The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



handicapped by the newness of the conditions 

 in which they are called upon to display their 

 talents, and it is not every owner of a promising 

 jumper that can afford to send him up two or 

 three times to Islington before he begins to 

 have a chance of coming home a winner. Such 

 concessions would certainly increase the num- 

 ber of novices in the Jumping Classes; and 

 the public, while welcoming the good old- 

 timers that perform so well year after year, 

 are keen to see new faces, manes and tails. 

 The public enter into and understand the 

 jumping competitions without difficulty, but not 

 always the other selections, which sometimes, 

 and for various reasons, are puzzles even to 

 the very elect. Hence the large attendances 

 in the afternoon when the jumping takes place. 

 There is a great deal of trouble and expense taken 

 in preparing them, and the novice animals 

 ought really to have a better chance of giving 

 creditable performances. Perhaps the great 

 authorities may be led to take notice of this 

 little request, which is made on behalf of many 

 good, but high-strung and nervous horses and 

 ponies. 



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