CONTENTS. 



RACING. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. HISTORY OF HORSE-RACING 3 



HORSES OF ANCIENT BRITAIN .... 7 



II. THE PROGRESS OF THE SPORT .... 42 



III. HISTORY OF THE JOCKEY CLUB 56 



IV. RACING OFFICIALS 61 



CLERK OF THE COURSE 62 



THE STARTER 63 



THE JUDGE 64 



THE CLERK OF THE SCALES .... 66 



THE HANDICAPPER 68 



THE STAKEHOLDER . . . . . Jl 



THE STEWARDS Jl 



V. NEWMARKET 74 



VI. RACING IN THE 'PROVINCES' 90 



VII. RACING SERVANTS : OLD STYLE AND NEW . . 98 



VIII. BREEDING 112 



IX. TREATMENT OF YEARLINGS 121 



X. EARLY TRIALS 131 



