PREKACE. 



^IJIpHE author and compiler of this work has endeav- 

 ^1^ ored to condense and crystalize, in as brief a nian- 

 ^i',^ ner as possible, the great fundamental principles of 

 * developing speed in Horses, and believes that by a 

 careful reading and attention to the contents of this work, 

 any man with horse sense and a natural love for this 

 noblest of all animals, coupled with a patient disposition — 

 a man who can "wait and win," — can become a success- 

 ful trainer and driver The work is peculiarly adapted to 

 amateurs and farmer boys, who can readily understand 

 every word contained in the work without reference to the 

 dictionary. The author has confidence the work will be 

 appreciated, from the fact that it is the only brief treatise 

 of its kind in English literature that embodies all 

 the information the amateur needs. And there is no 

 doubt that in the future, when interviewing the great 

 Knights of the Ribbons rivaling the fame of Bither, 

 Johnson, Turner, Mace, Splan, Frank Van Ness, Jack 

 Phillips, and other present great lights of the trotting 

 turf, the reporter will be informed that their fame is 



indebted in no small degree to 



Hay Seed. 



