ' Dolly's' " wery good powers of," this time not "motion," but consumption. The reduction of litres to pounds avoirdupois of oats is a harder nut to crack than the adjustment of the average rate of travel; but by the aid of various assistance, we make out ten litres of oats a day to be equal to about 171 lb., or 1191 lb. per week, which, with green food, is rather more than the late Mr. John Croall, the enterprising coach proprietor in Edinburgh, supported his horses upon for the severe work they had to perforce.—We are, Sir, dec.,
A GRAMMAR SCHOOL SOT ET SON PERE.
[There were only forty-five days spent in travelling, the horse being given a rest on three days in the week, there or there- abouts.—En. Spectator.]
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