6 4 



RACING. 



Club starter, bids fair fully to rival the fame of his predecessor. 

 His was a singular instance of a public appointment which met 

 with universal approbation. He is the first gentleman who 

 has professionally wielded the flag in England. He is paid by 

 fixed salary for his duties at head-quarters, but this of course 

 forms but a small portion of the emolument which accrues to 

 the Jockey Club starter. What is good enough for the strict 



A fair chance of being knocked down. 



orthodoxy of Newmarket, is good enough for most other 

 places, and engagements follow as a matter of course. The 

 other starters who now obtain the most employment about the 

 country are : Mr. H. Custance and Mr. J. H. McGeorge, deputy 

 starters to the Jockey Club ; Mr. R. I'Anson and Major Dixon. 



THE JUDGE. 



Nor must the judge be less cool and decided than his 

 colleague at the other end. It is true that, seated in his 



