94 RACE RIDING. 



a light weight to make the running, as weight tells far 

 more through "dirt," than when the horses can hear 

 their feet rattle. 



Waiting in Front. — Many horses are so impetuous 

 that, in a slow-run race, they cannot be kept behind 

 without more being " taken out " of them than the extra 

 speed would do, were they allowed to go freely. If 

 such a one be not a particularly good stayer, his jockey 

 should wait in front with him ; in other words, he should 

 merely keep in front without forcing the running on 

 his own account, and should simply conform to the 

 pace of those immediately behind him, until the moment 

 arrives for him to make his effort. A horse should 

 never be kept back to an extent which will cause him 

 to " fight in his gallop." It is far better for him to be 

 allowed to go at a speed just beyond that at which he 

 would expend his strength in the air. I may observe 

 that the pace will steady, as well as hold, most horses. 



Keeping with one's Horses. — The easiest of all 

 tactics to pursue is to keep with one's horses until the 

 finish, and then to come away if one can. 



General Remarks on Race Riding.— During a race, 

 the jockey should, as a rule, stand in his stirrups until 

 he sits down to finish. 



