4 ABSTRACT OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER X. 



Cardsellers, Touts, and Augurs. 



PAGF 



-Scene in St. John's Chapel Dan Dawson His operations and 

 execution Apprehension of Barrington the pickpocket 

 Touts Their attentions to The Dutchman Polite offer 

 The tipsters Curiosities of sporting literature Minstrels 

 of the race-course The Sporting Magazines Turf papers 

 Apologies of the prophets Eace ' reporting Pigeon ex- 

 presses Joe Muggins's dog Card selling The Queens of 

 the profession Donkey Jemmy The red coats Billy 

 Priest, Dumbie, Jemmy the Black, Sailor Jack, &c. 

 Statistics of the trade Mode of travelling Other race- 

 course professors 173 



CHAPTER XI. 



Blood Sires. 



Vncient sire advertisements Owners' apologies Arabian impor- 

 tations Lucky and unlucky Arab marks The Shem, Ham, 

 and Japhet of English blood stock The Godolphin strain 

 Eclipse Waxy Descent of the modern cracks Stud 

 Profits Race timing Wild Dayrell Teddington's Ascot 

 Cup race Quality in horses Phlegon The Burleigh sale 

 Characteristics of celebrated breeds Defects of modern 

 horses Varied types of great runners " Turf ponies" 

 First foals Touchstone's early escape Camel and Mr. 

 Theobald Dr. Bellyse and cocking His faith in man 

 Parson Harvey Wynne Parson Harvey .... 191 



CHAPTER XII. 



Blood Mares. 



Eccentricities of mare and foal nature Touchstone Cobweb- 

 Bay Middleton Great crosses The Blacklock blood Old 

 song purchases Breeding chances Roaring The Stud 

 Book High yearling prices Size of studs Rawcliffe 

 Paddocks Bishop Burton Mr. Watt The skeleton room. 214 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Breeding of Hunters. 



Crosses with cart mares Sketch of what a hunter should be 

 The measuring mania Mr. Osbaldeston's challenge to Mel- 

 ton Buying hunters at fairs Mat Milton's test of a roaror 



