INDEX. 



ALE 

 ALEXANDER, Mr., his initiation 



of turf reforms, 106, 107 

 Ancient Britain, horses of, 7 

 Anderson's, Mr. , Metropolitan 



Racecourse Bill, 54 

 Anne, Queen, her encourage- 

 ment of racing, 22, 23 

 Apperley, Mr. Charles James 



('Nimrod'), quoted, 197, 199, 



204 

 Arabian horses, 16, 22, 24, 112, 



114, 116 

 Ascot, 91 

 Aylesbury, steeplechasing at, 



343 



BACKERS, 252, 254 ; counsel to. 

 259 ; professional, 253 



'Backing club,' composition of 

 a, 106 



Bassompierre, quoted, 17 



Batson, Mr., and the Plenipo- 

 tentiary affair, 43 



Beauclerc, Lord Frederick, 



351 



Beaufort, Duke of, 283 

 Becher, Captain, 352 

 Bell courses, 16 

 Bentinck, Lord George, vanning 



his horses, 44, 211 



BRE 



Beresford, Lord Marcus, as 

 starter, 63, 64 



Betting, jockeys', 106 ; con- 

 sidered in all its aspects, 246- 

 268 (see under Racing) 



Bevys, Sir, of Southampton, 

 quoted, 8 



Bits, 18 



Blackmoor Vale point-to-point 

 steeple-chase, 346 



Blount, Mr., on breeding, 113, 

 114 



Bookmakers, 247, 265 



Bookmakers' sporting journals, 

 46 



Bosville, Humphrey, 33 



Breeding, no ' royal road ' to, 5 ; 

 crossing, 5, 10 ; in Ireland, 33, 

 35 37) 4 ; suitability of Eng- 

 lish climate, 112; indigenous 

 horses, 112; introduction of 

 Eastern blood, 112; failure 

 of the Children of the Desert, 

 114; effects of English cli- 

 mate and nurture on Eastern 

 horses, 115; mares from 

 Poland, 115; horses valueless 

 at the stud, 116; confused 

 crossing, 117; state of health 

 to be ascertained before serv- 

 ing, 118; necessity of exer- 



