90 RACE RIDING. 



when they saw him in a good place on entering the 

 straight, and many of them have not yet recovered the 

 shock which they received, when his number was hoisted 

 as the gallant winner of the gamest and best-ridden 

 race which this generation has witnessed. 



Horses, generally, go better and settle down in their 

 gallop sooner with a lead than without one. This is 

 especially true with two- and young three- year-olds, 

 which are apt to sprawl about, and go on with all sorts 

 of."calfish" tricks when they are in front, at least 

 during the first part of a race. Some horses, however, 

 will never run kindly except when leading. 



A capital jockey, who had not the reputation of 

 always riding to win, once told me that he learned 

 to appreciate the advantages of waiting, from observ- 

 ing the manner in which horses that made the running 

 " came back " to him, when he was on " crocks " which 

 had no chance, and of which he did not make very 

 much " use." 



If the orders be to wait, they should not be carried 

 out, as is sometimes done, by losing the start, or by 

 pulling the horse out of his stride in order to get him 

 behind at all hazards. The jockey, on the contrary, 

 should get away as well as possible, and should settle 



