AND THE TURF. IQl 



blood. The emoluments derived from the 

 Hock of thofe celebrated Arabians above-men- 

 tioned, might be far exceeded in thefe times, 

 from the poffeflion of horfesbf equal goodneis. 



The TRAINING of race-horfes is, at prefent, 

 a much more fimple and rational procefs than 

 in former days, and is indeed making a gradual 

 approach to perfeftion. It was the fafliion of 

 old, to ftuff horfes under preparation for the 

 courfe, with I know not how many different 

 kinds of baked bread, to load them with an im- 

 menfe and debilitating burden of clothes, to 

 force them to breathe a fuffocating and tropical 

 heat within doors, and greatly to overdo them 

 vvHth fevere and long continued exercife. Breads 

 have long fince been banifhed the running 

 {tables, where the heavieft oats, and the hardieil 

 and fweeteft hay, are found to anfwer in the 

 fulled manner every purpofe of nutrition. 

 Race-horfes are no longer flifled with h.cat, like 

 variolous patients under the ancient regimen : 

 and (not having been in the running (tables for 

 fome years) I was agreeably furprized this 

 fpring, at Epfom, to find the'doors wide open 

 at ftable-time, and to obferve that the horfes 

 generally enjoyed a reafonable portion of air. 

 I faw none with more than the bare fuit of 

 cloths ; and their work, I was given to under- 

 ftand, was much milder than formerly. The 

 ufual lenath of the exercife gallop, is from a 



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