TRAINING AND RIDING. 115 



Giltinau who sliall be first out, and Mr. E. Keys 

 generally disgusts the pressmen by delaying his work 

 until a late hour. It is amusing to a stranger un- 

 accustomed to the sight to see perhaps fifty or sixty 

 people with stop-watches in their hands, all bent upon 

 takiug the correct time. 



When a pair of well-known fliers come on to the 

 track every eye is upon them, and an eager watch is 

 kept to see where they break away from. 



Perhaps a trial takes place between hcrses in 

 different stables. 



One trainer will say to another, '' Give me a go 

 with Oxide this morning," and the answer is generally 

 a ready acquiescence. 



Three horses come on to the track, for instance, 

 I will say Oxide, Chatham, and Newman. They canter 

 down to the mile post and then break into a gallop. 



No sooner are they ofi:' than the watches are set 

 going, and at the end of five furlongs a look is takeu 

 to see how fast they are going. On they come, and as 

 they pass the judge^s box the watches are stopped and 

 the time for the mile taken. 



Then it is amusing to hear the remarks passed. 



^^ What do you make it,'"* says one man with an 

 elaborate gold chronometer. 



^' Forty-seven," replies a man with a silver watch 

 the size of a Spanish onion, or less. He means 

 1 nnn. 47 sec. 



