128 ON AND OFF THE TURF. 



at which horses go over hurdles and steeplechase 

 fences. In a hurdle race the horses very often go 

 as fast as they do on the flat. Steeplechases are 

 often ridden at a breakneck pace, which says more 

 for the pluck than the judgment of the riders. 



In this chapter I may have omitted some good 

 iockeys' names. Those I have mentioned are the 

 men I am best acquainted with and have seen ride 

 in many races. 



