TRAINING FOR RACING, POINT-TO-POINT 373 



Feb. 9, Wednesday. — Cantered two miles on the sands. 



Feb. 10, Thursday. — Galloped six furlongs sharply twice on the sands. 



Feb. 11, Friday. — Galloped two and a quarter miles on the sands. 



Feb. 12, Saturday. — Galloped two and a quarter miles on the sands. 



Feb. 13, Sunday.— Walked. 



Feb. 14, Monday. — Went three times over the group of hurdles. Then 



galloped two and a half miles on the race-course. 

 Feb. 15, Tuesday. — Went twice over the hurdles. Then galloped two 



miles sharp on the race-course. Lady Clare joining Monkshood and 



Outlaw for the last quarter of a mile. 

 Feb. 16, Wednesday. — Trotted and walked. 



(I had a bad fall the day before when hunting after the gallops 



had been finished, so could not get about for a few days.) 

 Feb. 17, Thursday.— Trotted and walked. 



Feb. 18, Friday. — Schooled over the steeplechase course at Ay ton. 

 Feb. 19, Saturday. — Galloped three miles over hurdles on the race-course. 

 Feb. 20, Sunday.— Walked. 



Feb. 21, Monday. — Schooled over the steeplechase course at Ayton. 

 Feb. 22, Tuesday. — Trotted and walked. 

 Feb. 23, Wednesday. — Schooled over the steeplechase course at Ayton. 



Monkshood refused the regulation jump several times. 



(Having broken a rib and dislocated the cartilage of the sternum 



on the left side, I was unable to ride Monkshood when schooling, as 



usual. He was always inclined to be shifty.) 

 Feb. 24, Thursday. — Trotted and walked. 

 Feb. 25, Friday. — Pinkney, the steeplechase rider, schooled Monkshood 



over the steeplechase course at Ayton. He refused the regulation 



jump the first time, but afterwards went well. 

 Feb. 26, Saturday. — Trotted and walked. 

 Feb. 27, Sunday. — Walking exercise. 



Feb. 28, Monday. — Schooled over the steeplechase course at Ayton. 

 March 1, Tuesday. — Trotted and walked. 

 March 2, Wednesday. — Trotted and walked. 

 March 3, Thursday. — Trotted and walked. 



Bransdale won the Hunter's Steeplechase at Malton easily, ridden 



by Pinkney. 



Outlaw ran second to Wild Meadow, after missing a fence and 



having to go back. 

 March 4, Friday. — Bransdale ran second to Delandre, beaten a length. 



Outlaw ran second to Iving John, beaten a length. His jockey 



rode a very peculiar race. When leading at the bottom of the hill 



he stopped his horse and allowed himself to be passed some distance, 



saying afterwards in excuse he thought the horse was beaten. Then 



he set his horse going again, and caught the others so fast he was 



only beaten a length at last. I was afterwards informed he had a 



good win over King John. 

 Monkshood trotted and walked. 

 (I had only these three horses in training, and had nothing to lead 



Monkshood when the others were away.) 



