CONCLUSION. 199 



zliiig again till three o'clock, when the grooming 

 is to take place ; and let the jockey that is to 

 ride, give him a hundred-yard canter a quarter 

 of an hour before starting ; it will stretch his 

 legs, and do him good. 



Between heats, wine or spirits are given, with 

 benefit. Four wine-glasses (thirteen wine-glasses 

 to a bottle) of sherry or port ; or a wine-glass and 

 a half of brandy, mixed with two wine-glasses 

 and a half of water, or the same quantity of gin 

 and water, are the proper allowance. Choose 

 from these four according to your fancy ; but 

 take care to give it fifteen minutes before start- 

 ing. There is always half an hour between 

 heats, so he will have a quarter of an hour s 

 breathing-time to be rubbed down in, before 

 swallowing it. Give it two or three minutes 

 earlier in preference to two or three minutes 

 later ; this is of consequence, in order to have 

 the desired effect ; but do not half stifle him 

 with " blue ruin" the instant the heat is over, or 

 he will be flying under, instead of over, the turf. 



If, after a hard-contested race your horse's 

 powers should have been over-strained and his 

 strength exhausted, rub him quickly dry, put the 

 jhool on, and lead him under a tree, or to a cool, 

 shady spot ; then give four drachms of carbonate 

 of ammonia, powdered, and made into a ball 



