Show FAMOUS LEAPS OF BYARD hoof prints near newmarket that mark jumps of the legendary blind horse near newmarket in lincolnshire Lincoln shire england there are three marks of a h horses hoofland hoot hoof sand each mark is seven cevell yards distant from the ath other er every man who farms the field Is careful to keep these there marks marka irom from being grass geown or plowed up for the they are the famous marks of 0 byards leap which la Is recounted in the following S tory story there was once a witch itch ofner of newmarket who bewitched tte the cattle ant an crops ot of her neighbors wid nd did all sorts sorta of mischief and at last on one formell went to a wise man and asked hira him what to do to oer overcome come the witch tie a naked dagger around you yau waist said the wise man then drive your horses into a pond at night and throw a stone into the pond mount blount the horse that lifts his big head bead up first and gallop off to the witcha hut and bid her out to ride with you byard a blind horse was the first to raise his head when the farmer threw the stone so the farmer mounted him and galloped to the witcha hut out and ride with me out and ride with me and out came the witch she jumped at the horse and byard made his hig first leap and got away she jumped again and byard reade made his second leap eap and got away at the third leap she sprang behind ahe he camner wi avd wound her skinny arms abert his aist but the darger dagger clit her left et arru ana and she ble lost all her power and iund was never able to trouble anybody again |