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The Celebrated Race-Horse "Fisherman", 1857. "Fisherman" is a dark brown horse, standing over 16 hands...He is a very peculiar-looking horse- short, on a high leg, walks with his fore legs wide apart, and not presenting the appearance of an animal likely to win the number of races he has done over all lengths of course. He has a white star in his forehead...No less than twenty-two races have fallen to his lot this year...Mr. Parr declares that he has an immense dislike, whether training or running, to a sunny sky, and he does not go well next the rails, as ha fancies from his long stride that he is getting shut in, and does not care to try with so much spirit'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.