4 i 4 RACE RIDING. 



care to particularise. Unfortunately, at the present day 

 this is the way that American jockeys, and most of our own, 

 copying them, ride. 



When the ground is heavy, it may be good policy for a light 

 weight to make the running, as weight tells far more through 

 " dirt," than when horses can hear their feet rattle. 



WAITING IN FRONT. 



Many horses, like what Saunterer was, are such hard pullers 

 that in a slow run race they cannot be kept behind, without 

 more being " taken out " of them than the extra pace would 

 do, were they allowed to go freely. If a horse of this kind 

 is not a fine stayer, his jockey should wait in front with 

 him ; in other words, he should merely keep in front without 

 forcing the running on his own account, and should simply 

 conform to the pace of those immediately behind him, until the 

 moment arrives for him to make his effort. An impetuous 

 horse should never be kept back to an extent which will cause 

 him to " fight in his gallop." Instead of doing that, his jockey 

 should allow him to go at a speed just beyond that at which 

 he would expend his strength in the air. A fast pace will 

 steady, as well as hold, most horses. 



KEEPING WITH ONE'S HORSES. 



The easiest of all tactics to pursue is to keep with one's 

 horses until the finish, and then to come away if one can. 



GENERAL REMARKS ON RACE RIDING. 

 A jockey should, if not wanting to force the running, keep 

 behind, or a little to one side, of some horse in front, and wait 

 till he gives way to take his place, or until the time comes for 

 " getting through." It has often happened that the best horse 

 in a race has lost it from some of the other jockeys racing 



