CONTENTS. 



Mashes. Rubbing the Legs. Full Supply of Water. Management 

 before and in the Race. Strains likely to stand Early Training. The 

 Abdallahs. . ............ 67 



VI. 



Characteristics of the Stars. Of the Bashaws. The Clays. The Trus- 

 tees. Natural Trotters in England. Of Trotters that paced. To 

 make Pacers trot. ............ 75 



VII. 



Horses that pace and trot too. Not to be trusted on the Course. Trotters 

 that amble off in a Pace when first out of the Stable. Speed, and its 

 Relation to Stoutness. The Gray Mare Peerless. Styles of Going. 

 Gait of Flora Temple and Ethan Allen. Bush Messenger's Get. Ver- 

 mont Hambletonian's Get. Influence of Messenger. Hobbling in 

 Jogging. . ........... &. 



VIII. 



Treatment the Winter before Training. Frozen and Slippery Roads Bad. 



Fattening up, an Evil. The Feed in Winter. Treatment in com- 

 plete Let-up. Clothing. The Feet. "Freezing out," Mischievous. 

 Horses that need Blistering. Food and Treatment. Stabling all Win- 

 ter. Treatment and Exercise. Constitution to be kept in View. 

 Shedding-Time. Walking Exercise. Jogging. No Fast Work at 

 First. No Physic commonly required ........ 90 



IX. 



Feed while Jogging. Brushing in the Work. Length of the Brush. 

 Advance of Condition to be noted. The Feed. The First Trial. Of 

 the Sweats. Feed and Clothing afterwards. Tight Bandaging'bad. . 99 



X. 



Work after the Sweat. Trial after the Sweat. Preparation for the Trial. 

 Amount of Work. No Arbitrary Rule possible. The Mile-Trial. 

 Of Condition, Game, and Bottom. Work after the First Race. Prep- 

 aration for Three-mile Heats. Much Slow Work reduces Speed. 

 Time of Three-mile Preparation. Of the Trials. Work after the 

 Final Trial .............. 106 



XI. 



Stout Horses stand a strong Preparation. State of the Legs to be watched. 



Idlewild and Lady Palmer. No Device a Substitute for Work. 

 Ten-mile Preparation. A Steady Rating Capacity wanted. The Prep- 

 aration to be Long. The Feed to be Strong. Effects of the Work to 

 be watched. The Trials. Management of the Race. The Races of 

 Kentucky Prince and Hero the Pacer. . ....... 113 



