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their horses to, will not admit of much work. Driven 

 twice a week, is about all the work your horse will 

 stand in this man's hands, and a very few rubbers and 

 grooms will take care of a large stable of horses. 



I have said that there are two classes of trainers, 

 which I have attempted to describe, and my descrip- 

 tion will be endorse by an occasional reader. But 

 there is another class of trainers, who are entirel}^ dif- 

 ferent men. This last class are men who intend to 

 earn the money they charge you for training your 

 horse, and many of tbein will tell you, after they have 

 had your horse long enough to form an opinion of 

 him, whether it is worth while to persevere in training 

 him. They get all the business they can attend to^ 

 any way, and regard their reputation as prophets in 

 their line of business, to the extent that they will not 

 purposely deceive a patron for the sake of the amount 

 of money they may receive for the care of liis horse. 

 I know a number of this kind of men, and they are 

 rarely seen at race meetings, except when the}^ have a 

 colt to trot in some stake race for which he has prepared 

 him. This is the kind of a maa to work horses for me. 

 They charge you a good price, and earn it. But you 

 as an owner need some experience, and must observe 

 for yourself, to teach you whose hands to put your 

 horse into. I have described the different kinds of 

 trainers, and you can take your choice. 



The information you should acquire from a close 

 perusal of this work will qualify you to select a trainer 

 (if you want to send your trotter away) that will do 

 justice to the animal, and this same information should 

 qualify you to judge as to whether it is worth while to 

 have him trained. If he is not bred well enough for a 

 trotter, and cannot in your hands show you a three- 

 minute gait, after having a fair chance, do not get the 

 big head by listening to some trainer's advice, who 

 wants the horse to work; you had (if you feel incom- 

 petent to judge for yourself) better call in some disin- 

 terested advice from some of your acquaintances; they 

 will not charge you anything. 



