WEIGHING. 145 



I need hardly say, that any mode of wasting, however 

 good, must prove injurious if carried to excess or con- 

 tinued for a long period. The quicker weight is got off, 

 under judicious conditions, and the sooner the system is 

 allowed to return to its natural healthy state, the less 

 strain will it experience from wasting. 



The more a man trusts to hard exercise and self-dejiial^ 

 the " fitter " will he be to ride ; while Banting, sweats, 

 and physic should only be employed when time is 

 limited, or the amount to be got off is considerable, and 

 the notice very short. 



A man in training should weigh himself every day 

 to see how the process of wasting proceeds. A Salter's 

 spring balance, noting J- lbs. up to 200 lbs., is a cheap 

 and portable machine for the purpose. 



A man can ride in a light saddle (of 2 or 2j lbs.) 

 about 5 lbs. less than what he will weigh in ordinary 

 clothes. 



If a jockey be at all in hard condition, he need allow 

 nothing for wasting during a race on a hot day, for the 

 horse will sweat as much into the saddle cloth or pannel, 

 as the jockey is likely to lose. 



The following is a safe rule to adopt for weighing out 

 before a race. Everything, including the bridle, being 



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