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(Continued from Page 8) mid-nineteenth century in the United States. In 1844, in Hoboken, New Jersey, the first recorded jumping race was held, at the Hoboken track. The track, owned by a Mr. C.S. Browning was used for trotting, but this new race was in heats, with four 4-foot hurdles to be jumped in each heat, apparently akin to what we know as show jumping today, as riders jump against the clock.
These races were held for two years in a row, until the death of Mr. Browning in 1845 caused them to cease. For the next few years, similar races were held in various places, including the “ fashionable resort” at Fauquier White Sulpher Springs. These were reported to have lasted
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