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drive all the speed out of him the first heat, and if he acts 

 as though he had plenty more in him, give him the sec- 

 ond mile with an interval of twenty minutes or half an 

 hour between the heats. As soon as you have finished 

 the first heat, unhook him from the sulky, pull off his 

 harness and throw a sheet on him ; give him two or three 

 swallows of water, and in three or four minutes, while 

 you are walking him around, he will break out in a pro- 

 fuse perspiration. (Don't get in a draft with him.) Com- 

 mence and scrape out his neck and shoulders and finally 

 his whole body; have a couple of boys who can help rub 

 him up, and in course of twenty minutes he will be suffi- 

 ciently recovered to harness again and prepare for the 

 next heat. If he has worn any boots ia the first trial, 

 remove them as soon as he is unharnessed and see that 

 they have not chafed him, and put them back on the last 

 thing before you hitch him in the sulky for the last heat. 

 Jog him a mile or two, and, remember, always to jog 

 your horses the reverse way of the track, and if any other 

 party is driving the rig/i^ way of the track and you meet 

 them, give them the pole, or pass to the left, they pass- 

 ing you on your right. In working a horse the reverse 

 way of the track, and only turning him when you want to 

 speed him, he acquires the habit of getting away rapidly. 

 A very important thing for a trotter to know is how to 

 score well; it frequently wms a race. Up to this time, 

 I have counciled extreme caution, which every trainer 

 will tell you is safer that to rush business. 



