DRIVING, RIDING, HUNTING, RACE-RIDING 405 



On eight occasions Archer rode more than two hundred 

 winners. 



A point, which seems but httle understood in these days, 

 is what ought to be done when a companion is started to 

 make running for another. The former is of course an 

 inferior horse, and no matter what speed he goes he cannot 

 get the other into trouble, who wiU always be going within 

 himself, and therefore the horse for whom the running 

 is made should lie close behind the leader's quarters. Unless 

 a strong pace is required, a pace-maker would not be started 

 on the mission ; and a true pace can only be insured if the 

 two horses go on together, for the rest of the competitors 

 cannot allow one from whom danger is feared to go away in 

 front, and therefore have to keep up with them. But what 

 is very often seen is the pace-maker galloping on with a 

 ten-lengths lead, or more, while the rest of the field follow 

 at a more steady pace, with possibly the companion last 

 of all. This is of no use to the latter ! Except by the pace- 

 maker, the race may be really run at a slow pace, the others 

 simply waiting for the leader to come back to them when he 

 has run himself out. But if the horse for whom running is 

 made lies up with his pace-maker, and goes on in front the 

 moment the leader begins to tire, the object of the pace- 

 maker is fulfilled, and the race is run at a strong pace 

 throughout. 



A word may also be added with regard to riding trials. 

 These should be run from start to finish at the best pace 

 the horses are capable of, the object being to find out which 

 IS the best animal, and not for any particular horse to win. 

 There is a great art in riding trials, and many jockeys fail in 

 this, and it is very misleading to put them up. Some 

 cannot be induced to make the most of their mounts all 

 through the trial, for naturally every one likes to win, and 

 by easing their mounts a little at first they can almost 

 ensure riding the winner. Often stable-lads make good 

 trial-riders, for their emulation is keen, and not having 

 experience of riding races in public they do not endeavour 

 to steady their mounts in the same degree as a professional 

 jockey may be tempted to do. Many jockeys, however, are 



