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INDEX. 





Rods, two men measuring with, illus- 

 trative of the stride of the race-horse, 

 ii. 105. 



Ropes and sticks in illustration of size, 

 not always constituting strength, ii. 

 59. 



Rough roads, influence on action, ii. 

 238. 



Rousseau, Jean Jacques, ii. 172. 



Running, making, can always be 

 effected if wished, ii. 90. 



Run, a good one, a Frenchman's 

 opinion of, ii. 367. 



Running reins, i. 101. 



Russians, their dislike to white in 

 horses, ii. 184. 



Saddles, remarks on, ii. 139. 

 Sartorius, his mode of sometimes taking 



a horse's likeness, ii. 286. 

 Schoolmasters seldom remembered with 



kindly feelings, ii. 218. 

 Schools, universal diet of, in cases of 



sickness, ii. 99. 



Scott and lot, not easy to pay, ii. 82. 

 Scots, the, and leather platers, i. 124. 

 Screws, observations on, ii. 8. 

 Seat on the saddle should be in the 



centre, ii. 142. 



' should be close at fences, ii. 76. 

 Second-rate dealers recommended, i. 



286. 



Servants, ordinary ones driving, i. 74. 

 a great annoyance to dealers, 



i. 198. 

 must be satisfied when horses 



are purchased, i. 207. 

 Seymour and Alkin compared, ii. 291. 

 Shackell, Beau, i. 283. 

 Shafts, a new way of supporting, i. 82. 

 Showing off a race-horse, i. 129. 

 Shoeing colts, remarks on, ii. 197. 

 Shoes, remarks on, ii. 169. 

 Sir Sydney Meadows, ii. 113. 

 Sketch, rough, of three horses, i. 112. 

 Slane filly, the, ii. 20. 

 Sluggishness hateful in all horses, ii. 127. 

 Smart's boats, ii. 40. 

 Smart, Tom, i. 262. 

 Smith, Lord Yarborough's huntsman, 



ii. 60. 

 Sneyders, remarks on his pictures, ii. 



284. 



Society for prevention of cruelty, i. 53. 

 Sore head, bear with a, i. 252. 

 Sore shins, ii. 19. 

 Sow riding, an anecdote, i. 254. 

 Spanish ladies, i. 60. 



Speed at one weight may not be speed 



at another, ii. 80. 



desirable in the cart-horse, i. 174. 



indispensable in a hunter, i. 1 59. 



, race-horses only at their best for 



a very short space of time, ii. 78. 

 Splendid Kate, ii. 15. 



, a good tactitian, ii. 16. 



Sporting prints and sporting pictures, 



ii. 278. 

 to a certain degree cruel, i. 



38. 



defended, i. 39. 



Sportsman, proper feelings of one, ii. 



282. 



Sprees good fun, i. 167. 



Spurs as aids useful, i. 170. 



, the, often lose races, i. 47. 



, their utility, i. 169. 



Squint, sometimes pretty, ii. 64. 



Stable or kennel conversation inappro- 

 priate to a boudoir, ii. 72. 



Staytape, Mr., and Miss Bobbinet, i. 

 36. 



Steeple-chace riding, i. 148. 



chaces, unfair fences in, i. ] 50. 



chacing, i. 48. 



-, rascality of, i. 49. 



chaces made too long, i. 49. 



chacing little encouragement to 



breeders, i. 50. 



<: , why made long lengths, 



i. 51. 



Sticker, a, ii. 65. 



Sticks and ropes in illustration of com- 

 parative strength, ii. 59. 



Stimulant and Old Leviticus, ii. 12. 



Stone in detestation of a murder, i. 58. 



Strength in various ways increased by 

 practice, ii. 53. 



Stride, lengthening a colt's, ii. 250. 



should be shortened in going at 



a fence, reasons for, ii. 77. 



in the race-horse, ii. 104. 



, shortening a colt's, ii. 240. 



Stroke (or stride) wins the race, ii. 



107. 



Stubbs, Gilpin, Morland, and Sarto- 

 rius, remarks on, ii. 285. 



Stud groom, the, ii. 8. 



Style of going in the race-horse, ii. I OP. 



Sufferwell, Col., and his purchase, ii. 9. 



Sun, the, horses of, want coupling 

 reins, i. 81. 



Sunney nearly does the author, i. 385- 



Swiggins, Mr. and Mrs., and family, i. 

 69. 



on Peter Simple, i. 71. 



