388 TURF. 



the heavy expenditure unavoidably at- 

 tendant upon travelling from one seat of 

 sport to another ; the very great probabi- 

 lity of accidents, or breaking doum in run- 

 ning ; with a long tram of uncertainties, 

 added to the infamous practices of the 

 ^' black legged," fraternity, in perpetual in- 

 tercourse and association with both train- 

 ers and RIDERS ; leaving the casual sports- 

 man a very slender chance of winning one 

 bet in ten, where any of this ivorthy so- 

 ciety are concerned; which they genemlly 

 are by some means, through the medium 

 of occasional emissaries, mercenary agents, 

 or stable dependants, inconstant pay for the 

 prostitution of every trust that has been im- 

 plicitly reposed in them by their too credu- 

 lous employers. 



Such incontrovertible proofs may perhaps 

 appear matters of mere conjecture and specu- 

 lation to the young and inexperienced, who 

 will imdoubtedly believe with reluctance, 

 \vhat is so evidently calculated to discourage 

 the predominance of inclination ; and not 

 having explored the regions of discovery, they 

 jnay b^ induced to Hatter themselves with an 



