PREFACE. 



THE favourable reception accorded to ' The Racehorse in 

 Training ' induces me to appear again before the public, 

 as the writer of Reminiscences. They aim to deal in a 

 plain fashion with matters of importance to all who have 

 an interest in the turf, and rely for success on their 

 truthful simplicity and impartial mode of dealing with 

 the diverse subjects which come under consideration. 

 The work is partly biographical, partly anecdotal, and in 

 the portions which treat of trials and the stable has its 

 technical or professional side. 



The biographical sketches have, I hope, in most cases 

 the charm of novelty to recommend them, either in the 

 subject itself or in their treatment. We must remember, 

 in forming a judgment of individual character, that the 

 men whose careers I venture to outline existed in an age 

 of sensuality and of riotous mirth, and that most of 



